T20 and West Indies legend Deandra Dottin has gone unsold at the WPL 2024 auction. The star all-rounder had set her base price at 50 lakh rupees, but to everyone’s shock, she had found herself without suitors. All five franchises shunned the 32-year-old, who was involved in a controversy in the inaugural edition of the WPL.
Dottin was picked by the Gujarat Giants last season; however, he did not play for them due to a fitness issue. The Giants had claimed that the right-handed all-rounder had failed to get medical clearance, whereas the Windies cricketer denied the claim.
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Deandra Dotting fitness certificate controversy
- Deandra Dottin was picked up by the Gujarat Giants for Rs 60 lakh.
- She missed the first game for the Giants, where the Mumbai Indians thrashed them by 143 runs.
- The franchise consequently roped in Kim Garth as a replacement for the West Indian all-rounder.
- The Giants revealed that Dottin had been ruled out as she was recovering from a medical situation.
- The WI star, however, revealed she was completely fit and available to play.
- The Giants later issued a statement suggesting Dottin could not get a medical clearance in time for WPL.
- Dottin has now issued a detailed statement, revealing that multiple surgeons cleared her for play.
Squads ahead of WPL 2024 auction
Delhi Capitals (DC): Alice Capsey*, Arundhati Reddy, Jemimah Rodrigues, Jess Jonassen*, Laura Harris*, Marizanne Kapp*, Meg Lanning*, Minnu Mani, Poonam Yadav, Radha Yadav, Shafali Verma, Shikha Pandey, Sneha Deepthi, Taniyaa Bhatia, Titas Sadhu.
Gujarat Giants (GG): Ashleigh Gardner*, Beth Mooney*, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt*, Shabnam Shakil, Sneh Rana, Tanuja Kanwer.
Mumbai Indians (MI): Amanjot Kaur, Amelia Kerr*, Chloe Tryon*, Harmanpreet Kaur, Hayley Matthews*, Humairaa Kaazi, Isabelle Wong*, Jintimani Kalita, Natalie Sciver*, Pooja Vastrakar, Priyanka Bala, Saika Ishaque, Yastika Bhatia.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry*, Heather Knight*, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine*.
UP Warriorz (UPW): Alyssa Healy*, Anjali Sarvani, Deepti Sharma, Grace Harris*, Kiran Navgire, Lauren Bell*, Laxmi Yadav, Parshavi Chopra, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, S. Yashasri, Shweta Sehrawat, Sophie Ecclestone*, Tahlia Mcgrath*.
*= overseas players
