TNPL 2026 Auction- Players List, Sold, Retained Players, Teams

All about TNPL 2026 auction event [Source: @TNPremierLeague/x]

The auction for the tenth edition of the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) took place on Friday, July 3. Over 50 players were purchased among eight franchises at the bidding event, with players like Ashwanth Valthapa and U Mukilesh fetching the biggest price tags. 

Nealy 800 players registered for the auction, 783 to be exact, in which 10 players were placed in Category B and six in Category C. The remaining 767 cricketers were placed in Category D of the auction. 

Ahead of the TNPL 2026 season, here is a look at what exactly transpired at the auction event on July 3.

TNPL 2026: Which teams are participating?

As many as eight franchises will compete in the upcoming TNPL 2026 season, much like last year’s 2025 edition of the tournament. The Tiruppur Tamizhans will start out as defending champions. Here is a look at the list of all eight teams. 

• Chepauk Super Gillies
• Dindigul Dragons
• Kovai Kings
• Nellai Royal Kings
• Salem Spartans
• Madurai Panthers
• Trichy Grand Cholas
• Tiruppur Tamizhans

TNPL 2026: Most expensive players

Among all players who went under the hammer at the TNPL 2026 auction, talented UAE wicketkeeper-batter Ashwanth Valthapa became the most expensive by fetching a Rs. 14.45 lakh deal with the Chepauk Super Gillies franchise. 

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Here is a look at five of the most expensive players who emerged from the TNPL 2026 auction. 

1. Ashwanth Valthapa (Chepauk Super Gillies) – INR 14.45L
2. U Mukilesh (Nellai Royal Kings) – INR 13.7L
3. Siddharth Mahadevan (Siechem Madurai Panthers) – INR 8.70L
4. Waseem Ahmed H (Chepauk Super Gillies) – INR 5.20L
5. Periyasamy G (Madurai Panthers) – INR 4.5L

TNPL 2026: Players sold at auction

TNPL 2026: Retained players

iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans: R. Sai Kishore, T. Natarajan, R. Silambarasan, Tushar Raheja, S. Mohamed Ali, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, U. Sasidev, R.D. Pranav Raghavendra, V.P. Amith Sathvik, S. Mohan Prasath, C.V. Achyuth, M. Mathivanan, A. Esakkimuthu, V. Anovankar.

Dindigul Dragons: Varun Chakaravarthy, Hunny Saini, Sandeep Warrier, B. Indrajith, R. Vimal Khumar, Shivam Singh, R.K. Jayant, H. Dinesh, M. Karthik Saran, Athul Maruthi Vikar, M. Viju Arul, Sasidharan.

Lyca Kovai Kings: M. Shahrukh Khan, B. Sai Sudharsan, S. Lokeshwar, C. Andre Siddarth, M. Siddharth, R.S. Ambrish, B. Sachin, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, G. Govinth, R. Divakar, P. Vidyuth.

SKM Salem Spartans: M. Mohammed, C. Hari Nishaanth, S. Nidhish Rajagopal, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, S. Ajith Ram, M. Eshwar, S. Abishiek, Sunny Sandhu, R. Vivek, S. Harish Kumar, M. Poiyamozhi, Rahil Sanjay Shah, V.S. Karthick Manikandan, Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandeepan, D. Rahul, M.E. Yazh Arun Mozhi.

Siechem Madurai Panthers: M. Karthik, M.A. Atheeq Ur Rahman, B. Anirudh Sita Ram, Gurjapneet Singh, D. Deepesh, P. Vignesh, P. Saravanan, N.S. Chaturved, S. Rajalingam, S. Surya Anand, S. Shankar Ganesh.

Nellai Royal Kings: R. Sonu Yadav, G. Ajitesh, Muhammed Adnan Khan, S. Rithik Easwaran, S.R. Athish, Sachin Rathi, V. Yudheeswaran, N.S. Harish, S. Selvaganapathi, B. Emmanuel Cherian, D. Santhosh Kumar, B. Rocky, J. Rohan, A. Arun Bala Yoghi, S. Risheek Kumar.

Trichy Grand Cholas: J. Suresh Kumar, P. Saravana Kumar, J. Kousik, R. Sanjay Yadav, M.S. Washington Sundar, Jafar Jamal, R. Rajkumar, V. Athisayaraj Davidson, K. Easwaran, W. Antony Dhas, M. Ganesh Moorthi, N. Selva Kumaran, T. Saran.

