New Delhi, March 13 -- Sophie Devine, the 36-year-old New Zealand all-rounder, has been valued at £210,000, the highest bid in the inaugural Women's Hundred auction, alongside Australia's Beth Mooney, reflecting on the growth of women's cricket.

Devine, who recently stepped down as New Zealand's T20 captain, expressed her pride in being part of this growth, saying, "I am privileged and grateful for the opportunity and to be snapped up."

"Look, certainly exceeded expectations by a fair stretch. The really cool thing for me is just to see where the women's game's gone, from back when I first started, and you got paid 30 bucks for a weekend, to some of the money that was getting thrown around. So, look, I'm certainly really privileged...