Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Get squads of all teams

The Nepal Premier League 2024 auction was held in Kathmandu on Sunday, October 6.

Organised by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), as many as 142 players were shortlisted in the inaugural Nepal Premier League auction which included a total of 27 players in Category A, 38 players were in Category B while Category C featured a total of 77 players, the largest representation in any category.

Nepal’s star wicketkeeper-batter Anil Sah attracted the most bids at the Nepal Premier League 2024 auction as all the eight teams were involved in an intense bidding war to acquire his services. The 25-year-old was later sold to Janakpur Bolts for the maximum limit of NRs 1.5 million.

Apart from Anil Sah, Lokesh Bam (Biratnagar Kings), Pratish GC (Biratnagar Kings), Lalit Rajbanshi (Janakpur Bolts), Gulshan Kumar Jha (Karnali Yaks), Shahab Alam (Kathmandu Gurkhas), Bhim Sharki (Kathmandu Gurkhas), Surya Tamang (Lumbini Lions), Bibek Yadav (Lumbini Lions), Sundeep Jora (Lumbini Lions), Sagar Dhakal (Pokhara Avengers), Akash Chand (Pokhara Avengers) and Md Aarif Sheikh (Sudurpaschim Royals) were the other cricketers that were sold at the maximum limit of NRs 1.5 million at the Nepal Premier League 2024 auction.

As per the Nepal Premier League 2024 auction rules, each franchise was eligible to  sign a maximum of 10 players from the auction. However, each team could sign three players from the A category, four players from the B category and three players from the C category.

Additionally, each franchise had an auction purse of NRs 90 lakhs. They needed to spend within the limit or they would be penalised.

The bidding for A category players began at a minimum of 10 lakhs, with a maximum cap of 15 lakhs. For B category players, the bidding range was between 5 lakhs and 10 lakhs, while C category players had a starting bid of 2 lakhs, going up to a maximum of 5 lakhs.

If bids reached the maximum limit at the first-ever Nepal Premier League auction, a lucky draw was held to determine the final outcome. 

Every team will feature a 16-man squad at the inaugural Nepal Premier League. One marquee player was already assigned to every team, while 10 players were selected through the auction. Additionally, four foreign players would be signed, and one iconic (local) player will complete the roster.

Each NPL franchise will select one iconic player from the local talent hunt, who may or may not be a registered player. While teams can select multiple players from this pool, only one can be included in the official squad.

At the NPL 2024, each franchise can also sign four foreign players in the squad of which one must be an associate player. The signing of foreign players will be conducted through a draft. They will be signed based on the franchise’s interest and budget.

The Nepal Premier League 2024 will start on November 30 and run till December 21 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

All matches in the Nepal Premier League 2024 will be played at the Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground in Kirtipur, Nepal.

Get Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list.

Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Know all the sold players ahead of inaugural edition

Biratnagar Kings: Lokesh Bam (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Pratish GC (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Bashir Ahmad (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Rajesh Pulami Magar (NRs 500,000, Category C), Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya (NRs 500,000, Category C), Anil Kharel (NRs 500,000, Category C), Dipak Bohara (NRs 500,000, Category C, Subhash Bhandari (NRs 250,000, Category D), Naren Bhatta (NRs 200,000, Category D), Mrinal Gurung (NRs 200,000, Category D)

Chitwan Rhinos: Rijan Dhakal (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Kamal Singh Airee (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Sharad Vesawkar (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Bipin Rawal (NRs 800,000, Category B), Santosh Karki (NRs 500,000, Category C), Dipesh Shrestha (NRs 500,000, Category C), Amar Singh Rautela (NRs 500,000, Category C), Deepak Bohara (NRs 500,000, Category C), Ranjeet Kumar (NRs 300,000, Category D), Gautam KC (NRs 200,000, Category D)

Janakpur Bolts: Lalit Rajbanshi (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Anil Kumar Sah (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Rupesh K Singh (NRs 1,000,000, Category B, Kishor Mahato (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Aakash Tripathi (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Shubh Kansakar (NRs 500,000, Category C), Sher Malla (NRs 500,000, Category C), Hemant Dhami (NRs 500,000, Category C), Arniko Prasad Yadav (NRs 225,000, Category D), Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar (NRs 200,000, Category D)

Karnali Yaks: Gulshan Kumar Jha (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Nandan Yadav (NRs 1,100,000, Category B), Mausam Dhakal (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Arjun Gharti (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Dev Khanal (NRs 1,000,000, Category B, Rit Gautam (NRs 500,000, Category C), Bhuban Karki (NRs 500,000, Category C), Dipendra Rawat (NRs 300,000, Category D), Dipak Dumre (NRs 300,000, Category D), Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri (NRs 200,000, Category D)

