Ahmedabad, November 30 (IANS). To spread the message of fitness, patriotism and unity, Adani Group organized a marathon race on Sunday under the theme ‘Run for our soldier’. Many famous personalities participated in this marathon. This included Indian women’s cricket team wicketkeeper-batsman Yastika Bhatia, who was included in the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction by Gujarat Giants. Yastika expressed his happiness for being associated with this franchise. In this auction, the first bid (30 lakh) was made in the name of Yastika Bhatia by Gujarat Giants. After this, UP Warriors increased the bid to Rs 5 lakh. Gujarat responded by raising the bid to Rs 40 lakh. Meanwhile, UP Warriors stepped in. This team made a bid of Rs 45 lakh but Gujarat Giants finally managed to add Yastika to their team for Rs 50 lakh. Born on November 1, 2000 in Baroda (Vadodara), Yastika expressed his happiness on joining the Gujarat team. She said, “I am from Vadodara. I am happy to have been signed by Gujarat Giants. It is a matter of pride for me. I may not be able to play this year, but I am thankful for the way the franchise has reposed faith in me. I will give my 100 percent when I represent Gujarat Giants. Hopefully we will win the trophy very well at the moment. WPL 2026 is very exciting.” “It’s going to be exciting.” Yastika Bhatia played her last three seasons for Mumbai Indians. In this period, Yastika scored 506 runs at an average of 18.74. Yastika played an innings of 57 runs against Delhi Capitals. If we look at Yastika Bhatia’s performance in T20 International cricket, she has scored 214 runs in 19 T20 matches at an average of 16.46. During this period, apart from 5 catches, he also made 8 stumpings. Yastika has scored 666 runs in 28 ODIs, while she has 98 runs in 3 Test matches. –IANS RSG Share this story Tags