Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are set for the new Women’s Premier League season – WPL 2024. Here, we are going through the details of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad for the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2024.
United Spirits-owned RCB finished in the fourth position at the inaugural WPL (2023). The team is now desperate to perform strongly in the second WPL edition.
It looks like RCB has made some strategic decisions in terms of retaining players, releasing some, and bringing in new additions through the auction.
Here's a summary and details of the RCB squad for WPL 2024:
WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore Full Squad Players List:
Asha Shobana
Disha Kasat
Ellyse Perry
Heather Knight
Indrani Roy
Kanika Ahuja
Renuka Singh
Richa Ghosh
Shreyanka Patil
Smriti Mandhana
Sophie Devine
Georgia Wareham
Kate Cross
Ekta Bisht
Shubha Satheesh
S Meghana
Simran Bahadur
Sophie Molineux
RCB WPL 2024 Captain:
Smriti Mandhana will be the captain of RCB in WPL 2024.
WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore Retained Players List :
Before the WPL 2024 auction, RCB retained 11 players, including three overseas cricketers.
Asha Shobana
Disha Kasat
Ellyse Perry
Heather Knight
Indrani Roy
Kanika Ahuja
Renuka Singh
Richa Ghosh
Shreyanka Patil
Smriti Mandhana
Sophie Devine
WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore Released Players List :
Meanwhile, RCB released seven players ahead of the WPL 2024 auction, including three foreign cricketers.
Dané Van Niekerk
Erin Burns
Komal Zanzad
Megan Schutt
Poonam Khemnar
Preeti Bose
Sahana Pawar
RCB Players Bought in WPL 2024 Auction:
Royal Challengers Bangalore completed their 18-member squad for the WPL 2024, as the team bought seven players in the latest auction. The RCB team spent 2.30 crore in that auction.
Ekta Bisht (INR 60 lakh)
Georgia Wareham (INR 40 lakh)
Kate Cross (INR 30 lakh)
S Meghana (INR 30 lakh)
Simran Bahadur (INR 30 lakh)
Sophie Molineux (INR 30 lakh)
Shubha Satheesh (INR 10 lakh)
WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore Overseas Players:
Georgia Wareham (Australia)
Sophie Devine (New Zealand)
Ellyse Perry (Australia)
Heather Knight (England)
Sophie Molineux (Australia)
Kate Cross (England)
It seems like RCB has a balanced squad with a mix of retained key players, overseas stars, and some new additions from the auction. It will be exciting to see how they perform in the upcoming WPL 2024 season.