Kathmandu Gurkhas: Shahab Alam (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Bhim Sharki (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Rashid Khan (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Shankar Rana (NRs 950,000, Category B), Dipesh Prasad Kandel (NRs 500,000, Category C), Sumit Maharjan (NRs 500,000, Category C), Krishna Karki (NRs 500,000, Category C), Bibek KC (NRs 200,000, Category D), Pratik Shrestha (NRs 200,000, Category D), Raju Rizal (NRs 200,000, Category D)

Lumbini Lions: Surya Tamang (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Bibek Yadav (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Sundeep Jora (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Aashutosh Ghiraiya (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Tilak Raj Bhandari (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Durgesh Gupta (NRs 800,000, Category B), Arjun Saud (NRs 500,000, Category C), Dinesh Adhikari (NRs 275,000, Category D), Abhishesh Gautam (NRs 200,000, Category D), Bikash Aagri (NRs 200,000, Category D)

Pokhara Avengers: Sagar Dhakal (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Akash Chand (NRs 1,150,000, Category B, Kiran Kumar Thagunna (NRs 1,000,000, Category B, Narayan Joshi (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Bipin Khatri (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Dilip Nath (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Trit Raj Das (NRs 500,000, Category C), Sunam Gautam (NRs 500,000, Category C), Dinesh Kharel (NRs 200,000, Category D), Amrit Gurung (NRs 200,000, Category D)

Sudurpaschim Royals: Md Aarif Sheikh (NRs 1,500,000, Category A), Abinash Bohara (NRs 1,200,000, Category B),Binod Bhandari (NRs 1,000,000, Category B), Ishan Pandey (NRs 950,000, Category B), Arjun Kumal (NRs 750,000, Category B), Khadak Bahadur Bohara (NRs 500,000, Category C), Naresh Budhayer (NRs 500,000, Category C), Bhoj Raj Bhatta (NRs 450,000, Category C), Amit Shrestha ( NRS 350,000, Category C, Naren Saud (NRS 200,000, Category C)

Nepal Premier League 2024 teams and squads

Biratnagar Kings: Sandeep Lamichhane (marquee Player), Lokesh Bam, Pratish GC, Bashir Ahmad, Rajesh Pulami Magar, Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya, Anil Kharel, Dipak Bohara, Subhash Bhandari, Naren Bhatta, Mrinal Gurung

Chitwan Rhinos: Kushal Malla (marquee Player), Rijan Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee, Sharad Vesawkar, Bipin Rawal, Santosh Karki, Dipesh Shrestha, Amar Singh Rautela, Deepak Bohara, Ranjeet Kumar, Gautam KC

Janakpur Bolts: Aasif Sheikh (marquee Player), Lalit Rajbanshi, Anil Kumar Sah, Rupesh K Singh, Kishor Mahato, Aakash Tripathi, Shubh Kansakar, Sher Malla, Hemant Dhami, Arniko Prasad Yadav, Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar

Karnali Yaks: Sompal Kami (marquee Player), Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Mausam Dhakal, Arjun Gharti, Dev Khanal, Rit Gautam, Bhuban Karki, Dipendra Rawat, Dipak Dumre, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri

Kathmandu Gurkhas: Karan KC (marquee Player), Shahab Alam, Bhim Sharki, Rashid Khan, Shankar Rana, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Sumit Maharjan, Krishna Karki, Bibek KC, Pratik Shrestha, Raju Rizal

Lumbini Lions: Rohit Kumar Paudel (marquee Player), Surya Tamang, Bibek Yadav, Sundeep Jora, Aashutosh Ghiraiya, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Durgesh Gupta, Arjun Saud, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhishesh Gautam, Bikash Aagri

Pokhara Avengers: Kushal Bhurtel (marquee Player), Sagar Dhakal, Akash Chand, Kiran Kumar Thagunna, Narayan Joshi, Bipin Khatri, Dilip Nath, Trit Raj Das, Sunam Gautam, Dinesh Kharel, Amrit Gurung

Sudurpaschim Royals: Dipendra Singh Airee (marquee Player), Md Aarif Sheikh, Abinash Bohara, Binod Bhandari, Ishan Pandey, Arjun Kumal, Khadak Bahadur Bohara, Naresh Budhayer, Bhoj Raj Bhatta, Amit Shrestha, Naren Saud

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