WPL Auction 2024: Comfortable with our plans says head coach Luke Williams as RCB looks to secure strong squad

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Mumbai, December 9: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Luke Williams has said he is comfortable with the plans heading into his first-ever Women's Premier League auction on Saturday (December 9).

RCB will know exactly when and where to raise the paddle during the WPL 2024 Player Auction in Mumbai later today as head coach Williams expressed confidence over team's preparations and extensive planning for the crucial event.

Williams, one of world's most successful coaches having won the titles of Women's Big Bash League and Women's Hundred Championship in the past, is excited for auction and aims to build a strong squad for the upcoming season.

"We've spent plenty of time getting organised and feel like we've gone through all the different combinations and possibilities. So excited to see what happens," Williams commented ahead of the auction.

"I think there'd be countless, but we've probably got down to four or five different main possibilities of how we think it will work out. But again, auctions can be unpredictable, so we continue to throw left field ideas that might happen, but we're really, really comfortable with our plans and looking forward to the auction," he added.

With seven slots to fill and ₹3.35 crore in the purse, RCB, who have retained 11 players including 3 foreign stars, will be looking to add more local and overseas talent in the auction.

"With five players in the Indian side from RCB the other night, it's a really good nucleus of Indian players. We've got some really exciting overseas talent and are looking to add to our squad at the auction with both overseas and local talent. So I think we have a really strong squad looking forward to the season ahead," Williams said as he prepares for his first auction.

RCB WPL 2024 retained list

RCB has retained the services of captain Smriti Mandhana, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh as well as two recent senior national team debutants in Shreyanka Patil and Kanika Ahuja.

They have also retained uncapped Indian cricketers Indrani Roy, Disha Kasat and Asha Shobana as well as overseas star all-rounders in Sophie Devine of New Zealand, Heather Knight of England and Ellyse Perry of Australia. Here is a look at the list:

Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry (Australia), Heather Knight (England), Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine (New Zealand).

Source: Media Release