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Live updates: TNPL Auction 2023 comes to an end
A total of 943 players will be up for grabs in the first TNPL auction, which is being hosted at a plush hotel in Mahabalipuram. Auction has replaced the draft system, which was used to pick players in the 1st six editions of the TNPL. The players have been divided into 4 categories - A, B, C, and D - depending on their experience. India internationals Thangarasu Natarajan, Varun Chakravarthy, Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar, and Sandeep Warrier will be up for grabs first. The 7th season will be hosted in four district centres - Coimbatore, Salem, Dindigul, and Tirunelveli.
After two days of bidding, here is the final list of players for each team:
Here are the Top 5 buys after two days of bidding war.
1. Sai Sudharsan – Lyca Kovai Kings - 21.6L
2. Sanjay Yadav - Chepauk Super Gillies - 17.6L
3. Shivam Singh - Dindigul Dragons - 15.95L
4. Sonu Yadav – Nellai Royal Kings - 15.2L
5. Abhishek Tanwar – Salem Spartans - 13.2L
The Two days of TNPL Auction 2023 has come to an end.
P Anand, Chairman of TNPL addresses the gathering and gives his vote of thanks.
Rahul goes unsold.
Affhan Khader M goes to Dindigul for his base price.
Vignesh S Iyer goes unsold.
Chepauk Super Gillies gest Rocky B for his base price.
Vignesh P goes to Dindigul for his base price.
Sai Prakash VÂ Athish SR go unsold.
Lokesh Raj TD goes to Chepauk Super Gillies for his base price.Â
Raghavan M goes to Tiruppur for Rs 50K.
Adithya A goes to Nellai for his base price.Â
Karthik Saran M and Sadlain Mushtad R go unsold.
Manish GR goes unsold.
Arun S goes to DD for his base price.
Tiruppur buys Bhuvaneswaran P for his base price.
Om Prakash KM goes to Lyca Kovai Kings for his base price.
Santhosh Kumar D and Iyappan B go unsold.
Batter Sujay S goes to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 50K.
Arya Yohan Menon goes unsold.
Nellai Royal Kings gets Arun Kumar SJ for his base price.
Dindigul Dragons buys Sarath Kumar C for Rs 50K.
OM Nitin K goes unsold.
Suugendhiran P with Nellai Royal Kings for base price.
Veeramani T and Achyuth C go unsold.
Rohan Ravi Bhutra goes to Dindigul Dragons for his base price.
All-rounder Advaith Sharma goes to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 50K.
Mukunth K goes unsold.
S Karthik goes to Madurai Panthers for his base price of 2L.
The final session of the bidding resumes
Auction to resume post-lunch.
Lyca Kovai Kings gets spin-bowler Jhatavedh Subramanyan for 75K.
GM Nitin K goes unsold.
Karthick Shanmugam sold to Ballsy Trichy for Rs 50K.
Left-arm spinner Mathivanan M sold to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 1.20L.
Surya B sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 4.40L.
Vinod SP sold to Trichy for Rs 50K.
Divakar R sold to Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 1L.
Aravind S sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 70K.
Saran T sold to Trichy for 50K.
Viju Arul M sold to CSG for Rs 50K.
Rohan J sold to NRK for Rs 50K.
Boopathi Vaishna Kumar sold to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 1.70L.
Santosh Shiv S sold to CSG for Rs 50K.
Ayush M sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 50K.
Karuppusamy A sold to Tiruppur for Rs 50K.
Ajay K Krishnan sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 1.90L.
Hemcharan P sold to Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 50K.
Ram Arvindh R sold to Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 3.05L.
Yudheeswaran V sold to Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 50K
Harish NS sold to NRK for Rs 70K.
Sudhan D sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 50K.
Vetrivel I sold to Tiruppur for Rs 50K.
Radhakrishnan S sold to Tiruppur for Rs 65K.
Rahul D sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 50K.
Manigandan S sold to Tiruppur for Rs 50K.
Krish Jain sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 50K.
Mohamed Azeem K sold to Trichy for Rs 50K.
Mohamed Ali S sold to Tiruppur for Rs 60K.
Poiyamozhi M sold to NRK for Rs 1.70L.
Saravana P sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 70K.
Atheeq Ur Rahman sold to Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 1.95L.
