Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] November 6 (ANI): Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry and Shreyanka Patil have been retained by Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ahead of the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 Mega Auction.

Mandhana, who led RCB to the WPL 2024 title, will continue as captain and is the first player retained for Rs 3.5 Cr, while dashing wicket-keeper batter Richa, whose stocks continue to rise, has re-signed with the franchise for Rs 2.75 Cr, as per a release from RCB.

On WPL Retentions for RCB, Malolan Rangarajan, Head Coach, said, "For the forthcoming season and the new WPL cycle, our first retention will be Smriti Mandhana. She will continue to lead RCB as captain. With Smriti, we get a left-handed opener, a very, very aggressive batter. That's something that reson

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