ISPL auction sees intense bidding ahead of Season 2

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 12 (ANI): The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) Season 2 auction witnessed intense bidding wars as six teams used the opportunity to build strong teams for the upcoming second season of the league, scheduled to be played at the Dadoji Kondadev Stadium in Mumbai from January 26 to February 15, according to a release from ISPL.

The exciting mega auction took place in Mumbai on Wednesday with 350 players, selected from 55 cities through extensive trials, going under the hammer. As the bidding gathered pace, a total of 96 players were selected by six teams.

Abhishek Kumar Dalhor was the most expensive buy after Majhi Mumbai, owned by Amitabh Bachchan, successfully outbid the competition with an impressive bid of Rs 20.50 lakh, going up from the base price of Rs 3 Lakh. The 15-year-old Sharik Yasir, the youngest player in the auction, was bought for Rs 3lakh by Akshay Kumar-owned Srinagar Ke Veer

With team owners looking to build the perfect team, the competition to get the best cricket talent into their respective 16-member squads was intense. As the auction drew to a close, the six franchises had spent more than Rs 5.54 cr.

The pioneering tennis-ball T10 cricket tournament, which was launched earlier this year with the inaugural edition, brings the excitement of street cricket to the stadium, providing a professional platform for talented players in the country.

This year’s auction also saw the introduction of the Right-to-Match (RTM) and Icon Player rule as the teams were allowed to add one icon player into their squad and also retain two players from their last season’s squad as part of the RTM rule.

Vijay Jaysing for Rs 13.75 lakh (Majhi Mumbai, owned by Amitabh Bachchan) and Krishna Satpute for Rs 8.50 lakh (Falcon Risers Hyderabad, owned by Ram Charan), Deepak Dogra for Rs 6 lakh (Chennai Singams, owned by Suriya), Saroj Paramanik for Rs 16.25 lakh (KVN Bangalore Strikers, owned by Hrithik Roshan), Dilip Binjwa for Rs 6 lakh (Srinagar Ke Veer, owned by Akshay Kumar), Bhavesh Pawar for Rs 8.50 lakh (Tiigers of Kolkata, owned by Kareena Kapoor Khan & Saif Ali Khan) were bought as icon players by the teams to bolster their respective squads.

Core Committee Member of ISPL Sachin Tendulkar said that it was encouraging to see the growing interest in the league from across the country.

“It is encouraging to see the growing interest in ISPL from across the country. Tennis-ball cricket is an exciting format, and ISPL has provided a competitive platform for players to showcase their skills. The inaugural season highlighted some special performances, and this year, the league has expanded to more cities to identify emerging talent. I hope these players make the most of this chance and receive the recognition they deserve,” Tendulkar was quoted in a release from ISPL as saying.

Core Committee Member of ISPL Ashish Shelar said: “The inaugural season was a huge success. With a perfect blend of sports and entertainment, ISPL was loved by the fans not just inside the stadium but also on TV and OTT from across the country. The players became household names as we presented tennis-ball cricket in a grand avatar. After the enormous success of Season 1, here we are with a much bigger second edition. We received more than 30 lakh registrations for this season.”

Squads:

Tiigers of Kolkata: Bhavesh Pawar (8.50 lakh), Ravi Gupta (6 lakh), Firas Mohammed (3 lakh), Vivek Mohanan (5 lakh), Prathamesh Thakare (11 lakh), Navaz Khan (5.50 lakh), Fardeen Kazi (15.90 lakh), Thomas Dias (8.15 lakh), Hardeep Singh (3 lakh), Munna Shaikh (6.50 lakh), Sarfraz Khan (3 lakh), Rohit Chandigarh (3 lakh), Subhajit Jana Dhoni (3 lakh), Imroz Khan (9.50 lakh), Shivam Kumar (3.40 lakh) and Firdos Alam (3 lakh).

Majhi Mumbai: Deepak Limboo (3 lakh), Kabir Singh (3 lakh), Abhishek Dalhor (20.50 lakh), Vijay Jaysing (13.75 lakh), Ankur Singh (3.20 lakh), Eshant Sharma (3 lakh), Yogesh Penkar (11.65 lakh), Rajat Mundhe (5 lakh), Mehendra Chandan (3 lakh), Asif Luhar (3 lakh), Mohammed Nadeem (8.25 lakh), Amit Naik (3 lakh), Rajendra Singh (7 lakh), Ankit Yadav (3 lakh), Vijay Kumar (3 lakh) and Birendra Ram (3 lakh).

KVN Bangalore Strikers: Akash Gautam (4.40 lakh), Saroj Paramanik (16.25 lakh), Irfan Patel (5.25 lakh), Bunty Patel (3 lakh), Arjun Bhosale (3 lakh), Pinku Paul (10 lakh), Sanjay Kanojjiya (10.10 lakh), Pradeep Patil (3 lakh), Prathamesh Pawar (3 lakh), Ankit Mourya (3 lakh), Nitin Matunge (3 lakh), Shreyash Matiwaddar (3 lakh), Ashiq Shamsu (6.50 lakh), Krushna Pawar (10.50 lakh), Farman Khan (3 lakh) and Ajaz Qureshi (10 lakh).

Falcon Risers Hyderabad: Krishna Satpute (8.50 lakh), Vishwajit Thakur (10.50 lakh), Varun Kumar (3 lakh), Jonty Sarkar (3 lakh), Aryan Kharkar (3 lakh), Irfan Umair (16.50 lakh), Prathmesh Mhatre (4 lakh), Rajesh Poojary (3 lakh), Prabjot Singh (3 lakh), Mansoor KL (3 lakh), Shreyash Kadam (3 lakh), Anand Baghel (3 lakh), Vicky Bhoir (12.50 lakh), Aakash Jangid (3 lakh), Bablu Patil (11 lakh) and Parveen Kumar (6.50 lakh).

Chennai Singams: Deepak Dogra (6 lakh), Sumeet Dhekale (10.10 lakh), Siyyadri Siyyadri (3 lakh), Rahul Sawant (3 lakh), Shubham Sangale (3 lakh), Jagat Sarkar (15.40 lakh), Venkatachalapathi Vignesh (3 lakh), Jignesh Patel (6.65 lakh), Vedant Mayekar (3 lakh), Devid Gogoi (4.20 lakh), Prashant Gharat (5.75 lakh), Mohammad Zeeshan (3 lakh), Ketan Mhatre (17.25 lakh), R. Thavith Kumar (3 lakh), Anurag Sarshar (9.60 lakh) and Farhat Ahmad (3 lakh).

Srinagar Ke Veer: Dilip Binjwa (6 lakh), Akash Tarekar (3 lakh), Sai Shelar (3 lakh), Prajyot Ambhire (6.75 lakh), Sahil Longale (3.20 lakh), Lokesh Lokesh (6.25 lakh), Harsh Adsul (3 lakh), Sagar Ali (6 lakh), Sharik Yasir (3 lakh), Raju Mukhiya (8.50 lakh), Rajesh Sorte (3 lakh), Hanumanth Reddy Kapu (3 lakh), Suvronil Roy (4.40 lakh), Firoz Shaikh (3 lakh), Mangesh Vaity (3 lakh) and Sanskar Dhyani (3 lakh).