Kavin R sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 2L.
Karthikeyan sold to Salem Spartans for 50K.
Diran VP sold to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 50K.
Kabilan N sold to NRK for Rs 60K.
Deeban Lingesh sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 2L.
Vimal Kumar R sold to Dindigul Dragons for 1.50L.
Kumar S sold to Chepauk Super Gillies for Rs 50K.
Mukilesh U goes to LKK for Rs 6L
Ganesh S sold to Tiruppur for Rs 60K.
Kiran Akash sold to Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 6.50L.
Anton Andrew sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 50K.
Yuvaraj V sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 50K
Rahul Ayyappan sold to Tiruppur for 50K.
Selva Kumar sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 50K.
Surya Prakash sold to NRK for Rs 2L.
Guru Sayee sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 50K.
Purse remaining as of now:
* Chepauk Super Gillies - Rs 3.20L
* Dindigul Dragons - Rs 11.20L
* IDream Tiruppur Thamizhans - Rs 6.25L
* Lyca Kovai Kings - 22.35L
* Ballsy Trichy - Rs 12.55L
* Nellai Royal Kings - Rs 11.80L
* Salem Spartans - Rs 15.60L
* Siechem Madurai Panthers - 18.10L
Day 2 of the TNPL Auction begins.
Sai Sudharsan becomes the most-expensive player so far in the first-ever TNPL Auction. Picked for Rs 21.6L by Lyca Kovai Kings.
The Day 1 of the TNPL 2023 Auction has come to an end.
Dinesh Kumar R goes unsold.
Wicket-keeper batsman Rithik Easwaran S sold to Nellai Royal Kings for Rs 5.5L.Â
Mokit Hariharan sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 5.4L.
Yuvaraj V and Rajkumar K go unsold.
Gurjapneet Singh sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 2.05L.
Emmanuel Cherian B and Mohamed Azeem K go unsold.Â
All-rounder Sibi R goes to Chepauk Super Gillies for Rs 50K.
Arun B, Vijay Abimanyu T and Iyappan B go unsold.
Akki Shravanth VP and Sanjay Surya RI goes unsold.Â
Aaditya V sold to Madurai Panthers for base price of 50K.
Rahul B, Prashid Akash H and Rohan J go unsold.
Gowtham Thamarai Kannan sold to Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 1.45L.
Ayush M goes unsold.
Nilesh Subramanian R and Ashwin R go unsold.
Godson G sold to Ballsy Trichy for Rs 50K.
Nirmal Kumar P goes unsold.
Gowri Sankar J sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 50K.
Shyam Sundar S goes unsold.
Easwaran K sold to Ballsy Trichy for Rs 1.00L.
Ajay Chetan J goes unsold.
Amith Sathivik VR sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 2.40L.
Batsman Nidhish Rajagopal sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 2.15L.
Mithun R sold to Nellai Royal Kings for Rs 1.05L.
Medium-pacer Sri Neranjan R sold to Nellai Royal Kings for Rs 1.10L.
All-rounder G Parthasarathy sold to IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans for Rs 50K. Â
Rakesh Kumar P goes unsold.
Right-handed opener Hemanth Kumar G sold to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 60K.
Ashay Parameswaran goes unsold.
Kishoor G sold to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 50K.
Bhuvaneshwar V goes unsold.
Shabeer D and Selva Ganapathy M go unsold.
Salem Spartans gets Muhammad Adnan Khan for Rs 1.3L.
Abishek S to Salem Spartans for Rs 50k.
Sachin R sold to Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 50K.
Mihir R goes unsold.
Sai Abisek S sold to Siechem Madurai Panthers for Rs 50K.
Sunny Sandhu sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 10L.
Current bid for Sunny Sandhu is Rs 10L.
Salem Spartans and Lyca Kovai Kings are up for the race.
Sunny Sandhu is up for bidding. Current value at Rs 6.0L.
Prashant R goes unsold.
Shivam Singh sold to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 15.95L!
Salem Spartans and Dindigul Dragons are bidding now. Current value of Shivam Singh is at Rs 15.95L.
Category D players under the bidding. First player Shivam Singh is now up for grab.
Auction resumes after a break.
