Ahead of the 2024 Womens Premier League (WPL) season, the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) announced its list of retained and released players on Thursday. RCB has retained stars like skipper Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Renuka Singh, and Sophie Devine.RCBs disappointing performance in 2023RCB will be eyeing to build a strong squad after the disappointing performance in the inaugural season of the league held this year. RCB failed to qualify for the playoffs in 2023 and won only two matches out of their eight outing in the event.RCB retains 11 playersThe official statement from RCB said, “RCB has retained a total of 11 players ahead of WPL 2024, which will be the second edition of the Womens Premier League”.Breaking:#WPL 2024 RETENTION LIST #RCB🔴Royal Challengers Bangalore. Retained: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine pic.twitter.com/JaBFwnTzUi— Sarvesh Gautam (@cricloversarvsh) October 19, 2023 The statement added, “Apart from retaining the Indian international trio of skipper Smriti Mandhana, wicket-keeper batter Richa Ghosh, and pacer Renuka Singh, the list of RCBs retained players also includes three foreign players – Ellyse Perry, Sophie Devine, and Heather Knight”.The impressive performance of Shreyanka Patil, Kanika Ahuja, and Asha Sobhana in the previous edition of WPL was appreciated by RCB management.🚨RETAINED PLAYERS LIST OF RCB🚨#SmritiMandhana #RCB #WPL #WPL2024 pic.twitter.com/bxFcLuMqKL— RCBIANS OFFICIAL WOMEN (@rcbianswomen) October 19, 2023 However, 60 players were retained by the franchises including 21 overseas cricketers while 29 players were released from their services by their respective squads.Full list of retained playerRCBs list of retained players: Asha Shobana, Disha Kasat, Indrani Roy, Kanika Ahuja, Renuka Singh, Richa Ghosh, Shreyanka Patil, Smriti Mandhana, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight, Sophie Devine.Players released by RCB: Komal Zanzad, Poonam Khemnar, Preeti Bose, Sahana Pawar, Dane van Niekerk, Erin Burns, Megan Schutt.
