Harleen will ‘command good interest’ in WPL auction: Anjum Chopra

WPL 2025: Harleen Deol (Source: Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)

Former India captain Anjum Chopra feels Harleen Deol will attract a lot of bidders at the upcoming mega auction for the 2026 Women’s Premier League after being released by Gujarat Giants. The mega auction is scheduled to be held on November 27 in New Delhi.

Anjum expressed surprise on the fact that the Giants decided to release Harleen in the first place. She clubbed Harleen with the likes of ace all-rounder Deepti Sharma while naming the players franchises will go after keeping the leadership aspect in mind.

“I am surprised Gujarat Giants released Harleen Deol. She’s a multi-talented Indian player who can also bowl a bit, and I hope she develops her bowling skills further. She’ll command good interest in the auction. Along with Deepti Sharma, she will be one Indian player every franchise will target because teams want strong Indian batters and potential leadership options,” stated Anjum during JioStar’s ‘Most Wanted: TATA WPL 2026 Auction’ programme.

Harleen spent three seasons with Gujarat Giants. She registered 482 runs in 20 matches while possessing a strike rate of 115.58 and average of 30.12. Harleen played only three matches in the 2024 edition after injuring her knee in the Giants’ third league fixture.

She was recently a part of India’s title-winning 2025 Women’s World Cup squad. The middle-order batter was a vital component of the Women in Blue as they won their maiden 50-over title under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur.

Speaking about the player list for the auction, there are 73 available slots yet to be filled with 277 players on the roster. The roster includes 194 Indians, which entails 52 capped and 142 uncapped players. A total of 50 slots will be reserved for them. The remaining 23 will be for 66 overseas capped players and 17 overseas uncapped players.

The mega auction will get started with the marquee set which features eight players – Deepti Sharma Renuka Singh Thakur, Sophie Devine. Sophie Ecclestone, Alyssa Healy, Amelia Kerr. Meg Lanning and Laura Wolvaardt.

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