Nepal T20 League 2025 Auction: Full List of Sold & Unsold Players, Complete Squads

The second season of the Nepal Premier League is expected to be a banger one following the successful conclusion of the mini-auction held on August 9 in Kathmandu, Nepal. With 150 players shortlisted out of a total of 458 players from the different registrations received from all over Nepal, only a few were able to secure a spot in different franchises. 

Out of 150 players, Mohammad Adil Aam caught the attention of the cricket followers as he was bought by the Kathmandu Gurkhas for Rs. 1.5 million, when he made it on the lucky draw after the bid reached the maximum price for a Category A player.

[TRENDING] Highlights from the Auction

The mini auction for the second edition of the Nepal Premier League was successfully concluded on August 2, where most of the teams were able to buy the players they were targeting. The auction was initiated with the introduction of all franchise members, led by the owners and captains. 

As per the announcement made by the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Wednesday, a total of 150 players out of 458 registered players were shortlisted for this year’s NPL mini auction. The 150 players were divided into different categories. Category ‘A’ included 8 players, Category ‘B’ had 35 players, and Category ‘C’ included 107 players.

Sold Players List

Among the 150 shortlisted players in the NPL 2 mini-auction, only a few were able to secure a spot in the respective franchise at different amounts. The amount for the player was specified according to the category they were placed into. 

• Janakpur Bolts (Total Budget: 33 Lakhs)

The defending champions, Janakpur Bolts, had a budget of 33 lakhs, and they smartly bought 3 players under 15 lakhs only, saving the remaining purse. 

Sachin Bhatta – 2 Lakhs

Aaditya Mahata – 5 Lakhs

Mayan Yadav – 7.75 Lakhs

• Pokhara Avengers (Total Budget: 36.5 Lakhs)

Abhishek Tiwari – 2 Lakhs

Krishna Paudel – 2 Lakhs

Arjun Kumal – 5 Lakhs

Sandeep Khatri Chhetri – 2 Lakhs

• Karnali Yaks (Total Budget: 47 Lakhs)

Pawan Sarraf – 15 Lakhs

Imran Shekh – 2 Lakhs

Yuvraj Khatri – 10 Lakhs

Deepak Prasad Dumre – 2 Lakhs

• Kathmandu Gurkhas (Total Budget: 43 Lakhs)

Uttam Thapa Magar – 3 Lakhs

Tul Bahadur Thapa – 2 Lakhs

Santosh Yadav – 10 Lakhs

Akash Tripathi – 7 Lakhs

Mohamad Aadil Aalam – 15 Lakhs

• Biratnagar Kings (Total Budget: 45.5 Lakhs)

Sahil Patel – 5 Lakhs

Narayan Joshi – 5 Lakhs

Surya Tamang – 10 Lakhs

• Sudurpaschim Royals (Total Budget: 41.5 Lakhs)

Tek Bahadur Rawat – 2 Lakhs

Hemant Dhami – 10 Lakhs

Dipendra Thapa – 2 Lakhs

Deepak Bohara – 5 Lakhs

Milan Bohara – 5 Lakhs

• Chitwan Rhinos (Total Budget: 58 Lakhs)

Arjun Saud – 15 Lakhs

Dev Khanal – 15 Lakhs

• Lumbini Lions (Total Budget: 45.25 Lakhs)

Dilip Nath – 10 Lakhs

Bishal Patel – 5 Lakhs

Sher Mall – 10 Lakhs

Durgesh Gupta – 5 Lakhs

Adil Khan – 2 Lakhs

Unsold Players List

As much as the players and teams were happy for the beginning of their new journey, there were several players who went unsold in the NPL 2 mini-auction. With this, their dream and hard work went to waste, but they learned a lesson to work even harder and come back in the next year’s NPL auction with their improved version. 

