Women's Cricket
WPL Auction, Gujarat Giants: Full Squad, Players Bought
Gujarat Giants squad for inaugural edition of Women's Premier League (WPL).
WPL Auction LIVE: The Adani Group owned Gujarat Giants employed the most out of the box strategy in the inaugural WPL auction. The Rachael Haynes-coached side targeted overseas players early on before going for the Indian domestic players.
"We have depth in domestic circuit. Hence targeted overseas players first. We knew once we had the foreigners we could form an 11 with the talent we have in domestic circut," Nooshin al Khadeer, the team's bowling coach said.
The Giants eventually filled out their maximum player quota of 18 with INR.5 lakh still in hand. They, though, will have to take a tough call on the captain for the team with no clear cut choice to lead the team.
Gujarat Giants Squad
Players Bought: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Sophia Dunkley, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Deandra Dottin, Sneh Rana, Sabbineni Meghana, Georgia Wareham, Mansi Joshi, Dayalan Hemalatha, Monica Patel, Tanuja Kanwer, Sushma Verma, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
Budget Remaining: INR. 5 lakh
Player Slots Remaining: 0
Overseas Slots Remaining: 0
Gujarat Giants Squad Breakdown
Batters: Sophia Dunkley, Sabbineni Meghana
Wicketkeepers: Beth Mooney, Sushma Verma
Bowlers: Mansi Joshi, Monica Patel, Parunika Sisodia, Shabnam Shakil
All-rounders: Ashleigh Gardner, Annabel Sutherland, Harleen Deol, Sneh Rana, Georgia Wareham, Dayalan Hemalatha, Tanuja Kanwer, Hurley Gala, Ashwani Kumari
Coaching Staff: Rachael Haynes (Head coach), Nooshin al Khadeer (bowling coach), Tushar Arothe (batting coach), Gavan Twining (Fielding coach), Mithali Raj (mentor and advisor)
