Tamil Nadu

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.
Cricketer Ashwanth Valthapa becomes costliest player so far in the ongoing TNPL 2026 auction.
Cricketer Ashwanth Valthapa becomes costliest player so far in the ongoing TNPL 2026 auction. TNPL/X

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

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 sold are Ashwanth Valthapa at Rs 14.45 lakh and U Mukilesh at Rs 13.7 lakh

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

Sai Sudharsan strands his trade for Lyca Kovai Kings, while Sai Kishore represents Idream Tiruppur Tamizhan and Washington Sundar represent Trichy Grand Cholas

B Sai Sudharsan, Sai Kishore, Washington Sundar, and all other major names were retained by the respective franchises

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.

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So far, the two most expensive players sold are Ashwanth Valthapa at Rs 14.45 lakh and U Mukilesh at Rs 13.7 lakh

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