India, Jan. 5 -- Meg Lanning walked through the hall of a Navi Mumbai hotel donning a purple practice jersey. By the weekend, she will be wearing the yellow of UP Warriorz as the fourth season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) kicks off in Navi Mumbai.

Australia's Lanning, 33, was purchased by Warriorz at the November mega auction for a cool Rs.1.9 crore, after she was released by Delhi Capitals, the team she led to three consecutive runners-up finishes. The seasoned batter only met her new teammates a few days ago, and she asserted that she's still working her way through the functioning of the franchise.

"You don't really know how things operate or how individuals work, so that's a really important part of the initial week or so. Ge...