Cricketer Ashwanth Valthapa becomes costliest player so far in the ongoing TNPL 2026 auction. TNPL/X
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TNPL 2026 auction HIGHLIGHTS | Ashwanth Valthapa joins CSG for Rs 14.45 lakh; Mukilesh to NRK for Rs 13.7 lakh
The auction for Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL 2026) is underway. Check the highlights here.
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The auction for the tenth edition of Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL 2026) began at 2.30 pm on July 3. The tenth edition of the tournament will be held in two phases between August 4 to August 28 in Natham and Chennai. A total of 783 cricketers have registered to go under the hammer. While there are no players slotted in Category A, Category B has 10, followed by 6 in C, and 767 in D
Chepauk adds the last 5 players in the team
The list includes B Arun, Harish Aadhitya, Vignesh M, Sujay, and Mohana Prasath M
Dinesh Veda Guru sold to Salem for Rs 30,000
As last few players left under the hammer, two teams still remain to complete their squads.
Madhav Prasad sold to Coimbatore for Rs 30,000
Nellai Royal Kings
Lyca Kovai Kings
Ajay K Krishnan, Mohammed Tibiyan, Nitin Ramanan , Swadesh B, and Thamarai Selvan go unsold
Nirankar Sharma sold to Dindgul for Rs 1.7 lakh
iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
Chepauk Super Gillies
Lakshay Jain goes unsold
Mohana Prasath sold to Chepauk for Rs 30,000
Kavin R sold to Salem for Rs 1.45 lakh
Pranav B goes unsold
Sakthi Karuppaswamy sold to Dindigul for Rs 30,000
Himalaya sold to Madurai for Rs 30,000
Vijay Abhimanyu T sold to Tiruchy for Rs 30,000
Ashwin M goes unsold
Bharath Kumar M sold to Nellai Royal Kings for Rs 30,000
Vishal M sold to Tiruppur for Rs 30,000
Ram Kumar R sold to Madurai for Rs 30,000
BK Kishore sold to Dindigul for Rs 30,000
Arun B, Sujay S, and Dinesh Veda Guru go unsold
Harish Aadhitya goes unsold
Mithul Raj M goes unsold
Dindigul Dragons
The last accelerated round of the evening has began, where all the teams will get a chance to complete their squads.
Remaining purse for all teams
Salem - Rs 2.37 lakh
Chepauk - Rs 2.33 lakh
Coimbatore - Rs 1.89 lakh
Madurai - Rs 4.93 lakh
Tiruchy - Rs 9.56 lakh
Tirunelveli - Rs 1.66 lakh
Dindigul - Rs 11.98 lakh
Tiruppur - Rs 4.47 lakh
Shantanu K sold to Tiruppur for Rs 30,000
Sujay S, Sanjev Kumar V, and Jayanth S go unsold
Visithran goes unsold
Ganesh S sold to Tiruppur for Rs 2.05 lakh
Karthikeyan R goes unsold
Subash S sold to Nellai Royal Kings for Rs 30,000
Sarath Kumar goes unsold
Bhuvaneswaran K sold to Dindigul for Rs 2.05 lakh
Mithun Vijay sold to Coimbatore for Rs 30,000
Bhavan Suriya S sold to Tiruchy for Rs 3 lakh
Udaya Kumar M sold to Salem for Rs 2.05 lakh
Rohit Suthar goes unsold
Hari Ragavendra sold to Madurai for Rs 1.6 lakh
Prasid Akash H sold to Coimbatore for Rs 30,000
Vineeth VK sold to Dindigul for Rs 2.8 lakh
Siddharth Mahadevan sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 8.7 lakhs
Waseem Ahmed sold to Chepauk Super Gillies for Rs 5.20 lakh
Shavin V sold to Madurai for Rs 1.55 lakh
Himalaya goes unsold
Manav Parakh sold to Coimbatore for Rs 40,000
Nirmal Kumar P goes unsold
Veerraviswa K goes unsold
Kiran Karthikeyan sold to Madurai for Rs 30,000
Rohan Ravi sold to Madurai for Rs 55,000
Rajkumar K sold to Tiruchy for Rs 90,000
So far, the two most expensive players are: Ashwanth Valthapa and U Mukilesh
Ashwanth Valthapa was bought by Chepauk Super Gillies for Rs 14.45 lakh, while U Mukilesh was picked up by Nellai Royal Kings for Rs 13.7 lakh at the TNPL 2026 auction.
Ashwanth Chidambaram Valthapa is an Indian-born Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates cricket team while U Mukilesh is a middle-order batter in the league. Mukilesh received his maiden call-up to the Indian national team in 2021.
Shoaib Mohammed Khan sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 1.25 lakh
Ashwanth Valthapa sold to Chepauk Super Gillies for Rs 14.45 lakh, becomes costliest player so far
Maan K Bafna Sold to Kovai Kings for Rs 1.4 lakh
Gowtham Thamarai Kannan sold to Trichy Grand Cholas for Rs 1 lakh
R Rohit Sold to Nellai Royal Kings for Rs 60,000
Trilok Nag sold to Kovai Kings for Rs 45,000
G Periyaswamy sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 4.5 lakh
Mohit Mittan sold to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 2.45 lakh
Sachin Sre Dev sold to Tiruneveli for Rs 30,000
Vijay Abimanyu goes unsold
Sanjay MS goes unsold
Nitin R Ramanan goes unsold
Mohammed Saad goes unsold
Deeban Lingesh sold to Chepauk for Rs 30,000
Ram Aravindh R sold to Chepauk for Rs 2.05 lakh
Sai Shriraam G goes unsold
Siddharth G goes unsold
Rathnam AVR goes unsold
Ashwin M goes unsold
Jitnedra Kumar CH sold to Coimbatore for Rs 30,000
B Sai Sudharsan, R Sai Kishore and Washington Sundar were retained by their respective franchises, with Sudharsan continuing at Lyca Kovai Kings, Sai Kishore at iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans and Washington Sundar at Trichy Grand Cholas.
Mukilesh U makes history
Mukilesh U made history of sorts as he was bagged for a massive 13.7 lakh by NRK in an intense bidding war. On the other hand, Madurai went on to pick Periyasamy G for 4.5 lakh.