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UP Warriors announced the captain of the team.
UP had included 5 foreign players in the team.
New Delhi. The Women’s Premier League (WPL) is going to start from March 4 to entertain the fans before the Indian Premier League (IPL). Recently all 5 franchises have strengthened their respective ranks in the auction. One of them was also the name of UP Warriors, who expressed confidence in five foreign players. At the same time, now the franchise has also announced the captain of its team. UP will start the tournament against Mumbai from 5 March.
One of the names in the captaincy race was that of Deepti Sharma, an Indian player from UP. But the franchise has expressed confidence in an experienced foreign player. Australia’s Alyssa Healy is going to take charge of UP in this tournament. UP Warriors included him in their team for a whopping amount of Rs 2.6 crores. Warriors owner Rajesh Sharma said, ‘Alyssa is a legend of the game and brings with her immense experience at the highest level and the knack to win which is what we want in our team. We hope that under her leadership, UP Warriors can go ahead in this important journey, which will become a source of happiness and inspiration for the women of UP.
UP have a great team – Alyssa Healy
In a statement issued by the Warriors, Alyssa Healy said about the team, ‘This is a tournament that we are all eagerly waiting for. UP Warriors have a great squad, which is waiting to make a splash. We have a good mix of experience and youth along with potential. We look forward to doing a show for our fans.
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Full team of UP Warriors
Deepti Sharma, Sophie Eccleston, Tahila McGrath, Devika Vaidya, Shabnam Ismail, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Anjali Sharvani, Rajeshwari Gaikwad, Shweta Sehrawat, Kiran Navagira, Lauren Bell, Parshvi Chopra, S Yashasri, Lakshmi Yadav, Simran Sheikh
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Tags: Alyssa Healy, Deepti Sharma, team india, Women’s Premier League
FIRST PUBLISHED : February 22, 2023, 15:55 IST