Four exciting youngsters picked as RCB-W complete squad ahead of WPL 2025

With the WPL auction around the corner, RCB-W’s head coach, Luke Williams opened up on how Smriti Mandhana’s presence is central to the squad and how the entire contingent comes together collectively eyeing to unearth the finest of talents from the Indian women’s circuit.

Talking on the latest episode of RCB Bold Diaries, Luke Williams said, “Smriti is very involved in the entire planning and preparation phase. Fortunately, Smriti was in Australia playing for a month or two in the WBBL and also the series against Australia. We’ve spent a fair bit of time together and been able to talk through in depth about our planning and that is really nice to do that face to face rather than over the phone or in video calls.”

Luke also emphasized on the importance of scouting, stating, “Our scouting network and an analyst do a fantastic job to get every little information, we possibly could be after. When we go to make these decisions, the scouts watch so much cricket, we really trust their work and their thoughts and really appreciate what they do for us.”

He concluded with a word for the fans, stating, “It was my first season with RCB and I was absolutely blown away with the support, when we were at the Chinnaswamy and also whenever we played. That fandom is fantastic. We can’t wait to play next season, playing as defending champions and our support means so much to all of us.”The 18-member squad of RCB-W came together at the end of the WPL 2025 auction as they signed four talented youngsters from the domestic circuit. With six overseas players locked in, the focus was on signing Indian talent.

RCB-W’s first buy of the day was Uttarakhand leg-spinner, Prema Rawat who was bought in for a staggering amount of INR 1.20 crore. Up next to arrive in the ranks of RCB-W was Joshitha VJ from Kerala whose speed has been a talking factor. Bought at her base price of INR 10 lakh, Joshitha’s current stint in the India U19 team for the ongoing Women’s U19 Asia Cup was a plus point.

The third pick of the day for RCB was Raghvi Bisht, a phenomenal hitter of the ball from Uttarakhand also bought for her base price of INR 10 lakh. Jagravi Pawar, a fine off-spinner bagged for her base price of INR 10 lakh was the final buy.

RCB-W Class of 2025:

Smriti Mandhana (c), Sabbineni Meghana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry, Georgia Wareham, Shreyanka Patil, Asha Sobhana, Sophie Devine, Renuka Singh, Sophie Molineux, Ekta Bisht, Kate Cross, Kanika Ahuja, Danni Wyatt (traded), Prema Rawat, Joshitha VJ, Raghvi Bist, Jagravi Pawar