Uncapped batsman Simran Shaikh expressed her want to satisfy India stalwart Virat Kohli and outlined her objective to characterize the Indian nationwide staff. Simran made the headlines after Gujarat Giants broke the financial institution within the current Women’s Premier League 2025 public sale. The franchise roped in Simran for Rs 1.9 crore. She additionally grew to become the costliest purchase of the afternoon on Sunday. The younger batter revealed that Virat is her favourite participant and her objective is to characterize India, for which she is making all of the efforts.
“My dream is to meet Virat Kohli once. I just want a jersey of India and that is why I am making all these efforts,” Simran advised ANI.
Delhi Capitals and the Gujarat-based franchise got here into the bidding conflict for the uncapped batter. Her base value was Rs 5 lakh and made her technique to the Giants with a whopping quantity of Rs 1.9 crore.
In the inaugural season of the match, Simran performed for the Gujarat-based franchise and featured in 9 video games.
Simran feels it’s her accountability to contribute to the franchise and added, “I thank the GG (Gujarat Giants) family. After getting such a huge amount, it’s now my responsibility to perform for them. I thank my parents because there is not much. support for such things in my community, but they always supported me.”
Reflecting on the public sale, head coach Michael Klinger mentioned the staff’s precedence was to amass gamers who might make an impression within the taking part in eleven and Simran is a helpful addition to the staff.
“Simran Shaikh is another valuable addition to the team. She brings a lot of power and has an impressive strike rate. There are only a handful of players in women’s cricket who can do that. I think she will create healthy competition among the Indian batters. for a spot in the team, which is exactly what you want 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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