TNPL 2025 Auction: Top Buys, Highest-Paid Player & Full Squad Details of All 8 Teams
The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) is all set to be back to entertain the fans with its 9th season and once again all the 8 teams – namely, Chepauk Super Gillies, Dindigul Dragons, IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans, Lyca Kovai Kings, Nellai Royal Kings, Siechem Madurai Panthers, SKM Salem Spartans and Trichy Grand Cholas, are gearing up to throw their hats in the ring for the title win.
The pre-season auction took place in Chennai today (February 15) with all the teams looking to fill up their boots and several big players like Vijay Shankar, Washington Sundar, former UAE spinner Karthik Meiyappan as well as some hugely talented local Tamil Nadu players including the likes of M Mohammed, C Andre Siddarth and Swapnil Singh were on offer.
All the teams went hard for the players and there were several bidding wars that took place amongst the teams and some good amount of money was shelled for the upcoming season.
TNPL Auction 2025: Top 5 Buys
| Player Name | Team | Price (in INR) |
| Mohammed M | Salem Spartans | 18.4 Lakhs |
| Vijay Shankar | Chepauk Super Gillies | 18 Lakhs |
| Mukilesh U | Trichy Grand Cholas | 17.6 Lakhs |
| Suresh Kumar J | Trichy Grand Cholas | 16.1 Lakhs |
| Hari Nishaanth | Salem Spartans | 12 Lakhs |
1. Mohammed M – Salem Spartans – Rs 18.4 Lakhs
33-year-old pacer Mohammed M was the highest paid player in TNPL auction with Salem Spartans acquiring his services at INR 18.4 Lakh pipping his former team Lyca Kovai Kings and Siechem Madurai Panthers.
2. Vijay Shankar – Chepauk Super Gillies – Rs 18 Lakhs
In what was a sweet homecoming, the Indian international all-rounder reunited with Chepauk Super Gillies and was the second highest paid player in TNPL auction as he was bought for INR 18 Lakh. Vijay Shankar was the first player to come out of the hat and Dindigul Dragons and Siechem Madurai Panthers were the other teams interested in him but he was eventually bought by Chepauk.
3. Mukilesh U – Trichy Grand Cholas – Rs 17.6 Lakhs
Top-order batter Mukilesh U found a new home in Trichy Grand Cholas as he was picked up at a whopping price of INR 17.6 Lakhs. Mukilesh previously played for the Lyca Kovai Kings.
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4. Suresh Kumar J – Trichy Grand Cholas – Rs 16.1 Lakhs
Trichy Grand Cholas feature twice in this list and this time it was the keeper-batter Suresh Kumar J who they picked up after winning an intense bidding war with Siechem Madurai Panthers. Suresh Kumar had a base price of 0.50 Lakh and was eventually sold at 32.2 times his base price.
5. Hari Nishaanth – Salem Spartans – Rs 12 Lakhs
Left-hand opener Hari Nishaanth completed this last and he was the fifth most expensive player in the auction. Having played for three different teams previously, Hari Nishaanth found another different home this time as Salem Spartans bought him for INR 12 Lakhs.
TNPL Auction 2025 Players List: Retained Players of All 8 Teams
Before the auction, all eight teams had the option to retain players from the previous season and all of them retained some of their key players including R Ashwin, Varun Chakrawarthy, Sai Sudarshan, Shah Rukh Khan, and R Sai Kishore among others.
Chepauk Super Gillies Retained Players: Abhishek Tanwar (Rs 12 Lakh), Baba Aparajith (Rs 6 Lakh), Lokesh Raj TD (Rs 2.4 Lakh), Silambarasan M (Rs 2.4 Lakh).
Dindigul Dragons 2025 Retained Players: Ravichandran Ashwin (Rs 16 Lakh), Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 12 Lakh), Sandeep Warrier (Rs 8 Lakh), Baba Indrajith (Rs 6 Lakh), Shivam Singh (Rs 2.4 Lakh).
IDream Tiruppur Tamizhans 2025 Retained Players: Sai Kishore (Rs 16 Lakh), T Natrajan (Rs 12 Lakh), Tushar Raheja (Rs 8 Lakh), Mohamed Ali S (Rs 6 Lakh), Amith Sathvik VP (Rs 2.4 Lakh).
Lyca Kovai Kings 2025 Retained Players: Shahrukh Khan (Rs 16 Lakh), Sai Sudarshan (Rs 12 Lakh), Manimaran Siddharth (Rs 8 Lakh), Sachin B (Rs 6 Lakh), J Subramanyan (Rs 2.4 Lakh).
