Ahead of the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL), BCCI has roped in a female auctioneer for the auction which is scheduled to take place on February 13, from 2.30 PM IST.
BCCI has appointed Malika Advani as the auctioneer for the WPL Auction. Malika is a Mumbai-based art collector consultant for Modern and Contemporary Indian art.
The board has also confirmed that there will be strategy breaks every hour during the course of the auction.
“Following the conclusion of each set, there may (at the Auctioneer’s discretion) be a short break to allow franchises time to re-evaluate tactics. The length of each break will be announced by the Auctioneer at the conclusion of the relevant set,” read the BCCI note as reported by Cricbuzz.
“A warning bell will ring two minutes before the resumption of the Player Auction after each break. The Player Auction will re-start promptly after each break. It is anticipated that these short breaks will total a minimum of 10 minutes in every hour of the Player Auction proceedings,” the BCCI note concluded.
409 players to go under the hammer on February 13.