NEW DELHI: India and Mumbai Indians men's team captain Rohit Sharma on Tuesday took to Twitter and congratulated his franchise for a successful Women's Premier League (WPL) auction.
"One family is now bigger and stronger! Congratulations @mipaltan on a successful auction. Looking forward to seeing our women's team in Blue & gold," tweeted Rohit.
India women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur was fetched by Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.8 crore.
MI went on to acquire the services of international stars like Nat Sciver-Brunt (England), Amelia Kerr (New Zealand), Pooja Vastrakar (India), Yastika Bhatia (India), Heather Graham (Australia), Issy Wong (England), Hayley Matthews (West Indies) and Chloe Tryon (South Africa).
The inaugural edition of WPL will be played in Mumbai from March 4 to 26.
MUMBAI INDIANS FULL SQUAD: Harmanpreet Kaur, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Pooja Vastrakar, Yastika Bhatia, Heather Graham, Issy Wong, Amanjot Kaur, Dhara Gujjar, Saika Ishaque, Hayley Matthews, Chloe Tryon, Priyanka Bala, Humairaa Kaazi, Neelam Bisht, Jintamani Kalita, Sonam Yadav.