Despite a sluggish start, DC was able to sign players such as Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, and Jemimah Rodrigues in the WPL auction.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced in a statement issued ahead of the auction day that all five teams in the forthcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) can have a maximum of five international players in their playing Eleven.
Nevertheless, there is a catch: one of the five players must be from one of the partner countries. If none of the franchises field anyone from the associate nation, they will not be able to field five abroad players in their starting XI. Surprisingly, the Delhi Capitals were the only team during the auction to sign a player from an associate nation.
The club recruited left-arm pacer Tara Norris of the United States of America (USA) for INR 10 lakhs, giving them the ability to feature five foreign players in the playing Eleven, with Norris being one of them. Because no other team signed anyone from the associate nation, they will not be able to field a side of five foreigners on matchday.
In terms of Norris, the 24-year-old has been in five matches for the USA and has four wickets at a jaw-dropping economy of 1.72. She was also the second-highest wicket-taker for the Southern Vipers in the inaugural Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy (2020). Curiously, Gujarat Giants were also interested in signing a player from an associate country and pursued UAE’s Mahika Gaur, only to discover that they had exhausted their foreign quota of six players. As a result, they were unable to sign her and would not have the same privilege as Delhi. Among many others, the Delhi-based brand signed Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, and Jemimah Rodriguez.
The Delhi Capitals were silent for the first two rounds of the auction before making a comeback in the third round. They quickly turned things around by bringing in Australia captain Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, and Jemimah Rodrigues. They added players such as Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Jess Jonassen, Shikha Pandey, and Marizanne Kapp in the latter half of the auction to improve their roster ahead of the first Women’s Premier League.
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