“Unfair, Really Surprised”: Anjum Chopra On Chamari Athapaththu Going Unsold At WPL Auction

Former Indian skipper Anjum Chopra expressed shock at Sri Lankan star Chamari Athapaththu going unsold within the Women’s Premier League (WPL) public sale on Sunday. Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland and uncapped Indian pacer Kashvee Gautam attracted the most important bids of Rs 2 crores every from Delhi Capitals (DC) and Gujarat Giants (GG) respectively whereas one other uncapped India batter Vrinda Dinesh from Karnataka was purchased by UP Warriorz for Rs 1.3 crores on the Women’s Premier League (WPL) public sale 2024 on Saturday.

However, one of many greatest surprises of the occasion was Chamari going unsold, regardless of being a sought-after participant in T20 leagues worldwide and her current nice kind. England’s Tammy Beaumont, Australian all-rounder Kim Garth, and West Indies legend Deandra Dottin had been different notable massive stars who went unsold.

Speaking on JioCinema, Anjum expressed shock at Chamari going unsold, calling it unfair as a result of she is influential sufficient to inform individuals what she actually is thru her batting and all-round performances.

“It is unfair because people in that auction room would have watched her performance in the WBBL. They would have seen what happened in England. She would not have to tell people who she is. She has that influence through her performances with the bat. So, I am really surprised that a player with all-round abilities like hers is going unsold. Here is a player who can do two jobs for you and is still going unsold. How is it that these teams are not seeing the quality that this player possesses,” stated Anjum.

In 122 T20Is, Chamari has scored 2,651 runs at a median of twenty-two.65, with a strike fee of over 106. She has scored a century and eight fifties and her greatest rating is 113. She additionally has 40 wickets within the format, with the most effective figures of three/17. She is Sri Lanka’s highest T20I run-scorer and total ninth-highest, with New Zealand’s Suzie Bates (4,118 runs in 152 matches) on the high.

This yr, Chamari has scored 470 runs in 16 T20Is at a median of 31.33 and a strike fee of over 130. She has three half-centuries and the most effective rating of 80*. She has additionally taken eight wickets this yr, with the most effective figures of three/21.

Chamari has performed lots of T20 cricket worldwide, in England, in Australia’s Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL), West Indies’ Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and India’s Women’s T20 Challenge.

In the not too long ago concluded WBBL season this yr, Chamari performed for Sydney Thunder and emerged because the second-highest run-scorer with 552 runs at a median of 42.46, with a strike fee of over 127. She scored 5 fifties in 14 innings, with the most effective rating of 80. She additionally took 9 wickets. She was topped the ‘Player of the Tournament’

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