India, Oct. 28 -- The WPL 2027 auction was not a highly busy affair, with most sides just looking to fill little gaps in their already settled squads. Despite a low-profile auction, the one who quietly stole the spotlight was teenaged allrounder Uma Kashvi. She was picked up by Delhi Capitals, becoming the youngest player to ever fetch a WPL contract, at 15 years and 202 days.

Kashvi was placed in the uncapped allrounder category. Delhi Capitals placed the opening bid of Rs.10 lakh for her with no competing offers from the other four franchises. They secured her services at the base price to fill one of their five available squad slots.

The youngest player in WPL until Wednesday was Deeya Yadav, who was also picked up by Delhi Capitals,...