WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUE

ON February 13, women’s cricket changed forever when the gavel went down on the first player sold at the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction. Regardless of the price or name, it would have been a landmark moment, but that price just happened to be 340 lakhs (£340,000) and that player just happened to be Smriti Mandhana. Australian world no.1 T20I all-rounder Ash Gardner (Gujarat Giants) and England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians) were the most expensive overseas players, each going for a staggering 320 lakhs (...