'Smriti Dhan-dhana!' Amul's new creative honours inaugural WPL auction's most expensive buy

Team India's star opener Smriti Mandhana became the most expensive buy at the inaugural Women's Indian Premier League (WPL) 2023 auction in Mumbai. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) paid a whopping Rs 3.4 crore for the ace cricketer.

Taking to social media, dairy giant Amul congratulated one of the finest women's cricketers in its unique style.

The caption of the topical read, "Kudos to Ms Mandhana, the most expensive buy at the first WPL auction!"


In the ad, the ‘utterly-butterly’ girl could be seen offering Mandhana a slice of bread with Amul butter on it. It also shows the auctioneer's gavel on the side. The tagline said, "Smriti Dhan-dhana! Wealth of taste."


At 26, Mandhana has already represented India in 112 WT20Is, 77 WODIs and four WTest matches. The left-hander is feared by opponents across the world at the top of the order and has already amassed 2,651 T20I runs at a strike rate of 123.

Mandhana was the first player to come up for bidding at the auction that happened on Monday (February 13). Her base price at the auction was Rs 50 lakh.

RCB and Mumbai Indians (MI) were locked in an intense bidding war for India's T20I Vice Captain. In the end, RCB acquired Mandhana, offering her a captaincy and opening position. Meanwhile, MI was able to secure Team India captain Harmanpreet Kaur for Rs 1.8 crore.

According to a report, Mandhana will earn double than highest-paid players in Pakistan Super League (PSL).

The southpaw produces stunning strokes, which are a testament to her characteristic flair and style. She is considered one of the top batters in the world because of her talents in playing both pace and spin.

A total of 1,525 players registered for the inaugural WPL auction and the final list was pruned to 409 players. The inaugural edition of WPL will be played in Mumbai from March 4 to 26 across two Mumbai venues.

(With inputs from ANI)