It was a red-letter day for Vrinda Dinesh having hit the Women’s Premier League (WPL) pay-dirt with a whopping R1.30 crore deal, but still the 22-year-old couldn’t muster enough courage to call her mother as she would be overwhelmed and emotional in equal measure.

Vrinda on Saturday became the second-highest paid uncapped Indian player at the Women’s Premier League auction after Kashvee Gautam, who went to Gujarat Giants for Rs 2 crore.