Cricket allrounder lands big payday as one of 14 Australians picked up at player auction for the Indian WPL T20 league
Gardner one of 14 Australians picked up for new competition
The subject of a fierce three-team bidding war, Gardner was bought by the Adani Group-owned Gujarat Giants, the last of the three franchises to express their interest in the 25-year-old during the auction on Monday afternoon.With Rachael Haynes, who was recently recruited as the Giants head coach, present at the auction table at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, the imprint of the former Australia captain on the side picking Gardner was unmistakable.
“But I think what we’re finding in recent times is she’s really coming into her game and maturing as a cricketer. So she plays a key role for us. Gardner, who returned her career-best figures in T20Is – 5 for 12 – in Australia’s opening fixture at the T20 World Cup against New Zealand, had a reserve price of $87,000.
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