Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), who finished in fourth place in the five-team competition during the Women's Premier League (WPL) inaugural season, spent INR 2.3 CR at the WPL 2024 auction.
Before winning a bidding war to acquire Ekta Bisht, RCB first secured the services of Georgia Wareham for 40 Lakh, and then Kate Cross was a great deal for the franchise at 30 Lakh. They also managed to buy Shubha Satheesh, Simran Bahadur, Sabbineni Meghana, and Sophie Molineux in the squad.
The team captained by Smriti Mandhana began the 2023 season with five straight losses and will be hoping for a much better start this time around, having bought a total of 7 players.
Players brought by Royal Challengers Bangalore during WPL 2024 auction
Players retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore
Asha Shobana (10 Lakh), Disha Kasat (10 Lakh), Ellyse Perry (1.7 CR), Heather Knight (40 Lakh), Indrani Roy (10 Lakh), Kanika Ahuja (35 Lakh), Renuka Singh (1.5 CR), Richa Ghosh (1.9 CR), Shreyanka Patil (10 Lakh), Smriti Mandhana (3.4 CR), Sophie Devine (50 Lakh).
Royal Challengers Bangalore full squad for WPL 2024
Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana (captain), Sophie Devine, Georgia Wareham, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Shubha Satheesh, Georgia Wareham, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Shubha Satheesh, Simran Bahadur, Sabbineni Meghana, Sophie Molineux.