KPL 2016 Auction: 219 cricketers went under the hammer
Rongsen Jonathan, Railways Ranji Trophy batsman and Prateek Jain, left arm fast bowler went for the highest bids as 219 cricketers went under Charu Sharma’s hammer at the auction for the 5th Karbonn Karnataka Premier League powered by Cycle Pure Agarabathies held at the Karnataka State Cricket Association premises on Wednesday.
Jonathan, who turned out for Belagavi Panthers last season, was snapped up by Mysuru Warriors for a whopping Rs 3.5 lakh. Prateek Jain who played for Hubli Tigers last year was purchased by Bellary Tuskers for a similar amount.
Seven of the teams had already retained four players apiece and today’s auction, in front of a capacity crowd of franchisees, players, KSCA committee members, sponsors and media, along with addition of catchment players, completed their respective squads for the KPL tournament to be played at Mysuru and Hubbali from September 16 to October 1. The eighth team, Rockstars, also added six players to their complete their squad.
Among others who went for bids in excess of Rs 3 lakh were Suneel Raju, hard-hitting batsman and off spinner who was picked up by the Tuskers for Rs 3.35 lakh and young fast medium bowler Vyshak Vijayakumar, bagged by Mysuru Warriors for Rs 3.2 lakh, Arshdeep Singh Brar, a hard hitting batsman was bought by Bijapur Bulls for Rs 2.6 lakh while fast bowling all rounder David Mathias who made his first class debut for Karnataka last season, was sold to Namma Shivamogga for an identical amount.
Another Karnataka cricketer, left hand batsman Shishir Bhavane was sold to Mangalore United for Rs 2.5 lakh. Manjesh Reddy, an aggressive batsman, was pouched by Hubli Tigers for Rs 2.55 lakh.
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India Test cricketer KL Rahul went unsold as the teams expected him to be called up for national duty during the period of the KPL. The other India player in the auction today, Stuart Binny initially went unsold in Pool A auction, but was later reintroduced in Pool B sales. He was bagged by Namma Shivamogga for a bargain price of Rs 70,000.
The Rockstars, permitted just one purchase from Pool A, went for medium pacer SL Akshay (Rs 2 lakh).
| Mangalore United | |
| Player Names | Value (Rs) |
| KARUN NAIR (POOL A) | 465,750 |
| RONIT MORE (POOL A) | 190,000 |
| SHISHIR BHAVANE(POOL A) | 250,000 |
| BHAVESH GULECHA (POOL A) | 130,000 |
| CM GAUTAM (POOL A) | 100,000 |
| MITRAKANTH YADAV (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| BHARATH NP (POOL B) | 170,000 |
| KISHORE KAMAT(POOL B) | 55,000 |
| VISHWANATHAN M (POOL B) | 20,000 |
| ROHITH GOWDA (POOL B) | 55,000 |
| NIDESH M (POOL B) | 205,000 |
| NISCHITH RAJ (POOL B) | 35,000 |
| ANKIT KUMAR (EOI) | 10,000 |
| NITIN MULKI (EOI) | 10,000 |
| SHASHI SHEKAR (EOI) | 10,000 |
| HARSH BASVARAJ (EOI) | 10,000 |
| PRANAV BHATIA ( EOI) | 10,000 |
| 1,735,750 | |
| TOTAL PURSE | 2,000,000 |
| Balance | 264,250 |
| Belagavi Panthers | |
| Player Names | Value (Rs) |
| VINAY KUMAR (POOL A) | 460,000 |
| MAYANK AGARWAL (POOL A) | 380,000 |
| SHARATH H S (POOL A) | 50,000 |
| PRAVEEN DUBEY (POOL A) | 260,000 |
| LIKITH BANNUR (POOL B) | 55,000 |
| SATISH BHARADWAJ (POOL B) | 40,000 |
| SHOIAB MANAGER (POOL B) | 80,000 |
| ABDUL MAJID (POOL B) | 40,000 |
| MIR KAUNAN ABBAS (POOL B) | 255,000 |
| ANURAG BAPAI (POOL B) | 55,000 |
| PRADEEP T (POOL B) | 90,000 |
| SUNIL KUMAR JAIN (EOI) | 45,000 |
| RAM SHARIFF (EOI) | 10,000 |
| C K AKSHAY (EOI) | 90,000 |
| ABHISHEK SAKUJA (EOI) | 10,000 |
| DARSHAN PATEL (EOI) | 10,000 |
| RAJVARDHAN REDDY (EOI) | 10,000 |
| 1,940,000 | |
| TOTAL PURSE | 2,000,000 |
| Balance | 60,000 |
| Bijapur Bulls | |
| Player Names | Value (Rs) |
| SAMARTH R (POOL A) | 130,000 |
| K.C.CARIAPPA (POOL A) | 50,000 |
| ABHIMANYU MITHUN (POOL A) | 510,000 |
| ROBIN UTHAPPA (POOL A) | 340,000 |
| BHARATH CHIPLI (POOL A) | 150,000 |
| SINAN KHADER (POOL B) | 50,000 |
| NAVEEN MG (POOL B) | 230,000 |
| ARSHDEEP SINGH BRAR (POOL B) | 265,000 |
| KIRAN AM (POOL B) | 40,000 |
| KC AVINASH (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| SACHIN GANKAL (EOI) | 10,000 |
