WPL Auction: After RCB Sign Smriti Mandhana, Dinesh Karthik Tweets 'They Listened to Me'

Royal Challengers Bangalore splashed the cash on Smriti Mandhana making her the most expensive pick in the WPL Auction by signing the Indian vice-captain for a staggering Rs Rs 3.4 Crore.

Veteran Indian batter Dinesh Karthik who plays for RCB men’s team was pretty happy with his franchise’s move to land Mandhana and he came up with a wholesome reaction.

Ahead of the WPL auction, Karthik had hoped that RCB would sign Mandhana and Alyssa Healy. While Healy was snapped up by UP Warriorz for Rs 70 lakhs, the Bengaluru-based franchise did get the most expensive pick in the entire auction, making Smriti Mandhana the most expensive player in the WPL’s short history.

Karthik tweeted that he was happy that his franchise had listened and welcomed Mandhana and other ladies to the RCB family.

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Apart from Mandhana, RCB also bought Ellyse Perry for Rs. 1.7 crore, Sophie Devine for Rs. 50 lakh, Indian ace pacer Renuka Singh for Rs 1.5 crore and explosive wicketkeeper batter Richa Ghosh for Rs 1.90 crore.

Meanwhile, Mandhana was elated to RCB and was also looking forward to the WPL, which could prove to be a turning point in the history of women’s cricket in India.

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“I was always glued to auctions of men’s whenever it used to happen. And it’s such a big moment for women’s cricket too, for us to have an auction of this sort. So really, I think this is just a history of firstly announcement of WPL and then the definitely this auction,” said Mandhana.

She further added, “I think the whole thing is exciting and I’m just saying it’s just an exciting time ahead. I think RCB have a big legacy as they have been in IPL for more than a decade and it’s built a lot of big fanbase So, really excited to be, part of such a big franchise and I hope that we both can together build a great team.”

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