“Smriti Mandhana’s Salary More Than Babar Azam’s”: WPL Auction Sees Memes Galore On Social Media | Cricket News

India girls’s cricket crew vice-captain Smriti Mandhana grabbed all of the limelight on Monday as she grew to become the most expensive purchase in the course of the participant public sale of the Women’s Premier League. In an occasion held in Mumbai, Mandhana was roped in by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping whole of Rs. 3.4 crores. Apart from this, RCB went on to interrupt the financial institution for Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry as they purchased her at a sum of 1.7 crores. As the auctions for the inaugural version of the WPL turned out to be a historic occasion, some followers didn’t draw back from making a meme fest out of it.

Taking to Twitter, followers congratulated Smriti Mandhana and Ellyse Perry for fetching such excessive bids and mocked Pakistan skipper Babar Azam for getting much less pay within the Pakistan Super League (PSL), compared to Mandhana.

“HUGE! Smriti Mandhana’s WPL salary is now more than Babar Azam’s PSL salary,” tweeted a fan.

HUGE!
Smriti Mandhana’s WPL wage is now greater than Babar Azam’s PSL wage.

— Abhishek Ojha (@vicharabhio) February 13, 2023

“Babar Azam Price in PSL – 2.30 CR. SMRITI MANDHANA  – 3.4 Cr. And they Compare PSL with IPL. #WPLAuction #WPL2023,” tweeted one other fan.

Babar Azam Price in PSL – 2.30 CR
SMRITI MANDHANA – 3.4 Cr

And they Compare PSL with IPL #WPLAuction #WPL2023 pic.twitter.com/GBWpeovL9n

— Verot Choli (@VerotCholi) February 13, 2023

𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘩 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘪 𝘩𝘢𝘪 …𝘤𝘩𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪. #WPLAuction pic.twitter.com/TBg3RhsQFp

— JioCinema (@JioCinema) February 13, 2023

Apart from Mandhana and Perry, RCB additionally signed proficient Team India gamers like Renuka Singh and Richa Ghosh whereas Sophie Devine gives the assist on the worldwide expertise entrance. Along with the youth on supply, the RCB franchise additionally made two sensible picks in signing the skilled duo of Heather Knight and Dane van Niekerk for his or her respective base costs.

“We have been watching auction of men’s (players). It is such a big moment for women to have an auction of this sort. The whole thing is exacting. RCB’s legacy is big, they have built a big fan-base. Hope we both can together build a big team,” Mandhana mentioned.

RCB Complete Squad: Smriti Mandhana (INR 3.4 crore), Sophie Devine (INR 50 lakh), Ellyse Perry (INR 1.7 crore), Renuka Singh (INR 1.5 crore), Richa Ghosh (INR 1.9 crore), Erin Burns (INR 30 lakh), Disha Kasat (INR 10 lakh), Indrani Roy (INR 10 lakh), Shreyanka Patil (INR 10 lakh), Kanika Ahuja (35 lakh), Asha Shobana (INR 10 lakh), Heather Knight (INR 40 lakh), Dane van Niekerk (INR 30 lakh), Preeti Bose (INR 30 lakh), Poonam Khemnar (INR 10 lakh), Komal Zanzad (INR 25 lakh), Megan Schutt (INR 40 lakh), Sahana Pawar (INR 10 lakh)

(With PTI inputs)

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