| SURAJ SAMPATH(EOI) | 10,000 |
| PRITHVI SHIKAWAT (EOI) | 10,000 |
| ZAHOOR FAROOKHI (EOI) | 135,000 |
| AMARNATH AKI (EOI) | 10,000 |
| MANOJ ACHARYA (EOI) | 10,000 |
| PRAVEERA VENKATESH MURTHY (EOI) | 10,000 |
| FARHAN MAGI (CATCHMENT AREA) | 10,000 |
| 1,980,000 | |
| TOTAL PURSE | 2,000,000 |
| Balance | 20,000 |
| Bellary Tuskers | |
| Player Names | Value (Rs) |
| AMIT VERMA (POOL A) | 380,000 |
| KB PAWAN (POOL A) | 50,000 |
| AKHIL BALACHANDRA (POOL A) | 210,000 |
| DEVRAJ PATIL (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| PRASIDH KRISHNA (POOL B) | 90,000 |
| KARTHIK C A ( POOL B) | 30,000 |
| BHARATH KONDAJI ( POOL B) | 10,000 |
| ANIL I G ( POOL B) | 30,000 |
| SUNIL RAJU ( POOL B) | 335,000 |
| S P MANJUNATH ( POOL B) | 220,000 |
| ROHAN KADAM ( POOL B) | 230,000 |
| CHIRANJIVI GS (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| PRATEEK JAIN (POOL B) | 350,000 |
| VINAY SAGAR (EOI) | 10,000 |
| VISHNU PRABHAS (EOI) | 10,000 |
| AKSHAY ANGADI (EOI) | 10,000 |
| SURYA KUMAR (EOI) | 10,000 |
| GYANDEEP KONDAPALLI (CATCHMENT) | 10,000 |
| SYED ABRAR (CATCHMENT) | 10,000 |
| 2,015,000 | |
| TOTAL PURSE | 2,000,000 |
| Balance | -15,000 |
| Hubli Tigers | |
| Player Names | Value (Rs) |
| SREENATH ARAVIND (POOL A) | 300,000 |
| KRANTHI KUMAR (POOL A) | 180,000 |
| SHIVIL KOUSHIK (POOL A) | 65,000 |
| MOHAMMAD TAHA (POOL A) | 50,000 |
| ABHISHEK REDDY (POOL A) | 160,000 |
| KUNAL KAPOOR ( POOL B) | 50,000 |
| VINOO PRASAD ( POOL B) | 65,000 |
| STALIN HOOVER ( POOL B) | 185,000 |
| ADITYA SOMANNA ( POOL B) | 125,000 |
| DIKSHANSHU NEGI ( POOL B) | 110,000 |
| CHETAN WILLIAMS ( POOL B) | 180,000 |
| BHARATH K N ( POOL B) | 180,000 |
| MANJESH REDDY (POOL B) | 255,000 |
| MOHAMMED NIYAZ NISAR (POOL B) | 45,000 |
| SARFARAZ ASHRAF (EOI) | 15,000 |
| CHELAVARAJ V (EOI) | 10,000 |
| PRASANNA PATEL (EOI) | 15,000 |
| 1,990,000 | |
| TOTAL PURSE | 2,000,000 |
| Balance | 10,000 |
| Mysuru Warriors | |
| Player Names | Value (Rs) |
| J.SUCHITH (POOL A) | 90,000 |
| MANISH PANDEY (POOL A) | 310,000 |
| GOWTHAM K (POOL A) | 110,000 |
| JONATHAN R (POOL A) | 350,000 |
| ANIRUDH JOSHI (POOL A) | 230,000 |
| ARJUN HOYSALA (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| KUSHAL WADHWANI (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| ANAND DODDAMANI (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| ADITYA SAGAR (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| RAJOO BHATKAL (POOL B) | 20,000 |
| VYSHAK V (POOL B) | 320,000 |
| PRATEEKSH R (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| LIYAN KHAN (POOL B) | 160,000 |
| NIHAL ULLAL (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| NIKITH S SANGANAKAL (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| KOUSHIK V (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| AKSHAY KODATH (EOI) | 10,000 |
| ABHISHEK BHAT (EOI) | 10,000 |
| 1,690,000 | |
| TOTAL PURSE | 2,000,000 |
| Balance | 310,000 |
| Namma Shivamogga | |
| Player Names | Value (Rs) |
| SADIQ KIRMANI (POOL A) | 140,000 |
| SHREYAS GOPAL (POOL A) | 310,000 |
| ABRAR KAZI (POOL A) | 180,000 |
| PAVAN DESHPANDE (POOL A) | 230,000 |
| DAVID MATHIAS (POOL A) | 260,000 |
| SIDDHARTH K V (POOL B) | 60,000 |
| STUART BINNY (POOL B) | 70,000 |
| KP APPANNA (POOL B) | 215,000 |
| ZEESHAN ALI SAYEED (POOL B) | 120,000 |
| NISCHAL D (POOL B) | 55,000 |
| NIKIN JOSE (POOL B) | 45,000 |
| SHARATH SRINIVAS (POOL B) | 60,000 |
| PRADEEP GANGADHAR (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| HOYSALA K (POOL B) | 10,000 |
| SHARAN GOWDA (POOL B) | 40,000 |
| ROHAN RAJU (EOI) | 10,000 |
| VINEET MANJUNATH (EOI) | 10,000 |
| – | 1,825,000 |
| TOTAL PURSE | 2,000,000 |
| Balance | 175,000 |
| ROCKSTARS | |
| Player Names | Value (Rs) |
| SL AKSHAY (POOL A) | 200,000 |
| NAVEEN B (POOL B) | 25,000 |
| RITESH BHATKAL (POOL B) | 40,000 |
| SHARATH BR (POOL B) | 55,000 |
| N.C AIYAPPA (POOL B) | 15,000 |
| NITTIN BILLE (EOI) | 50,000 |
| 385,000 | |
| TOTAL PURSE | 600,000 |
| Balance | 215,000 |
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