Sunday, 10 August 2025

Nepal Premier League Season 2 Mini Auction: Young Stars Draw Big Bids

The mini auction for the second season of the Nepal Premier League (NPL), held on Saturday, saw all eight franchise teams invest heavily in young cricket talents. A total of 37 players were signed for a combined amount of NPR 21,550,000.


National team youngsters Dev Khanal, Arjun Saud, and Pawan Sarraf emerged as the most expensive players, each fetching the maximum bid price of NPR 1.5 million. The biggest attraction of the auction was all-rounder Mohammad Aadil Alam, with all eight franchises ready to pay the maximum amount. A lucky draw was conducted, and Kathmandu Gorkhas secured him for NPR 1.5 million.


Chitwan Rhinos signed wicketkeeper-batsman Arjun Saud and Dev Khanal for NPR 1.5 million each, while Karnali Yaks picked Pawan Sarraf for the same price. Biratnagar Kings roped in spinner Suryata Tamang for NPR 1 million, Lumbini Lions signed wicketkeeper Dilip Nath and all-rounder Sher Malla for NPR 1 million each, and Karnali also grabbed Yuvraj Khatri for NPR 1 million. Sudurpaschim Royals picked Hemant Dhami for NPR 1 million.

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Team-wise Spending & Signings

Chitwan Rhinos – NPR 3,900,000


Dev Khanal – NPR 1,500,000


Arjun Saud – NPR 1,500,000


Bipin Rawal – NPR 500,000


Bipin Acharya – NPR 200,000


Ranjit Kumar – NPR 200,000


Kathmandu Gorkhas – NPR 3,700,000


Mohammad Aadil Alam – NPR 1,500,000


Santosh Yadav – NPR 1,000,000


Aakash Tripathi – NPR 700,000


Uttam Thapa Magar – NPR 300,000


Tulbahadur Thapa – NPR 200,000


Lumbini Lions – NPR 3,200,000


Dilip Nath – NPR 1,000,000


Sher Malla – NPR 1,000,000


Bishal Patel – NPR 500,000


Durgesh Gupta – NPR 500,000


Adil Khan – NPR 200,000


Karnali Yaks – NPR 2,900,000


Pawan Sarraf – NPR 1,500,000


Yuvraj Khatri – NPR 1,000,000


Deepak Dumre – NPR 200,000


Imran Sheikh – NPR 200,000


Biratnagar Kings – NPR 2,700,000


Surya Tamang – NPR 1,000,000


Sahil Patel – NPR 500,000


Narayan Joshi – NPR 500,000


Shankar Rana – NPR 500,000


Shravan Kisku – NPR 200,000


Sudurpaschim Royals – NPR 2,400,000


Hemant Dhami – NPR 1,000,000


Deepak Bohara – NPR 500,000


Milan Bohara – NPR 500,000


Dipendra Thapa – NPR 200,000


Tekbahadur Rawat – NPR 200,000


Janakpur Bolts – NPR 1,650,000


Mayan Yadav – NPR 750,000


Aditya Mehta – NPR 500,000


Sachin Bhatt – NPR 200,000


Bikash Agri – NPR 200,000


Pokhara Avengers – NPR 1,100,000


Arjun Kumal – NPR 500,000


Krishna Paudel – NPR 200,000


Abhishek Tiwari – NPR 200,000


Sandip Kumar Khatri – NPR 200,000


The NPL mini auction has set the stage for a competitive season, with young players getting recognition and lucrative contracts. All eyes will now be on how these signings perform when the league kicks off.

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