Draft:List of 2024 Nepal Premier League auctions and personnel signings

2024 Nepal Premier League Auctions
2024 Nepal Premier League Auctions
General information
Sport	Cricket
Date(s)	6 October 2024
Time	14:00 NST
Location	Kathmandu, Nepal
Overview
League	Nepal Premier League
Team	8

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This is a list of all auctions and personnel signings for the 2024 Nepal Premier League Cricket Tournament.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Teams auction

The auction for team ownership was held on 5 September 2024. Pokhara Avengers was the most expensive team, costing over NPR 3,57,00,000 (US$265916.59), while Karnali Yaks was bought at lowest bid of NPR 1,11,70,000 (US$83134.68).^[4]^[5]

Team	Province/City	Franchise owner(s)	Cost
Biratnagar Kings	Biratnagar	MAD Dream Sports	रू1.51 crore (US$110,000)
Chitwan Rhinos	Chitwan	Chitwan Medical College	रू1.76 crore (US$130,000)
Janakpur Bolts	Janakpur	Dream Sports	रू2.05 crore (US$150,000)
Karnali Yaks	Karnali	Himalayan Builders	रू1.11 crore (US$81,000)
Kathmandu Gurkhas	Kathmandu	Kathmandu Sports Development Venture	रू3.33 crore (US$240,000)
Lumbini Lions	Lumbini	Fortuna Health Care	रू1.86 crore (US$140,000)
Pokhara Avengers	Pokhara	Nepal T20 Pvt Ltd	रू3.57 crore (US$260,000)
Sudurpaschim Royals	Sudurpashchim	Empire Sports	रू1.68 crore (US$120,000)

Player's Auction

Marquee players draw

Eight Marquee players were listed form draw on 14 September 2024.^[6]^[7]

Team	Marquee player
Biratnagar Kings	Sandeep Lamichhane
Chitwan Rhinos	Kushal Malla
Janakpur Bolts	Aasif Sheikh
Karnali Yaks	Sompal Kami
Kathmandu Gurkhas	Karan KC
Lumbini Lions	Rohit Paudel
Pokhara Avengers	Kushal Bhurtel
Sudurpaschim Royals	Dipendra Singh Airee

Domestic players auction

The player auction for domestic players took place on 6 October 2024. The total salary cap was set at रू90 lakh (US$66,000) to be spend. Players were divided into three categories, A, B, and C. A franchise can sign a maximum of 10 players from the auction. Each team should buy three players from the A category, four players from the B category and three players from the C category. The bidding for A category players start at a minimum of 10 lakhs, with a maximum cap of 15 lakhs. For B category players, the bidding range is between 5 lakhs and 10 lakhs, while C category players have a starting bid of 2 lakhs, going up to a maximum of 5 lakhs. If bids reach the limit, a lucky draw will determine the outcome.^[8]^[9]

