Among the many 18 Indian gamers featured within the inaugural WBBL abroad draft, which included abilities like Yastika Bhatia, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma, solely Harmanpreet Kaur obtained a chance.
Harmanpreet, designated within the platinum class, had a powerful stint with the Renegades throughout the 2021-22 season. She scored a complete of 406 runs in 12 innings, sustaining a median of 58.00 and a putting charge of 130.96. Her notable performances included three half-centuries and a high rating of 81 not out. Moreover, she showcased her bowling prowess by taking 15 wickets at an economic system charge of seven.45, along with her greatest figures being three for 22.
Harmanpreet initially made her WBBL debut with the Sydney Thunder within the 2016-17 season. Renegades’ head coach, Simon Helmot, expressed his delight at retaining each Harmanpreet and Hayley Matthews of the West Indies, stating, “I am so happy we received each of them (Harmanpreet and Hayley) and I am trying ahead to them working with us once more this 12 months. It was a troublesome determination — can we go Harmanpreet at choose three, or can we go Hayley? Thankfully, it labored out for us that Harmanpreet was nonetheless accessible within the second spherical, so we might nonetheless get her as a Platinum choose.”
Harmanpreet Kaur boasts an in depth listing of home franchise T20 groups, together with Lancashire Thunder, Supernovas, Manchester Originals, Trent Rockets (The Hundred), and Mumbai Indians (Ladies’s Premier League), showcasing her prowess as a sought-after participant in T20 cricket on the worldwide stage.
The WBBL abroad draft additionally included Indian gamers corresponding to Harleen Deol, Hurley Gala, Richa Ghosh, Mannat Kashyap, Amanjot Kaur, Veda Krishnamurthy, Shikha Pandey, Shreyanka Patil, Sneh Rana, Meghana Sabbineni, Meghna Singh, Renuka Thakur, Pooja Vastrakar and Radha Yadav.
(With inputs from PTI)