Purse remaining as of now:
* Chepauk Super Gillies - Rs 3.70L
* Dindigul Dragons - Rs 28.25L
* IDream Tiruppur Thamizhans - Rs 6.75L
* Lyca Kovai Kings - 24.30L
* Ba11sy Trichy - Rs 14.05L
* Nellai Royal Kings - Rs 21.65L
* Salem Spartans - Rs 35.70L
* Siechem Madurai Panthers - 21.15L
Ten minutes break now. Auction to resume soon.
M Silambarasan with Chepauk Super Gillies for Rs 2.70L.
Salem Spartans and Chepauk Super Gillies lock horns. Current bid at 2.70L.Â
M Silambarasan is up for bidding. Currently priced at Rs 2.10L.
Last player from Category C is M Silambarasan
Shijit Chandran P sold to Madurai Panthers for Rs 2.60L.
Shijit Chandran P is up for the grab now. Current bid at ₹2.40L. Madurai Panthers and Royal Kings are up for the race.
Akshay V Srinivasan goes to Ballsy Trichy for 4.30L.
Dindigul Dragons and Ballsy Trichy are up for the race.
Akshay V Srinivasan is up for bidding. Current value at ₹2.70L.
Shahjahan M goes to Ballsy Trichy for Rs 3L.
Shahjahan M is up for grab now. Trichy and Nellai are in the race.
We have 5 more players to go in Category C.
All-rounder R Rajkumar goes to Ballsy Trichy for Rs 5.80L.
Rajkumar R currently priced at ₹5.60L.
Maan K Bafna sold to Salem Spartans for Rs 5.9L.
Second session ends; Saravana Kumar goes to Dindigul.
The second session has come to an end. Auction to resume after a 30-minute break.
P Saravana Kumar, the highest-wicket-taker last season, has been sold for Rs 6.6L to Dindigul Dragons.
Hari Nishaanth goes to Madurai Panthers for Rs 12.2 Lakhs.
Hari Nishaant who was part of Chennai Super Kings is now up for bidding..
Lyca Kovai Kings gets M Mohammed for Rs 10.6 lakh.
Trichy buys Athisayaraj Davidson for Rs 5.2 lakh.
Subodh Bhati goes to Dindigul Dragons for Rs 10.4L.
Rahil Shah, former captain of Trichy Warriors, goes for base price of Rs 2 lakh to Chepauk Super Gillies.
Daryl Ferrario goes to Ballsy Trichy for Rs 4.4L.
I never thought I would be bought for such a high price. TNPL has helped both my brother and myself. I am very happy for him as well, says Sonu Yadav.
Top buys so far:
* Sai Sudharsan - Rs 21.6 lakh
* Sanjav Yadav - Rs 17.6 lakh
* Sonu Yadav - Rs 15.3 lakh
* Sai Kishore - Rs 13 lakh
* Harish Kumar - Rs 12.8 lakh
Abhishek Tanwar bags Rs 13.20L as Salem Spartans picks him.
NS Chaturved, who led Madurai Panthers last year, will play for Tirupur Tamizhans.
Chepauk bids for Abhishek Tanwar. Current value at Rs 5L.
Purse remaining as of 16.30pm:
* Chepauk Super Gillies: Rs 11.40L
* Dindigul Dragons: Rs 47.25L
* IDream Tiruppur Thamizhans: Rs 28.45L
* Lyca Kovai Kings: 34.90L
* Ba11sy Trichy: Rs 57.75L
* Nellai Royal Kings: Rs 21.65L
* Salem Spartans: Rs 58.60L
Chaturved NS up for pick now. Trichy and Tiruppur push bid above Rs 7L.
Jagannath Sinivas goes to Salem Spartans for 2.8 lakh.
Nellai Royal Kings secure Pacer Aswin Crist for his base price of Rs 2 Lakh.
Anirudh Sita Ram picked by Tiruppur for Rs 4.80L.
Anirudh Sita Ram B's current bid at Rs 4.60L. Tiruppur pushes it further.
Satish R goes to Chepauk Super Gillies again! He is bought for Rs 4.20L
Royal Kings and Super Gillies increase the bid to Rs 4.20L.
Former CSG player Satish R goes for bidding now.
Salem finally takes Kaushik for Rs 8.40L
Kaushik Gandhi belongs to Salem Spartans? Madurai is giving a tough fight..
