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BCCI President Mithun Manhas: BCCI President Mithun Manhas hailed the success of the recent WPL 2026 auction, saying that the league has significantly boosted the growth of women’s cricket in India in terms of handling distractions and being focused on doing the job well.

In the league’s first-ever mega auction held in New Delhi on Thursday, a total of 67 players were sold, including 23 overseas players, with all five teams spending Rs 40.8 crore. “Well, WPL has impacted Indian cricket a long way. I think domestic players are rubbing shoulders with international players. They now know how to handle the pressure situations,” said Manhas in a video posted by WPL on their ‘X’ account on Saturday.

“Earlier on, when a player used to play for the country and they used to see there were a lot of influences - like the crowd was there, a lot of attention they were getting, but now they're used to it.