Nellai Royal Kings 2025 Retained Players: Sonu Yadav(Rs 16 Lakh), Arun Karthick (Rs 12 Lakh), Ajitesh G (Rs 8 Lakh), Rithik Easwaran (Rs 6 Lakh), Harish NS (Rs 2.4 Lakh).
Salem Spartans 2025 Retained Players: Abhishek S (Rs 2.4 Lakh), Sunny Sandhu (Rs 2.4 Lakh), Harish Kumar S (Rs 2.4 Lakh), Poiyamozhi M (Rs 2.4 Lakh), Shivam Singh (Rs 2.4 Lakh).
Siechem Madurai Panthers 2025 Retained Players: Murugan Ashwin (Rs 12 Lakh), Gurjapneet Singh (Rs 6 Lakh), Saravanan P (Rs 2.4 Lakh), Chaturved NS (Rs 2.4 Lakh).
Trichy Grand Cholas 2025 Retained Players: Sanjay Yadav (Rs 6 Lakh), Jafar Jamal (Rs 2.4 Lakh), Rajkumar R (Rs 2.4 Lakh), Waseem Ahmed (Rs 2.4 Lakh), Athisayaraj Davidson (Rs 2.4 Lakh).
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TNPL Auction 2025: List of Players Sold
A total of players were sold at the TNPL 2025 Auctions and a combined amount was spent by all the 8 participating teams as they built their respective squads for the upcoming cycle. All the teams are allowed to have a maximum of 20 players in their squads while the minimum number of players needed in a squad is 16. Defending champions Dindigul Dragons and Trichy Grnad Cholas were the only teams which did not fill all the slots available, Dindigul Dragons stuck with just 16 players in their squad while Trichy Grand Cholas were happy with 18 players.
Here is a team-wise list of all the players sold in the TNPL 2025 auction:
| CHEPAUK SUPER GILLIES | |||
| Name of the Player | Proficiency | Base Price (in Lakhs) | Sold Price (in Lakhs) |
| VIJAY SHANKAR | All-rounder | 4.00 | 18.00 |
| MOKIT HARIHARAN R S | All-rounder | 1.00 | 5.20 |
| SWAPNIL K SINGH | All-rounder | 2.00 | 10.80 |
| AUSHIK SRINIVAS R | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| RAJALINGAM G | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| RAJAN R | Wicket Keeper | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| SACHIN B | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| DINESH RAJ S | Batsman | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| PREM KUMAR J | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| AASHIQ K | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.65 |
| ROHITH SUTHAR S | Bowler | 0.50 | 7.95 |
| AKRAM KHAN M | All-rounder | 0.50 | 1.10 |
| SUNIL KRISHNA N | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| ARJUN P MURTHY | Batsman | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| KIRUBAKAR R | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
DINDIGUL DRAGONS | |||
| Name of the Player | Proficiency | Base Price (in Lakhs) | Sold Price (in Lakhs) |
| VIMAL KHUMAR R | Batsman | 0.75 | 3.80 |
| PERIYASAMY G | Bowler | 2.00 | 9.80 |
| MAAN K BAFNA | All-rounder | 1.00 | 5.70 |
| ATUL MARUTI VITKAR | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| RAJWINDER SINGH | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| HUNNY | All-rounder | 0.50 | 11.70 |
| JAYANT R K | Batsman | 0.50 | 1.15 |
| KARTHIK SARAN M | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| DINESH H | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| VIJU ARUL M | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| CHANDRASEKAR D T | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.85 |
| IDREAM TIRUPPUR TAMIZHANS | |||
| Name of the Player | Proficiency | Base Price (in Lakhs) | Sold Price (in Lakhs) |
| SILAMBARASAN R | Bowler | 2.00 | 9.00 |
| PRADOSH RANJAN PAUL | Batsman | 2.00 | 4.40 |
| ACHYUTH C V | Bowler | 0.75 | 0.75 |
| PRANAV RAGAVENDRA R D | Bowler | 0.75 | 2.75 |
| SASIDEV U | Batsman | 1.00 | 3.70 |
| MOHAN PRASATH S | Bowler | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ANOVANKAR V | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| RADHAKRISHNAN S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 1.00 |
| RAJKUMAR K | Batsman | 0.50 | 0.55 |
| ESAKKIMUTHU A | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| MATHIVANAN M | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.70 |
| KANIBALAN K | Batsman | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| SURYA B | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.85 |
| DARYL S FERRARIO | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.85 |
| PRABANJAN S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
LYCA KOVAI KINGS | |||
| Name of the Player | Proficiency | Base Price (in Lakhs) | Sold Price (in Lakhs) |
| LOKESHWAR S | Wicket Keeper | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| ANDRE SIDDARTH C | Batsman | 2.00 | 8.40 |
| VISHAL VAIDHYA K | Batsman | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ROHIT R | All-rounder | 1.00 | 1.60 |