Dindigul Dragons take the bid to Rs 6L as final call nears.
Kaushik Gandhi's current bid at Rs 5L. Trichy and Chepauk in the race.
Tiruppur picks Sai Kishore for Rs 13L.
Looks like Tiruppur and Madurai are not willing to give up on Sai Kishore. Current bid at Rs 12.20L.
Lat call for Rs 11.80L is here. Bid to touch Rs 12L? Wait and watch.
Madurai and Tiruppur up the bid to Rs 11L.
Gujarat Titan's Sai Kishore is here now. Super Gillies and Dragons take the bid to Rs 9L.
Madurai bags M Ashwin for Rs 6.60L.
Chepauk and Madurai take the bid to Rs 6.40L.
M Ashwin is up for grab now. Chepauk and Tirupur bidding now.
Nellai buys Karthik for Rs 12.20L as we move on to the next player.
Current bid for Arun Karthick KB at Rs 12.20L.
Arun Karthick KB up for bid now. Madurai and Trichy lock horns for this keeper.
Sai Sudharsan B goes to Lyca Kovai Kings for Rs 21.60L. This is the highest bid in the auction so far. His current price is a lakh more than his IPL bid.
Nellai to come back with Rs21L? Yes
TNPL auction sees its highest bid at Rs 20.60L for Sai Sudharsan B!
Nellai Royal Kings and Lyca Kovai Kings in the race. Bid likely to touch Rs 20L.
Current bid for Sai Sudharshan touches Rs 19L.
Sai Sudharshan B up for bid now. Chepauk and Dindigul in the race.
The second session of the TNPL 2023 Auction begins.
Chepauk Super Gillies owner Mr Sivanthi Adityan at TNPL Auction 2023, taking place in Mahabalipuram.
Chepauk Super Gillies buys so far:
Pradosh Ranjan Paul (Rs 5L), Baba Aparajith (Rs 10L), Harish Kumar (Rs 12.8L), Sanjay Yadav ( Rs 17.60L)
Top buys in the TNPL 2023 Auction so far:
1. Sanjay Yadav R - Rs 17.60L - Chepauk Super Gillies
2. Sonu Yadav - Rs 15.20L - Nellai Royal Kings
3. Harish Kumar - Rs 12.80L - Chepauk Super Gillies
4. Swapnil K Singh - Rs 12L - Siechem Madurai Panthers
5. Vijay Shankar - Rs 10.25L - IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans
Break time! The team owners will gather after an hour for upcoming bids.
Sanjay Yadav sold to Chepauk Super Gillies for 17.60L.
Current bid at 17.60L for Sanjay Yadav. Chepauk Super Gillies in the race
Sanjay Yadav is the highest bid so far. Current bid at Rs 17.20L.
Current bid at 15.40L for Sanjay Yadav. CSG is bidding now.
Sanjay Yadav R up for grabs now!
Swapnil Singh sold to Siechem Madurai Panthers for 12L.
Left-arm spinner Swapnil Singh current bid at 12L. Salem Spartans and Madurai Panthers in the race.
Current bid at Rs 9.20L for Swapnil.Â
Current bid at Rs 8L for Swapnil. Dindigul ups the price.
Swapnil K Singh up for bid now. Salem, Nellai, Madurai in the race.
Next one on the list is Abhinav M, left-hand batter. Base price at Rs 2L.
Kousik J belongs to Madurai Panthers, bought at Rs 7.60L.
Current high bid at Rs 7.60L for Kousik J.
Kousik J, all-rounder, currently priced at Rs 3.20L. Madurai and Trichy in the race.
R Kavin, who made his Ranji debut this year, up for bid now.
Harish Kumar goes to Chepauk Super Gillies at Rs 12.80L.
CSG's bid now at Rs 12.80L for Harish Kumar.
Chepauk increases the rate. Current bid at Rs 10.40L.
Will Madurai come back with Rs 10.40L for player no. 45? High bid is currently at Rs 10.20L.
Madurai and Salem in the battle to grab Harish. Chepauk joins the race now.
Salem Spartans goes up to Rs 7.20L. Likely to buy Harish Kumar in a few more seconds.
Bid goes up to Rs 6L for Harish Kumar
Harish Kumar S: Current bid at Rs 4L by Nellai Royal Kings and Salem Spartans.
