Cricket: New record set as Indian Street Premier League Season 3 auction sees ₹10 crore spent - Thursday
Vijay Pawle tops price charts at ISPL 2026 auction
Since the first edition of the Indian Street Premier League in 2024, the T10 tennis ball tournament in India has grown to become one of the most exciting domestic leagues in the country, and Season 3 is shaping up to be the best one yet.
Like the Indian Premier League (IPL), franchises competing in the ISPL have been busy putting together their squads for the upcoming campaign, and the final touches were completed on Tuesday evening in Mumbai at the ISPL 2026 auction.
A total of 408 players from 101 cities were put up for auction at the event. The players represented six zones - U-19, North, South, East, West, and Central - and each individual started with a base price of ₹3 lakh.
After the fierce bidding war, Vijay Pawle ended as the top pick at the auction, with defending champions Majhi Mumbai splashing out a staggering ₹32.50 lakh for his signature. Behind him was Ketan Mhatre, who was retained by Chennai Singams for ₹26.40 lakh using their Right to Match (RTM) card.
From the Under-19s, rising star Ankit Yadav earned the biggest paycheck of ₹6.50 lakh from Tiigers of Kolkata, while Srinagar Ke Veer snapped up Rudra Patil for ₹3 lakh, making him the youngest player to feature in Season 3 at just 16 years old.
For 2026, the ISPL has welcomed two new teams in the Ahmedabad Lions and Delhi Superheroes, bringing the tournament to eight participating franchises. ISPL 2026 will kick off on January 9 and will run until February 6 at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat.
Confirmed squads for 2026 Indian Street Premier League
Ahmedabad Lions: Sanjay Kanojjiya, Amit Naik, Sikandarbhai Bhatti, Pradeep Patil, Prathamesh Thakare, Jignesh Patel, Birendra Ram, Firas Mohammed, Avinash Rana, Nizam Ali, Majid Yousuf Sheikh, Amay Lad, Asif Luhar, Zaid Khan, Dibakar Gayen, Farman Khan, Ashiq Ali B S, Jayvir Parmar
Bengaluru Strikers: Rajendra Singh, Fardeen Kazi, Krushna Pawar, Sumeet Dhekale, Omkar Keni, Amit Pandey, Vijay Kumar, Bhushan Gole, Badi Rajesh Narayan, Mohit Rathod, Imroz Khan, Dibyendu Paul, Imdad Pasha, Omkar Bhadrike, Raviraj Gaikwad, Pradeep Mishra, Devid Gogoi, Shahid Mir
Chennai Singams: Jagannath Sarkar, Ketan Mhatre, Anurag Sarshar, Ankur Singh, Rajesh Sorte, Mohammed Nadeem, Ashish Pal, Aryan Kharkar, Aman Yadav, Dheeraj Singh, Sambhaji Patil, Nagesh Wadekar, Sarfraz Khan, Ankit Yadav, Moyoddin Shaikh, Kisan Satpute, Sunil Kumar, Ganesh Shillikyatar
Delhi Superheroes: Prathamesh Pawar, Akash Tarekar, Nashant Kumar, Aakash Jagid, Jayesh Patil, Shravan Mishra, Subhajit Jana, Tabraize Ahmad Mughal, Aakash Singh, Mohammadsalim Shahpur, Padmesh Mhatre, Vinayak Bhoir, Vishwajit Mhatre, Dhiraj Bhoir, Nitesh Mali, Sahil Longale, Firoz Shaikh, Amey Patil
Facon Risers Hyderabad: Mansoor KL, Yogesh Penkar, Shreyash Kadam, Praveen Kumar, Vishwajit Thakur, Vicky Bhoir, Vishal Yadav, Varun Kumar, Nitin Anili Matunge, Sanskar Dhyani, Prashant Gharat, Akash Gautam, Lokesh, Pritpal Singh, Ashirwad Thakur, Rutik Gajar, Pappu Todkar, Vicky Pujari
Majhi Mumbai: Abhishek Kumar Dalhor, Vijay Pawle, Ajaz Bepari, Thomas Dias, Bunty Patel, Gajendra Goswami, Ijjaj Ahmad, Kabir Singh, Vedant Desai, Darshan Bandekar, Jignesh Rajput, Eshant Sharma, Jaydeep Bhondivale, Raja Kusum, Mahendra Chandan, Manish Waghmare, Mohammad Zeeshan, Abhisekh Patel
Tigers of Kolkata: Bhavesh Pawar, Saif Ali, Saroj Paramanik, Rajat Mundhe, Vivek Shelar, Mahesh Nangude, Karan More, Pavan Kene, Ankit Yadav, Krushna Gawali, Hritik Patil, Vivek Mohanan, Shivam Kumar, Himanshu Patil, Prabjot Singh, Arish Khan, Firdos Alam, Kiran Pawar
Srinagar Ke Veer: Dhananjay Bhintade, Macmillan Govind, Prajyot Ambhire, Harsh Bhoir, Mangesh Vaity, Aryan Naik, Rudra Patil, Harsh Adsul, Devendra Kale, Raju Mukhiya, Dilip Binjwa, Aditya Vikram, Minad Manjrekar, Sahish Mhatre, Amol Nilugade, Shahrukh Khan, Arvind Kumar, Mohd Razi
