The tournament will be played in Navi Mumbai and Vadodara between January 9 and February 5

Catch all the live updates of the WPL 2026 Mega Auction, which is being held in New Delhi

India's top stars Harmanpreet Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma and Richa Ghosh have been retained by their respective teams

Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur have been retained by RCB and MI respectively

The former Australia cricketer replaces two-time championship winning coach Charlotte Edwards, who has taken up the England job