Gujarat Giants retain 14 players ahead of WPL 2027 mini-auction

Gujarat Giants have finalised a 14-player retained squad for the WPL 2027 mini-auction scheduled for October 28 in Kochi. The franchise retained Ashleigh Gardner as captain along with Beth Mooney, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh Thakur, Bharti Fulmali, Kashvee Gautam, Kanika Ahuja, Tanuja Kanwer, Georgia Wareham, Anushka Sharma, Happy Kumari, Kim Garth, Yastika Bhatia and Rajeshwari Gayakwad.

The team released four players from its 2026 squad, including Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Ayushi Soni, Titas Sadhu and Shivani Singh. Gujarat Giants enters the auction with three slots to fill and one overseas slot available, having spent 13.75 crore rupees on its retained players and retaining 1.25 crore rupees in salary cap.

The WPL 2027 season is scheduled to run from January 14 to February 7. The mini-auction will allow franchises to complete squads of up to 18 players for the fifth edition of the tournament.