Seventeen Indians had registered for the draft of the 2024 version of The Hundred, nonetheless solely two discovered takers within the crew constructing course of on Wednesday.
Smriti Mandhana and Richa Ghosh have been the 2 chosen Indians within the draft. Whereas Smriti returns to Southern Courageous with whom she gained the championship final season, Richa will head to Birmingham Phoenix for the upcoming season.
Each gamers, regulars within the Indian nationwide aspect, have been a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore aspect which gained the second version of the Ladies’s Premier League. Smriti is an aesthetic left-hand bat who’s coming into her personal as a frontrunner whereas Richa has carved a distinct segment for herself as a harmful finisher and a dependable drive behind the stumps.
Shikha Pandey, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shreyanka Patil have been among the many Indians who missed out this season.
Australians have been the gamers in most demand with the likes of Meg Lanning, Beth Mooney, Ashleigh Gardner, Lauren Cheatle, Jess Jonassen, Sophie Molineux being picked within the public sale.