Here is the list of players who went unsold in the mini auction:

Anil Kharel, Basant Khatri, Bhuwan Karki, Krishna Karki, Mausam Dhakal, Milan Bohara, Ravi Kumar Sah, Rit Gautam, Santosh Karki, Shankar Rana, Bhupal Luitel, Nabin Tamang, Nirmal Gurung, Pradeep Paswan, Prem Kamat, Raju Prasad Shah, Rajendra Bham, Raju Rijal, Ranjeet Kumar Madhesh, Raunak Srivastav, Roshan Bishwakarma, Sachin Lekhak, Samrat Bhusal, Sijan Bajgain, Sunil Gautam, Suryanshu Koirala, Aarif Khan, Afrudin Rain, Amit Shrestha, Avinash Karn, Ayub Chand, Bhulan Sahani, Bipin Neupane, Firdosh Ansari, Kamal Gupta, Kamal Pariyar, Mohammad Husen Gaddi, Prakash Pandey, Sunil Duallyal, Bikram Khadka, Bishesh Budhathoki, Amar Mishra, Sonu Ansari, Nischal Kshetri, Sunil Dhamala, Salahuddin Khan, Arun Airee, Sandeep Dhangana.

Finalized Squads 

Following the conclusion of the NPL 2 mini-auction, the eight participating teams look stronger and confident going into the second season of the Nepal Premier League. Each team is featured with a marquee player, who holds the key role to represent their team among the millions of audience members. 

Let’s look at the final squad of each team after the auction.

• Janakpur Bolts

Aasif Sheikh, Anil Kumar Sah, Lalit Narayan Rajbanshi, Rupesh Singh, Kishore Mahato, Shubh Kansakar, Tul Bahadur Thapa, Sachin Bhatta, Aaditya Mahata, and Mayan Yadav.

• Kathmandu Gorkhas

Karan KC, Rashid Khan, Dipesh Kandel, Bhim Sharki, Pratik Shrestha, Shahab Alam, Uttam Thapa Magar, Santosh Yadav, Akash Tripathi, and Mohamad Aadil Aalam.

• Karnali Yaks

Sompal Kami, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Arjun Gharti, Dipendra Rawat, Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri, Bipin Prasad Sharma, Pawan Sarraf, Imran Shekh, Yuvraj Khatri, and Deepak Prasad Dumre.

• Chitwan Rhinos

Kushal Malla, Rijan Dhakal, Deepak Bohora, Amar Singh Rautela, Gautam KC, Kamal Singh Airee, Arjun Saud, and Dev Khanal.

• Sudurpaschim Royals

Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari, Aarif Sheikh, Abinash Bohara, Ishan Pandey, Naren Saud, Tek Bahadur Rawat, Hemant Dhami, Dipendra Thapa, and Milan Bohara.

• Lumbini Lions

Rohit Paudel, Sundeep Jora, Bibek Yadav, Dinesh Adhikari, Abhisesh Gautam, Tilak Bhandari, Dilip Nath, Bishal Patel, Sher Mall, Durgesh Gupta, and Adil Khan.

• Biratnagar Kings

Sandeep Lamichhane, Pratish GC, Lokesh Bam, Bashir Ahmad, Naren Bhatta, Subash Bhandari, Sahil Patel, Narayan Joshi, and Surya Tamang.

• Pokhara Avengers

Kushal Bhurtel, Aakash Chand, Trit Raj Das, Bipin Khatri, Kiran Thagunna, Dinesh Kharel, Sagar Dhakal, Abhishek Tiwari, Krishna Paudel, Arjun Kumal, and Sandeep Khatri Chhetri.

 

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Although the squad still looks incomplete, the additional players, foreign players, and domestic players will be added by the respective teams, further adding extra strength to the teams and their different departments.

Writer’s Take on NPL 2 Mini Auction

From the writer’s perspective, the conclusion of the NPL 2 mini-auction signifies a major step and continuation of the franchise league started by the Cricket Association of Nepal. With the successful organization of Nepal Premier League season 1, the fans and well-wishers across the world were waiting for Nepal Premier League season 2, and the wait is over. The auction has been done, and soon the teams will be calling players for the close camps. 

I can’t wait to see which foreign player will grace the NPL 2, as season 1 had amazing names like Shikhar Dhawan, Jimmy Neesham, and many more.

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