Chepauk Super Gillies: Abhishek Tanwar, Swapnil K Singh, N. Jagadeesan, R.S. Mokit Hariharan, T.D. Lokesh Raj, M. Silambarasan, K. Aashiq, J. Prem Kumar, S. Dinesh Raj, G. Rajalingam, N. Sunil Krishna.

TNPL 2026: Full Squads

iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans: R. Sai Kishore, T. Natarajan, R. Silambarasan, Tushar Raheja, S. Mohamed Ali, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, U. Sasidev, R.D. Pranav Raghavendra, V.P. Amith Sathvik, S. Mohan Prasath, C.V. Achyuth, M. Mathivanan, A. Esakkimuthu, V. Anovankar, Wafar K, Akshay Dev Kumar, Ganesh S, Shantanu K, Vishal M and Bharath M.

Dindigul Dragons: Varun Chakaravarthy, Hunny Saini, Sandeep Warrier, B. Indrajith, R. Vimal Khumar, Shivam Singh, R.K. Jayant, H. Dinesh, M. Karthik Saran, Athul Maruthi Vikar, M. Viju Arul, Sasidharan, Mohit Mittan, Anuraag Rajesh Nair, Krish E, Vineeth VK, Bhuvaneshwaran P, BK Kishore, Sakthi Karuppasamy, and Nirankarsharma.

Lyca Kovai Kings: M. Shahrukh Khan, B. Sai Sudharsan, S. Lokeshwar, C. Andre Siddarth, M. Siddharth, R.S. Ambrish, B. Sachin, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, G. Govinth, R. Divakar, P. Vidyuth, Trilok Nag H, Maan Bafna, Abhinav K, Jitendra Kumar, Deeban Lingesh, Manav Parakh, Prashid Akash, and Mithun Vijay V.

SKM Salem Spartans: M. Mohammed, C. Hari Nishaanth, S. Nidhish Rajagopal, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, S. Ajith Ram, M. Eshwar, S. Abishiek, Sunny Sandhu, R. Vivek, S. Harish Kumar, M. Poiyamozhi, Rahil Sanjay Shah, V.S. Karthick Manikandan, Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandeepan, D. Rahul, M.E. Yazh Arun Mozhi, Iyappan B, Uday Kumar M, Kavin R, and Dinesh Veda Guru.

Siechem Madurai Panthers: M. Karthik, M.A. Atheeq Ur Rahman, B. Anirudh Sita Ram, Gurjapneet Singh, D. Deepesh, P. Vignesh, P. Saravanan, N.S. Chaturved, S. Rajalingam, S. Surya Anand, S. Shankar Ganesh, Shoaib Mohammed Khan, Periyasamy G, Siddharth Mahadevan, Kiran Karthikeyan, Rohan Ravi Bhutra, Shavin K, Hari Ragavendra V, Ram Kumar R, and Himalaya.

Nellai Royal Kings: R. Sonu Yadav, G. Ajitesh, Muhammed Adnan Khan, S. Rithik Easwaran, S.R. Athish, Sachin Rathi, V. Yudheeswaran, N.S. Harish, S. Selvaganapathi, B. Emmanuel Cherian, D. Santhosh Kumar, B. Rocky, J. Rohan, A. Arun Bala Yoghi, S. Risheek Kumar, Rohit R, U Mukilesh, Sachin Sre Dev S, Subash S, Bharath Kumar M, and Madhav Prasad KTA.

Trichy Grand Cholas: J. Suresh Kumar, P. Saravana Kumar, J. Kousik, R. Sanjay Yadav, M.S. Washington Sundar, Jafar Jamal, R. Rajkumar, V. Athisayaraj Davidson, K. Easwaran, W. Antony Dhas, M. Ganesh Moorthi, N. Selva Kumaran, T. Saran, Gowtham Thamarai Kannan, Sai Shriraam G, Shyam Sundar S, Rajkumar K, Bhavan Suriya S, Vijay Abhimanyu T, and Ramesh K.

Chepauk Super Gillies: Abhishek Tanwar, Swapnil K Singh, N. Jagadeesan, R.S. Mokit Hariharan, T.D. Lokesh Raj, M. Silambarasan, K. Aashiq, J. Prem Kumar, S. Dinesh Raj, G. Rajalingam, N. Sunil Krishna, Ashwanth Valthapa, Ram Arvindh R, Waseem Ahmed H, Mohana Prasath M, B Arun, Harish Aadithya, Vignesh M, and Sujay.

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