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Yastika Bhatia plays a shot against England. (file)
Yastika made her T20 debut in 2021 against Australia and in a short span of time, the wicket-keeper batsman has been an integral part of the team. In India’s match against Pakistan, Yastika Bhatia gave the team a very good start.
India’s wicket-keeper batsman Yastika Bhatia was bought by Mumbai Indians in the first Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction. “Ali Re, I am excited to be a part of the Mi Paltan family. I can’t wait to take the field in blue and gold. Let’s bring this trophy home.’
Mumbai Indians (MI) have bought wicket-keeper batsman Yastika Bhatia for Rs 1.50 crore. Yastika Bhatia can be the silent killer for MI where her wicket-keeping skills have been very good so far. Also, big names in the form of Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar. The addition of Yastika Bhatia gives MI a good option at the top of the order as she is someone who can play the anchor role and cash in on an opening later on.
Yastika made her T20 debut in 2021 against Australia and in a short span of time, the wicket-keeper batsman has been an integral part of the team. In India’s match against Pakistan, Yastika Bhatia gave the team a very good start.
Smriti Mandhana stole the thunder in the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction as Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Mumbai Indians in a bidding war. India The vice-captain was bought for Rs 3.40 crore (US$410,000) here on Monday.
On a day when 10 Indian players got crore-plus deals, skipper Harmanpreet Kaur went cheap for Mumbai Indians at Rs 1.80 crore, almost half the price of Mandhana. Harmanpreet is also not the highest paid player in her team, with England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt getting Rs 3.20 crore.
In fact, Harmanpreet was not even in the top six Indian buys as the country’s second most expensive player is all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who was bought by UP Warriors for Rs 2.6 crore.
Hard-hitting Shafali Verma and T20 star Jemimah Rodrigues World Cup win against Pakistan on Sunday, bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2 crore and Rs 2.20 crore respectively. All-rounders Pooja Vastrakar and Richa Ghosh grabbed their laughs to the bank with deals of Rs 1.90 crore each, offered by MI and RCB respectively.
(with agency inputs)
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