India's World Cup winners Harmanpreet Kaur , Smriti Mandhana , Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma are among players retained by the WPL franchises ahead of the 2026 mega auction.

Australia's Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning , along with New Zealand allrounder Amelia Kerr , are set to enter the auction pool after being released by their respective teams. Among other big releases is Deepti Sharma , the Player of the Series in the World Cup. Deepti led Warriorz in Healy's absence in 2025

ESPNcricinfo has learned two teams - defending champions Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals - have retained five players, the maximum allowed by WPL; Royals Challengers Bengaluru have retained four players, Gujarat Giants have retained two and UP Warriorz have retained one. While the individual

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