Indian cricket captain, Harmanpreet Kaur, signed a contract worth ₹1.8 crore with Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Women’s Premier League (WPL) Auction 2023.
Harmanpreet will be playing for MI in the inaugural edition of WPL.
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Mumbai Indians already have Indian men’s cricket team captain, Rohit Sharma, leading their team, and Harmanpreet might also become the skipper of their women’s team.
Harmanpreet was the second player to be auctioned at the WPL Auction 2023, with Smriti Mandhana being the first.
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Multiple teams showed interest in Harmanpreet's services, but MI secured her services for ₹1.8 crore after a bidding war with Royal Challengers Bangalore and UP Warriorz.
Wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia was the team’s fifth signing, for ₹1.5 crore.
Mumbai Indians still need to sign 10 more players and have ₹2.6 crore left in their auction purse.
The WPL Auction 2023 marks the beginning of a new and exciting era in women’s cricket.
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With Harmanpreet joining forces with Mumbai Indians, the franchise is set to be a major force in the WPL.