Ajith Ram S, who made his Rani Trophy debut this year goes to IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans for Rs 4.20L.
Ajith Ram S up for bids now. Current bid at Rs 3.80L.
Nellai Kings grab Sonu Yadav for Rs 15.20L.
Final few seconds to decide the fate of Sonu Yadav. Chepauk goes up to Rs 15L
Highest bid so far: Chepauk takes it to Rs 14.60L.
Current bid at Rs 11.80L. Nellai and Chepauk lock horns now.
Rs 9L it is now for Sonu Yadav R. Nellai Royal Kings and Tiruppur Thamizhans not giving up!
It's between Nellai Royal Kings and Lyca Kovai Kings. Current bid is at Rs 5L.
All-rounder Sonu Yadav R comes up for bid at Rs 2L.
Mohan Prasad SÂ sold to Nellai Royal Kings for Rs 3.4L.
Left-arm spinner Mohan Prasad S is up for grabs now. Current bid at Rs 3L.
Andimani Pradeep passes as no one comes up for bidding!
Former Dindigul Dragons player, Andimani Ganga Pradeep, comes up for bid now with a base price of Rs 2L.
After lots of discussions, R Vivek goes to Tiruppur Thamizhans for Rs 7.80L
Ashwin asks for more time as Salem and Dindigul lock horns to buy R Vivek.
Didingul Dragons are back in the show. Current bid at Rs 7.40L.
Salem Spartans are the current highest bidders at Rs 7L.
Salem Spartans joins the race.
Didingul Dragons and Ba11sy Trichy bid for R Vivek. Current bid at Rs 6L.
Yes! Baba Aparajith goes to Chepauk Super Gillies for Rs 10L.
Chepauk Super Gillies are back with Rs 10L.
Nellai Royal Kings is surely not giving up on Baba Aparajith. Bids at Rs 9.80L
Chepauk Super Gillies goes for Rs 9.60L now.
Nellai Royal Kings' current bid for Baba Aparajith is at Rs 9.40L.
Dindigul's current bid for Baba Aparajith is at Rs 6.40L.
Dindigul Dragons and Nellai Royal Kings locking horns for Aparajith. Current bid is at Rs 5L.
Dindigul Dragons buys Indrajith B for Rs 6L.
Dindigul Dragons and Nellai Royal Kings bid for Indrajith B. Current bid is at Rs 2.20L.
Oops! Vignesh K passes for now.
Up next is Vignesh K with base price at Rs 2L.
Pradosh Ranjan Paul sold to Chepauk Super Gillies for Rs 5L.
Chepauk not giving up on Pradosh Ranjan Paul. Current bid is at Rs 5L.
Battle between Nellai and Chennai for this Ranji's TN captain Pradosh Ranjan Paul.
Siddharth M to play for Kovai Kings for Rs 6L.
Lyca Kovai Kings fighting strong for Siddharth!
Battle is between Nellai Royal Kings, Lyca Kovai Kings. Current bid is at Rs 4L
CV Varun bought for Rs 6.75L by Dindigul Dragons. Ashwin and the spinner to play in the same team.
CV Varun bought for Rs 6.75L by Dindigul Dragons. Ashwin and the spinner to play in the same team.
Looks like Dindigul Dragons not giving up on Varun. Current bid is at Rs 6.75L
Madurai panthers to be back at Rs 6.5L for Varun? Yes!
It's between the Panthers and the Dragons. Current bid for Varun is at Rs 6L
Dindigul Dragons at a high of Rs 5L for Varun Chakravarthy.
Varun Chakravarthy, last player in the Category A, will begin at Rs 3L.
Sandeep Warrier, the fast-bowler, goes to Nellai Royal Kings for Rs 8.25L
Sandeep Warrier: Dindigul Dragons and Salem bidding now!
T Natarajan to play for Trichy, bought for Rs 6.25L
Chepauk Super Gillies and BA11SY Trichy locking horns to buy Natrajan.
Natarajan T up for bids now!
Washington Sundar goes to Madurai Panthers for Rs 6.75L
Vijay Shankar sold to IDream Tirupur Tamizhans for 10.25 lakhs.
Washington Sundar up for bids now!
First-ever TNPL auction begins. Watch this space for live updates.
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