{"id":195795,"date":"2024-12-15T21:21:14","date_gmt":"2024-12-15T21:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/top-5-buys-at-wpl-2025-auction-simran-shaikh-laughs-her-way-to-the-bank-16-year-old-g-kamalini-rakes-in-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T21:21:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T21:21:14","slug":"top-5-buys-at-wpl-2025-auction-simran-shaikh-laughs-her-way-to-the-bank-16-year-old-g-kamalini-rakes-in-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/15\/top-5-buys-at-wpl-2025-auction-simran-shaikh-laughs-her-way-to-the-bank-16-year-old-g-kamalini-rakes-in-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 buys at WPL 2025 Auction: Simran Shaikh laughs her way to the bank; 16-year-old G Kamalini rakes in &#8230; | &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-116340730,imgsize-59196,width-400,resizemode-4\/116340730.jpg?fit=400,225&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Top 5 buys at WPL 2025 Auction: Simran Shaikh laughs her way to the bank; 16-year-old G Kamalini rakes in &#8230; | &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Top 5 buys at WPL 2025 Auction: Simran Shaikh laughs her way to the bank; 16-year-old G Kamalini rakes in &#8230; | &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Simran Shaikh and G Kamalini\">Simran Shaikh and G Kamalini<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Uncapped spinner <!-- -->Simran Shaikh<!-- --> became the most expensive buy while 16-year-old <!-- -->G Kamalini<!-- --> got a jaw-dropping deal of Rs 1.60 crore at the <!-- -->Women&#8217;s Premier League<!-- --> 2025 mini-auction in Bengaluru on Sunday. <br \/>With a total of 19 spots to be filled, the five franchises went strategically about their business at the auction, making some smart inclusions to their squads.<br \/>At the centre of the auction were the Indian talents, who grabbed four spots on the list of top five most expensive buys at the auction. <br \/>Out of Rs 7.65 crore spent at the auction on Sunday, Rs 6.35 crore were spent on Indian players with the uncapped talents making the most of it. Rs 2.7 crore were spent by the franchises on overseas players.<\/p>\n<p>With most of the franchise already having 12-15 players, they successfully made some smart buys at the auction to complete their squads ahead of the next editions. <br \/>While Gujarat Giants stole Shaikh after an intense bidding war for a record sum, Mumbai Indians went all out for Tamil Nadu&#8217;s Kamalini at the auction. <br \/>The Giants, looking for power-hitters also made the second biggest buy of the day, roping in West Indian slogger Deandra Dottin<!-- --> for a whopping Rs 1.70 crore.<br \/>Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru shelled out the fourth largest sum, buying 23-year-old spinner <!-- -->Prema Rawat<!-- --> for Rs 1.20 crore. <br \/>Two-time runners-up Delhi Capitals also went big after N. Charani, shelling out Rs 55 lakh for the 22-year-old left-arm spinner. <br \/><span class=\"strong \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Top five picks at the <\/span><span class=\"strong \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">WPL Auction<\/span><span class=\"strong \" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\"> 2025<\/span><br \/>1) <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Simran Shaikh<\/span> &#8211; Gujarat Giants &#8211; <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Rs. 1.90 crore<\/span><br \/>2) <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Deandra Dottin<\/span> (West Indies) &#8211; Gujarat Giants &#8211; <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Rs 1.70 crore<\/span><br \/>3) <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">G Kamalini<\/span> &#8211; Mumbai Indians &#8211; <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Rs 1.60 crore<\/span><br \/>4) <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Prema Rawat<\/span> &#8211; RCB &#8211; <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Rs 1.20 crore<\/span><br \/>5) <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">N. Charani<\/span> &#8211; Delhi Capitals &#8211; <span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Rs 55 lakh<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Players bought by franchises at the WPL 2025 Auction<\/span><br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Delhi Capitals<\/span>: <!-- -->N Charani<!-- -->, Nandini Kashyap, Sarah Bryce (Scotland), Niki Prasad<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Gujarat Giants<\/span>: Simran Shaikh, Deandra Dottin (WI), Danielle Gibson (Eng), Prakashika Naik<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Mumbai Indians<\/span>: G Kamalini, Nadine de Klerk (SA), Akshita Maheshwari, Sanskriti Gupta<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">RCB<\/span>: Prema Rawat, Joshitha JV, Raghvi Bist, Jagravi Pawar (all uncapped)<br \/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">UP Warriorz:<\/span> Alana King (Aus), Arushi Goel, Kranti Goud<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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