TNPL 2023 Auction, DAY 1: Full Squad, Players Sold, Most Expensive Player, Players Price, Price Division - Cricket Winner

The first-ever TNPL 2023 Auction took place on Thursday after six editions of the league. Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Titans batter Sai Sudharsan hogged the limelight on Day 1 as he become the most expensive player at INR 21.6 lakh for Lyca Kovai Kings. Sanjay Yadav and Sonu Yadav, the brothers, also fetched big money on Day 1 of the auction.

India all-rounder Washington Sundar (Madurai Panthers) bagged and mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy (Dindigul Dragons) bagged INR 6.75 lakh each. Premier India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was retained by Dindigul Dragons took some time out from his national duty against Australia, as he was present during the TNPL 2023 Auction on Day 1.

Dragons skipper R. Ashwin welcomed the auction format saying, “I always thought the draft wasn’t a fair system. The idea behind the draft is that it distributes the players evenly to teams. But as always, the perception changes, and if a team fails to get a player it wants in a draft, it could affect their combination badly. I hope teams will be evenly matched as this presents an opportunity to create a level playing field.”

Kovai Kings skipper M. Shahrukh Khan said, “Sai (Sudharsan) has been an important member for us in the last two years. With his impact in big games, he is a certainty in our team. Since he was released, the plan was to go all out for him as long as possible.”

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TNPL 2023: Price division

• Category A – Rs. 10 lakhs for Category A (players who have represented International matches)
• Category B – Rs. 6 lakhs for Category B (players who have represented senior BCCI domestic matches)
• Category C – Rs. 3 Lakhs for Category C (players who are not in Category A or B but who have played more than 30 TNPL matches)
• Category D – Rs. 1.50 Lakhs for Category D player (other players)

TNPL 2023: Most expensive players on Day 1

Sai Sudharsan – INR 21.60 (LKK)

Sanjay Yadav – INR 17.6 L ( CSG )

Sonu Yadav – INR 15.20 L ( Nellai )

Abhishek Tanwar – INR 13.2 lakh (Salem)

Sai Kishore – INR 13 lakh (Tirppur)

TNPL 2023: Full Squad after Day 1

Chepauk Super Gillies – N Jagadeesan (retained) , U Sasidev (retained), Baba Aparajith (INR 10 lakh), Harish Kumar S (INR 12.8 lakh), Harish Kumar (INR 12.8 lakh), Sanjay Yadav (INR 17.6 lakh), R Satish (4.2 lakh), Pardosh Ranjan Paul (5 lakh)

Nellai Royal Kings – Ajitesh (retained), Karthik Manikandan (retained), Sandeep Warrier (INR 8.25 lakh), Mohan Prasath S (INR 3.4 lakhs), Sonu Yadav R (INR 15.2 lakhs), Aswin Crist INR (2 lakh), Arun Karthik (INR 12 lakh)

Idream Tirupur Tamizhans – Tushar Raheja (retained), Vijay Shankar (INR 10.25 lakh), Ajith Ram (INR 4.2 lakhs), Sai Kishore (INR 13 lakhs), Anirudh Sitaram, NS Chaturved (INR 8 lakhs)

Lyca Kovai Kings – Shahrukh Khan (retained), Suresh Kumar(retained), Sai Sudarshan (INR 21.6 lakhs), M Siddharth, M Mohammed (INR 10.6 lakh)

Dindigul Dragons – Ravichandran Ashwin(retained), Varun Chakravarthy (INR 6.75 lakhs), Baba Indrajith (INR 6 lakhs), Subodh Kumar Bhati (INR 10.4 lakh), Saravana Kumar P (6.6 lakh)

Ba11sy Trichy – Antony Dhas (retained), T. Natarajan (INR 6.25 lakh), Daryl S Ferrario (INR 4.4 lakh), Monish Satish (INR 2 lakh), Athisayaraj Davidson (INR 5.2 lakh)

Salem Spartans – Ganesh Moorthi (retained), Kaushik Gandhi (INR 8.4 lakh), Jaganath Sinivas (INR 4.3 lakh), Abhishek Tanwar (INR 13.2 lakh)

Siechem Madurai Panthers – V Gautham (retained), Washington Sundar (INR 6.75 lakhs), J Koushik (INR 7.40 lakh), Swapnil Singh (INR 12 lakhs), Hari Nishaanth C (INR 12.2 lakh), Murugan Ashwin (INR 6.4 lakh)