Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 15 (ANI): Gujarat Giants celebrated a profitable Ladies’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 Participant Public sale with thrilling additions to their squad for the upcoming event.
In accordance with a launch from the franchise, West Indies star Deandra Dottin was the primary acquisition for the Gujarat Giants, secured for Rs1.70 crore. Simran Shaikh was the subsequent addition, bought for Rs1.90 crore, making her the most costly participant of the day. English all-rounder Danielle Gibson was acquired for Rs30 lakh, whereas leg-spinner Prakashika Naik accomplished the haul, becoming a member of the workforce for Rs10 lakh.
The Gujarat Giants have strengthened their lineup with a give attention to energy hitting. Deandra Dottin, a veteran of 123 T20 Internationals, brings explosive firepower to the highest order and helpful bowling expertise. All-rounder Simran Shaikh, with 9 earlier WPL outings, provides versatility and fast scoring within the center and decrease order.
Danielle Gibson, a 23-year-old bowling all-rounder, and leg-spinner Prakashika Naik will each make their WPL debuts within the upcoming season.
Talking concerning the squad composition for WPL 2025, Pranav Adani, Managing Director of Agro, OilGas at Adani Group, expressed his satisfaction with the public sale outcomes.
“Our workforce put in a whole lot of onerous work behind the scenes main as much as this public sale, and I am delighted with the result. Congratulations to the complete assist employees for his or her unimaginable effort in constructing such a robust squad. With this significant part behind us, we now look forward to an thrilling and profitable season. My greatest needs to all of the gamers and training employees as they embark on this journey,” Adani mentioned in a press release launched by the Gujarat Giants.
Reflecting on the public sale, Head Coach Michael Klinger mentioned the workforce’s precedence was to accumulate gamers who may make an affect within the taking part in eleven.
“We’re happy to have secured the gamers we wished. Our precedence was to select gamers with a real probability of creating it to the taking part in eleven. We’re excited to have Deandra again, particularly for her energy with the bat and talent with the ball,” Klinger mentioned.
He added, “Simran Shaikh is one other helpful addition to the workforce. She brings a whole lot of energy and has a powerful strike price. There are solely a handful of gamers in ladies’s cricket who can do this. I feel she is going to create wholesome competitors among the many Indian batters for a spot within the workforce, which is strictly what you need in a squad.”Gujarat Giants full squad for WPL 2025: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fulmali, Sayali Satghare, Deandra Dottin, Simran Shaikh, Danielle Gibson, and Prakashika Naik. (ANI)
