Nita Ambani
WPL: Women’s Premier League (WPL) is not just a cricket field, but also a platform of glamor and money where the influence of the biggest business houses of the country can be seen. We are talking about the family of the country’s richest person Mukesh Ambani, whose influence after the Indian Premier League (IPL) continues in the WPL as well. His wife Nita Ambani’s team, Mumbai Indians, is the current champion of the Women’s Premier League. This time’s retention list has once again proved that Mumbai Indians (MI) owner Nita Ambani is ready to play every trick to keep her team at the top.
Interestingly, captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who led Mumbai Indians to the WPL 2025 title last season, and who recently led the Indian team to its first ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 title, is also not the most expensive player in retention this time. Harmanpreet, under whose captaincy Mumbai Indians won the trophy by defeating Delhi Capitals by 8 runs, has also received less money than a foreign player.
Who is MI’s most expensive retained player?
England’s brilliant all-rounder and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has got this ‘chair worth crores’. Mumbai Indians have retained him by paying a huge amount of Rs 3.5 crore. This amount places him at the top of the retention list of Mumbai Indians. In comparison, captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who led the team to its first title, has been retained for Rs 2.5 crore.
Mumbai Indians have not retained only two big names. West Indies’ aggressive all-rounder Hayley Matthews has been retained for Rs 1.75 crore, while another Indian all-rounder has been retained in the team by paying Rs 1 crore. Apart from this, the uncapped Indian player who has not yet played an international match for the country, such rising star G. By retaining G. Kamalini for Rs 50 lakh, the team has ensured its investment for the future.
Rs 913 crore was spent to buy the team
Mumbai Indians is not just a team in WPL, but a powerhouse. Remember that when bidding for women’s teams was held during the first WPL auction in January 2023, Nita Ambani’s Reliance had spent a huge amount of about Rs 913 crore to buy the Mumbai Indians women’s team. With this purchase, Mumbai Indians became the second most expensive team of the Women’s Premier League.