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Top names miss out, but Indians enjoy big payday
The Morning Standard
|November 28, 2025
IT was an evening where Indian all-rounders and pacers hit a massive payday as teams looked to rebuild their Women’s Premier League (WPL) teams for the next two-year cycle.
And among the top earners were Deepti Sharma, Amelia Kerr and Shikha Pandey. Sharma, the most valuable Indian all-rounder at the moment, was initially released by UP Warriorz only to get her back using a Right To Match for a whopping 3.2 crore. Initially, she was signed by Delhi Capitals for the base price of %50L who then set the price for which UP agreed. This signing makes Deepti the highest paid player of the auction on Thursday and second-highest paid Indian player ever in the WPL.
Meanwhile, Pandey, who has been the best Indian pacer in the first three seasons of WPL, was signed by Warriorz for 2.4 crore. New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr was signed once again by Mumbai Indians for a massive 3 crore — highest for a player in their side.
This story is from the November 28, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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