Uncapped batter Simran Shaikh expressed her need to satisfy India stalwart Virat Kohli and outlined her purpose to symbolize the Indian nationwide group. Simran made the headlines after Gujarat Giants broke the financial institution within the current Girls’s Premier League 2025 public sale. The franchise roped in Simran for Rs 1.9 crore. She additionally turned the costliest purchase of the afternoon on Sunday. The younger batter revealed that Virat is her favorite participant and her purpose is to symbolize India, for which she is making all of the efforts.
“My dream is to satisfy Virat Kohli as soon as. I simply desire a jersey of India and that’s the reason I’m making all these efforts,” Simran informed ANI.
Delhi Capitals and the Gujarat-based franchise got here into the bidding warfare for the uncapped batter. Her base worth was Rs 5 lakh and made her strategy to the Giants with a whopping quantity of Rs 1.9 crore.
Within the inaugural season of the match, Simran performed for the Gujarat-based franchise and featured in 9 video games.
Simran feels it’s her duty to contribute to the franchise and added, “I thank the GG (Gujarat Giants) household. After getting such an enormous quantity, it is now my duty to carry out for them. I thank my mother and father as a result of there’s not a lot help for such issues in my group, however they all the time supported me.”
Reflecting on the public sale, head coach Michael Klinger stated the group’s precedence was to amass gamers who may make an affect within the enjoying eleven and Simran is a worthwhile addition to the group.
“Simran Shaikh is one other worthwhile addition to the group. She brings plenty of energy and has a formidable strike fee. There are solely a handful of gamers in girls’s cricket who can do this. I believe she’s going to create wholesome competitors among the many Indian batters for a spot within the group, which is precisely what you need in a squad,” Klinger famous.
Gujarat Giants full squad for WPL 2025: Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Dayalan Hemalatha, Harleen Deol, Laura Wolvaardt, Shabnam Shakil, Tanuja Kanwer, Phoebe Litchfield, Meghna Singh, Kashvee Gautam, Priya Mishra, Mannat Kashyap, Bharti Fulmali, Sayali Satghare, Deandra Dottin, Simran Shaikh, Danielle Gibson, and Prakashika Naik.
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