WPL 2026: Superstars Deepti Sharma, Alyssa Healy and Meg Lanning released by UP & Delhi Capitals! Full Retention & Released players List Revealed

The Tata Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 fever has begun and the auction is slated to take place in November of this year. The auction is going to the first-ever Mega Auction in the history of the competition and ahead of this mega-event, all teams have released their player list which contains important information about who all have been retained and released public. Cricket fans are upset since some top-cricketers were let go this time.

New Zealand all-rounder Amelia Kerr, Australia's seasoned wicketkeeper-batsman Alyssa Healy, and India's ace all-rounder Deepti Sharma, who played a key role in helping the Indian Women's National Cricket Team lift their maiden Women's ODI World Cup have all been released by their respective teams. The cricket community has been greatly surprised by the decisions of the teams to let go of these star players.

The release of Deepti Sharma becomes a topic of discussion

When Deepti Sharma's name appears on the release list, fans are taken aback. In the recent Women's World Cup 2025, she was crucial to India's first-ever World Cup victory. In the final, her outstanding knock of 58 runs and five wickets changed the course of the game. Her omission from the WPL team raises concerns in spite of this. 

List of all the players that the five Women's Premier League teams have retained

Delhi Capitals

Three-time runners up Delhi Capitals have managed to hold onto a solid core of players that they can rely on.

• Shafali Verma
• Jemimah Rodrigues
• Marizanne Kapp
• Annabel Sutherland
• Niki Prasad

Mumbai Indians

Under the leadership of skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, Reigning-Champions Mumbai Indians have kept hold of their core group of players.

• Harmanpreet Kaur
• Natalie-Sciver-Brunt
• Hayley Matthews
• Amanjot Kaur
• Gunalan Kamalini

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

The victors of the second season have retained their star performers.

• Smriti Mandhana
• Ellyse Perry
• Richa Ghosh
• Shreyanka Patil

Gujarat Giants

The Gujarat-based team has put its trust in their overseas stars inlcuding captain Ash Gardner.

• Beth Mooney
• Ashleigh Gardner

UP Warriorz

Only one young player has been kept by the UP team.

• Shweta Sehrawat

Big players' release: a hint of a shift in strategy

It's evident that clubs are increasingly concentrating on squad makeup and performance rather than merely names ahead of WPL 2026. One significant indication of this change is the release of celebrities like Amelia Kerr, Alyssa Healy, and Deepti Sharma.

Now, everyone will be watching the impending mega-auction, where these renowned players will engage in a bidding battle. Seeing which team manages to get them will be thrilling.

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