Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) women’s team is gearing up for the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) season three auction by planning a series of camps for its players. The team has retained 14 players, including six overseas stars, ahead of the auction, which is expected to take place in December.
RCB assistant head coach Malolan Rangarajan revealed the team’s plans in a statement. “We will have a couple of camps for our players and players of interest,” Rangarajan said. “This will help us create a shortlist of players for the auction and identify our targets and backups.”
The retention list includes captain Smriti Mandhana, star batter Ellyse Perry, and wicket-keeper Richa Ghosh, who were key contributors to RCB’s championship victory in the inaugural WPL season. Rangarajan emphasized the importance of retaining the team’s core values and the players who have proven their worth on and off the field.
“We have thought really hard about how we wanted to recruit in the last auction and we brought in a couple of players with experience,” Rangarajan added. “That has held together and given us a good core to go forward with.”
RCB emerged as the champions of the WPL 2024, defeating Delhi Capitals by eight wickets in the final. The team’s retained players include:
* Asha Shobana
* Dani Wyatt
* Ekta Bisht
* Ellyse Perry
* Georgia Wareham
* Kanika Ahuja
* Kate Cross
* Renuka Singh
* Richa Ghosh
* S. Meghana
* Shreyanka Patil
* Smriti Mandhana
* Sophie Devine
* Sophie Molineux
RCB has released five players: Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Shraddha Pokarkar, Shubha Satheesh, and Simran Bahadur. The team is confident that the upcoming camps and the auction will help them build a strong squad for the upcoming WPL season.
