UPW Squad WPL 2026: UP Warriorz Women Full Players List, Team Squad and Updates | Cricket News

Deepti Sharma attracted intense bidding before UP Warriorz used their Right to Match card to retain her for a massive Rs 3.20 crore, making her one of the most expensive players of the day. (Image credit: WPL) NEW DELHI: UP Warriorz made some of the most decisive and headline-worthy moves at the WPL 2026 mega […]

Meet Asha Sobhana, the first crorepati from Kerala at WPL auction | Cricket News

The Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction in New Delhi on Thursday opened up with a crackle and quickly turned into a blaze as Asha Sobhana became the first Malayali cricketer to breach the Rs 1-crore mark. In a pulsating, seesawing bidding war, the UP Warriorz snapped up the 34-year-old leg-spinner from Thiruvananthapuram for a staggering […]

WPL set to have one more team? Parth Jindal hints at BCCI’s plans for expansion

Delhi Capitals owner Parth Jindal hinted at the expansion of the Women’s Premier League on Thursday, November 27. Speaking on the sidelines of the WPL mega auction, Jindal said that he was quite sure the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) was planning to add at least one more franchise to the tournament. When asked if the […]

WPL 2026 auction: Mumbai Indians spend more than half its total budget to bring back Amelia Kerr into their women squad

Mumbai Indians kept its main core in place for the WPL 2026 squad ahead of the mega auction. Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver Brunt, Hayley Matthews, Amanjot Kaur and G Kamalini were retained. At the WPL 2026 mega auction, Amelia Kerr returned through a fierce bidding battle. Ahead of the auction, MI released the New Zealand […]

WPL 2026 schedule revealed, final to be played on 5 February: All you need to know

BCCI has announced the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 scheudule with the 20 over tournament set to begin from 9 January and the final match to be held on 5 February, 2026. The fourth edition of WPL will be played across two venues DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai and BCA Stadium in Vadodara. The […]

WPL Auction: Deepti Sharma, Amelia Kerr bag big money, Healy unsold in marquee list

World Cup hero Deepti Sharma fetched the biggest price in the marquee list of the Women’s Premier League mega auction on Thursday, November 27. Sharma, who won the player of the tournament award in the recently concluded Women’s ODI World Cup, was RTMed (Right to Match) by UP Warriorz, a team that had released her […]

Jemimah Rodrigues pulls out of WBBL 2025, set to stay in India to support Smriti Mandhana

Indian cricket star Jemimah Rodrigues has confirmed that she will not go back to Australia for the remainder of the Women’s Big Bash League 2025. The World Cup winning cricketer will instead stay in India to support her teammate Smriti Mandhana. Rodrigues’ WBBL team Brisbane Heat confirmed the development on Thursday. Brisbane Heat CEO Terry […]

WPL 2026 Auction LIVE Updates: Pool of 277 players; World Cup hero Deepti Sharma in marquee set

WPL 2026 Auction LIVE Updates: The WPL auction for the 2026 season is taking place today, 27 November, in New Delhi. The auction starts at 3:30 PM. This year’s event is a mega auction because teams are rebuilding after the World Cup. A total of 277 players are in the pool, competing for 73 available […]

Sergio Lobera appointed Mohun Bagan head coach to boost domestic campaign

Sergio Lobera has been named head coach of Mohun Bagan for the remainder of the current Indian Super League (ISL) season, following the departure of Jose Molina. The club announced the appointment on Thursday, confirming Lobera’s arrival just hours after he officially left his post at Odisha FC. This mid-season change comes as Mohun Bagan […]