| JITENDRA KUMAR CH | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| GOVINTH G | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| DIVAKAR R | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| VIDYUTH P | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| KABILAN N | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| AADITYA B | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| AMBRISH R S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 6.25 |
| GURU RAGHAVENDRAN S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| BHUVANESWARAN P | Bowler | 0.50 | 3.05 |
| PRADHEEP VISHAL L | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| MADHAVA PRASAD K T A | Wicket Keeper | 0.50 | 0.65 |
| NELLAI ROYAL KINGS | |||
| Name of the Player | Proficiency | Base Price (in Lakhs) | Sold Price (in Lakhs) |
| AJAY K KRISHNAN | Bowler | 2.00 | 4.40 |
| SACHIN RATHI | All-rounder | 0.50 | 2.50 |
| ATHISH S R | Wicket Keeper | 0.50 | 3.80 |
| NIRMAL KUMAR P | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| KARAN HAMIR SAMPAT | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| ROHAN J | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| YUDHEESWARAN V | Bowler | 0.50 | 2.45 |
| SELVAGANAPATHI S | Bowler | 0.50 | 2.05 |
| SANTHOSH KUMAR D | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.60 |
| MUHAMMED ADNAN KHAN | Batsman | 0.50 | 7.05 |
| EMMANUEL CHERIAN B | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.65 |
| ROCKY B | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| RISHEEK KUMAR S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| VIJAYA KUMAR S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| ARUN BALA YOGHI A | Batsman | 0.50 | 0.50 |
SIECHEM MADURAI PANTHERS | |||
| Name of the Player | Proficiency | Base Price (in Lakhs) | Sold Price (in Lakhs) |
| ANIRUDH SITA RAM B | Batsman | 2.00 | 6.20 |
| AJAY CHETAN J | Wicket Keeper | 0.50 | 0.85 |
| RAJALINGAM S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.65 |
| GANESH S | Batsman | 0.50 | 8.05 |
| VIGNESH P | Bowler | 0.50 | 2.65 |
| RAM ARVINDH R | Wicket Keeper | 0.50 | 8.10 |
| SHANKAR GANESH S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| SANJEEV KUMAR V | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| SURYA ANAND S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.65 |
| SARATH KUMAR C | Batsman | 0.50 | 2.50 |
| ATHEEQ UR RAHMAN M A | Batsman | 0.50 | 7.75 |
| GOWTHAM THAMARAI KANNAN K | Bowler | 0.50 | 5.15 |
| KARTHIK M | All-rounder | 0.50 | 9.20 |
| SHYAM SUNDAR S | All-rounder | 0.50 | 2.65 |
| AYUSH M | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| DEEPESH D | Bowler | 0.50 | 5.15 |
| SALEM SPARTANS | |||
| Name of the Player | Proficiency | Base Price (in Lakhs) | Sold Price (in Lakhs) |
| RAHIL SANJAY SHAH | Bowler | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| HARI NISHAANTH C | All-rounder | 2.00 | 12.00 |
| KAVIN R | Wicket Keeper | 2.00 | 2.20 |
| AJITH RAM S | Bowler | 2.00 | 5.00 |
| NIDHISH S RAJAGOPAL | All-rounder | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| BOOPATHI VAISHNA KUMAR | Batsman | 2.00 | 6.80 |
| MOHAMMED M | All-rounder | 2.00 | 18.40 |
| YAZH ARUN MOZHI M E | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| ESHWAR M | Wicket Keeper | 0.50 | 4.00 |
| PAVITHRAN R | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| GOWRI SANKAR J | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| SUDHAN SANJEEVI KANDEPAN | Batsman | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| HIMALAYA | Wicket Keeper | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| KARTHICK MANIKANDAN V S | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.75 |
| RAHUL D | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
TRICHY GRAND CHOLAS | |||
| Name of the Player | Proficiency | Base Price (in Lakhs) | Sold Price (in Lakhs) |
| WASHINGTON SUNDAR M S | All-rounder | 4.00 | 6.00 |
| SARAVANA KUMAR P | All-rounder | 2.00 | 8.40 |
| KOUSIK J | All-rounder | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| GANESH MOORTHI M | Bowler | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ANTONY DHAS W | All-rounder | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| MUKILESH U | All-rounder | 1.00 | 17.60 |
| VINOD S P | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| EASWARAN K | Bowler | 0.50 | 1.20 |
| REJIN J | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| ARYA YOHAN | Bowler | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| SELVA KUMARAN N | All-rounder | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| SUJAY S | Batsman | 0.50 | 3.00 |
| SURESH KUMAR J | Wicket Keeper | 0.50 | 16.10 |