Knight among eight England players in WPL auction

England captain Heather Knight is among 120 players who will be involved in the Women’s Premier League auction on 15 December.

Knight was released by reigning champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru in November.

The 33-year-old batter is one of eight England players available to the five WPL teams.

Seamer Lauren Bell, released by UP Warriorz, batters Maia Boucher, Sophia Dunkley and Paige Scholfield, leg-spinner Sarah Glenn, all-rounder Danielle Gibson and fast bowler Lauren Filer are the other seven.

But Issy Wong, who was released by Mumbai Indians despite taking a hat-trick in last year’s final, is not on the auction list.

Of the 29 overseas players in the auction, 12 are Australian, including Amanda-Jade Wellington, Kim Garth, Laura Harris, Alana King and Darcie Brown.

West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin and big-hitting former South Africa opener Lizelle Lee are among the other renowned players up for grabs.

Sneh Rana and Poonam Yadav lead the way in terms of the Indian players hoping to secure a contract.

There are 19 slots to fill at the auction, with five being for overseas players.

England quintet Alice Capsey (Delhi Capitals), Nat Sciver-Brunt (Mumbai Indians), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Kate Cross (both RCB) and Sophie Ecclestone (UP Warriorz) were retained last month.