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The buzz around Mumbai cricket reached a fever pitch as the T20 Mumbai League 2025 auction unfolded in Mumbai on Wednesday. With eight franchises vying for the best talent ahead of Season 3 which is set to run from May 26 to June 8 at the iconic Wankhede Stadium-the auction saw a blend of fierce bidding, strategic squad building, and the emergence of new stars ready to shine on Mumbai’s biggest T20 stage.
T20 Mumbai League 2025 auction highlights
The auction featured a pool of around 280 players, categorized as Senior, Emerging, and Development, with base prices set at ₹5 lakh, ₹3 lakh, and ₹2 lakh respectively. Each team was required to pick a minimum of four senior players, five emerging, and five development players, ensuring a balanced mix of experience and youth in their 18-member squads.
The spotlight was firmly on all-rounder Atharva Ankolekar, who became the most expensive player of the auction, snapped up by Eagle Thane Strikers for ₹16.25 lakh. Not far behind, Musheer Khan (ARCS Andheri) and Sairaj Patil (Eagle Thane Strikers) each fetched ₹15 lakh, while Ayush Mhatre (Triumph Knights) went for ₹14.75 lakh. Other big buys included Angkrish Raghuvanshi (SoBo Mumbai Falcons) and Shams Mulani (Aakash Tigers), both commanding ₹14 lakh.
Icon players, pre-signed at ₹20 lakh each, brought further star power: Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Prithvi Shaw, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, and Shreyas Iyer will lead their respective franchises.
Complete list of players sold with their price and team-wise breakdown
- Triumph Knights Mumbai North East
Icon Player: Suryakumar Yadav (₹20 lakh)
- Sidhaant Aadhhathrao (₹7.75 lakh)
- Ayush Mhatre (₹14.75 lakh)
- Suryansh Shedge (₹13.75 lakh)
- Parikshit Valsangkar (₹7.25 lakh)
- Jay Jain (₹4 lakh)
- Hrishikesh Gore (₹3.4 lakh)
- Akash Pawar (₹3 lakh)
- Shreyas Gurav (₹3 lakh)
- Bharat Sudam Patil (₹2 lakh)
- Makarand Patil (₹2 lakh)
- Bandra Blasters
Icon Player: Ajinkya Rahane (₹20 lakh)
- Suved Parkar (₹8.5 lakh)
- Akash Anand (₹8.25 lakh)
- Royston Dias (₹7 lakh)
- Karsh Kothari (₹5 lakh)
- Tushar Singh (₹3 lakh)
- Atharva Poojari (₹3 lakh)
- Om Keshkamat (₹3.2 lakh)
- Dhanit Raut (₹4.6 lakh)
- Naman Pushpak (₹3 lakh)
- Parth Ankolekar (₹3 lakh)
- Atif Attarwala (₹6.25 lakh)
- Dhrumil Matkar (₹7.25 lakh)
- Mohammed Adeeb Wasiul Usmani (₹2.7 lakh)
- North Mumbai Panthers
Icon Player: Prithvi Shaw (₹20 lakh)
- Tanush Kotian (₹10 lakh)
- Mohit Avasthi (₹10.5 lakh)
- Khizar Dafedar (₹5.5 lakh)
- Divyansh Saxena (₹5.25 lakh)
- Abhigyan Kundu (₹5 lakh)
- Ayush Vartak (₹6.25 lakh)
- Sourabh Singh (₹3 lakh)
- Harshal Jadhav (₹5 lakh)
- Prince Badiani (₹4 lakh)
- Alim Shaikh (₹2 lakh)
- Gaurav Jathar (₹3.4 lakh)
- Muzzamil Kadri (₹2 lakh)
- SoBo Mumbai Falcons
Icon Player: Shreyas Iyer (₹20 lakh)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi (₹14 lakh)
- Akash Parkar (₹11.25 lakh)
- Vinayak Bhoir (₹5.75 lakh)
- Siddharth Raut (₹7 lakh)
- Harsh Aghav (₹5.25 lakh)
- Kush Kariya (₹3 lakh)
- Nikhil Giri (₹3 lakh)
- Prem Devkar (₹3 lakh)
- Amol Tarpure (₹2 lakh)
- Ishan Mulchandani (₹3.4 lakh)
- Mayuresh Tandel (₹2 lakh)
- ARCS Andheri
Icon Player: Shivam Dube (₹20 lakh)
- Musheer Khan (₹15 lakh)
- Prasad Pawar (₹13 lakh)
- Akhil Herwadkar (₹6.5 lakh)
- Himanshu Singh (₹5.5 lakh)
- Siddid Tiwari (₹3 lakh)
- Raza Mirza (₹3 lakh)
- Pragnesh Kanpillewar (₹4.6 lakh)
- Saksham Jha (₹3.6 lakh)
- Prasoon Singh (₹3 lakh)
- Aishwary Surve (₹2 lakh)
- Ajay Mishra (₹2 lakh)
- Badrey Alam (₹2.5 lakh)
- Moin Khan (₹2 lakh)
- Monil Soni (₹2.2 lakh)
- Eagle Thane Strikers
Icon Player: Shardul Thakur (₹20 lakh)
- Atharva Ankolekar (₹16.25 lakh)
- Sairaj Patil (₹15 lakh)
- Harsh Tanna (₹7.75 lakh)
- Shashank Attarde (₹6.5 lakh)
- Varun Lavande (₹5 lakh)
- Ajit Yadav (₹3.8 lakh)
- Aryan Chauhan (₹3 lakh)
- Harsh Salunkhe (₹3 lakh)
- Nutan Goel (₹3.2 lakh)
- Aaryaraj Nikam (₹2.1 lakh)
- Amartya Raje (₹2 lakh)
- Kaushik Chikhalikar (₹2 lakh)
- Aakash Tigers Mumbai Western Suburbs
Icon Player: Sarfaraz Khan (₹20 lakh)
- Shams Mulani (₹14 lakh)
- Jay Bista (₹12 lakh)
- Hardik Tamore (₹8.5 lakh)
- Ayaz Ahmed (₹5.25 lakh)
- Sylvester Dsouza (₹5 lakh)
- Siddharth Akre (₹4.6 lakh)
- Arjun Dani (₹4.2 lakh)
- Zaid Patankar (₹3.6 lakh)
- Mahamad Saudagar (₹3 lakh)
- Karan Shah (₹2 lakh)
- Kruthik Hanagavadi (₹2 lakh)
- Mumbai South Central Maratha Royals
Icon Player: Tushar Deshpande (₹20 lakh)
- Siddhesh Lad (₹10.25 lakh)
- Aditya Dhumal (₹7.25 lakh)
- Sachin Yadav (₹7 lakh)
- Irfan Umair (₹9.25 lakh)
- Chinmay Sutar (₹5 lakh)
- Parag Khanapurkar (₹6 lakh)
- Maxwell Swaminathan (₹4.6 lakh)
- Khan Awais (₹4.2 lakh)
- Sahil Jadhav (₹3 lakh)
- Naman Jhawar (₹3 lakh)
- Varun Rao (₹3 lakh)
- Rohan Ghag (₹3 lakh)
- Ajay Singh Janu (₹2.2 lakh)
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