New Delhi. In the first season of Women’s IPL (WPL Auction 2023), not only the big cricketers but also the youth became rich. Recently, the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup 2023 was held in South Africa, in which the team captained by Shefali Verma captured the title. During this tournament, Parshvi Chopra, a 16-year-old girl from Noida, got the most discussion. Parshvi Chopra was bought by UP Warriors for Rs 10 lakh. Parshvi’s base pay was only Rs 10 lakh. No other franchisee showed interest. Because of which she went to the court of the UP cricket team.
T20 World Cup created a ruckus
Parshvi came into limelight only through the Women’s Under-19 T20 World Cup. He is a spin bowler. He specializes in leg spin. In the World Cup match against Sri Lanka, Parshvi made headlines by taking four wickets in five balls. In this match, Parshvi gave just five runs in four overs. One of these five also came from run wide. He took four wickets. All these wickets came in a single over.
Talking about the entire tournament, Parshvi took 11 wickets in six matches. She was second in the list of highest wicket takers. The maximum 12 wickets were taken by Australia’s Maggie Clark. After this, Parshvi is in second place with 11 wickets.
Smriti Mandhana has become the highest paid player in the Women’s Premier League. Royal Challengers Bangalore made him a part of their team for Rs 3.40 crores.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : February 13, 2023, 21:51 IST