No.	Category	Name	Speciality	Base Price	Team	Auctioned Price
11	A	Rijan Dhakal	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
68	C	Subhash Bhandari	All-rounder	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Biratnagar Kings	रू2.5 lakh (US$1,800)
62	B	Aashutosh Ghiraiya	Batter	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Lumbini Lions	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
104	C	Bhoj Raj Bhatta	Bowler	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू4.5 lakh (US$3,300)
13	A	Lalit Rajbanshi	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Janakpur Bolts	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
2	A	Surya Tamang	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Lumbini Lions	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
10	A	Lokesh Bam	Wicket-keeper	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Biratnagar Kings	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
100	C	Naren Bhatta	Batter	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Biratnagar Kings	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
57	B	Bipin Rawal	Wicket-keeper	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू8 lakh (US$5,900)
145	C	Dinesh Kharel	All-rounder	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Pokhara Avengers	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
97	C	Arniko Prasad Yadav	Batter	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Janakpur Bolts	रू2.25 lakh (US$1,600)
83	C	Dipendra Rawat	All-rounder	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Karnali Yaks	रू3 lakh (US$2,200)
54	B	Rupesh Kumar Singh	All-rounder	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Janakpur Bolts	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
92	C	Ranjeet Kumar	Bowler	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू3 lakh (US$2,200)
1	A	Pratish GC	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Biratnagar Kings	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
45	B	Dipesh Prasad Kandel	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
86	C	Dinesh Adhikari	All-rounder	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Lumbini Lions	रू2.75 lakh (US$2,000)
44	B	Rit Gautam	Batter	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Karnali Yaks	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
93	C	Santosh Karki	Wicket-keeper	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
36	C	Sumit Maharjan	Batter	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
81	C	Amit Shrestha	Batter	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू3.5 lakh (US$2,600)
16	A	Shahab Alam	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
74	C	Dipak Dumre	Wicket-keeper	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Karnali Yaks	रू3 lakh (US$2,200)
49	B	Kiran Kumar Thagunna	Batter	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Pokhara Avengers	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
48	B	Rajesh Pulami Magar	All-rounder	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Biratnagar Kings	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
9	A	Sagar Dhakal	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Pokhara Avengers	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
6	A	Bibek Yadav	All-rounder	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Lumbini Lions	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
58	B	Narayan Joshi	All-rounder	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Pokhara Avengers	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
56	B	Shankar Rana	Batter	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू9.5 lakh (US$6,900)
47	B	Jitendra Kumar Mukhiya	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Biratnagar Kings	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
18	A	Anil Sah	Batter	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Janakpur Bolts	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
40	B	Durgesh Gupta	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Lumbini Lions	रू8 lakh (US$5,900)
8	A	Aarif Sheikh	Batter	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
12	A	Bhim Sharki	Batter	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
107	C	Shubh Kansakar	Batter	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Janakpur Bolts	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
39	B	Tilak Raj Bhandari	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Lumbini Lions	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
37	B	Dipesh Shrestha	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
5	A	Aakash Chand	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Pokhara Avengers	रू11.5 lakh (US$8,400)
4	A	Abinash Bohara	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
32	B	Mausam Dhakal	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Karnali Yaks	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
163	C	Bibek KC	Bowler	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
24	A	Nandan Yadav	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Karnali Yaks	रू11 lakh (US$8,000)
79	C	Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar	Bowler	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Janakpur Bolts	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
60	B	Khadak Bahadur Bohara	Wicket-keeper	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
106	C	Naren Saud	Bowler	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
41	B	Anil Kharel	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Biratnagar Kings	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
157	C	Abhishesh Gautam	Bowler	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Lumbini Lions	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
71	C	Gautam KC	All-rounder	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
38	B	Bhuban Karki	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Karnali Yaks	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
117	C	Amrit Gurung	All-rounder	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Pokhara Avengers	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
31	B	Bipin Khatri	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Pokhara Avengers	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
28	B	Arjun Kumal	Batter	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू7.5 lakh (US$5,500)
99	C	Trit Raj Das	All-rounder	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Pokhara Avengers	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
98	C	Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri	Bowler	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Karnali Yaks	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
65	B	Amar Singh Rautela	All-rounder	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
29	B	Deepak Bohara	Batter	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
116	C	Pratik Shrestha	Batter	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
52	B	Arjun Gharti	Wicket-keeper	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Karnali Yaks	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
15	A	Dev Khanal	Batter	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Karnali Yaks	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
3	A	Sundeep Jora	Batter	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Lumbini Lions	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
42	B	Dipak Bohara	Batter	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Biratnagar Kings	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
14	A	Gulshan Jha	All-rounder	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Karnali Yaks	रू15 lakh (US$11,000)
33	B	Ishan Pandey	All-rounder	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू9.5 lakh (US$6,900)
91	C	Raju Rizal	Wicket-keeper	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
7	A	Rashid Khan	All-rounder	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
22	A	Dilip Nath	Wicket-keeper	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Pokhara Avengers	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
26	A	Kamal Singh Airee	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
25	A	Kishor Mahato	Bowler	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Janakpur Bolts	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
25	A	Binod Bhandari	Wicket-keeper	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
19	A	Bashir Ahmad	All-rounder	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Biratnagar Kings	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
20	A	Sharad Vesawkar	All-rounder	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)	Chitwan Rhinos	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
30	B	Sher Malla	All-rounder	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Janakpur Bolts	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
27	B	Hemant Dhami	Bowler	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Janakpur Bolts	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
50	B	Naresh Budhayer	Batter	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Sudurpaschim Royals	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
21	B	Arjun Saud	Wicket-keeper	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Lumbini Lions	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
59	B	Aakash Tripathi	Batter	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Janakpur Bolts	रू10 lakh (US$7,300)
46	B	Krishna Karki	All-rounder	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Kathmandu Gurkhas	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
23	B	Sunam Gautam	All-rounder	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)	Pokhara Avengers	रू5 lakh (US$3,700)
55	C	Bikash Aagri	Bowler	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Lumbini Lions	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)
123	C	Mrinal Gurung	Batter	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)	Biratnagar Kings	रू2 lakh (US$1,500)

Foreign players signings

List of foreign players sign by the franchise. They are signed based on the franchise's interest and budget. Andries Gous became the first player to be signed by the Pokhara Avengers for the 2024 Nepal Premier League.

No.	Name	Speciality	Team
1	Andries Gous	Wicket-keeper	Pokhara Avengers
2	Brandon McMullen	All-rounder	Sudurpaschim Royals
3	Aqib Ilyas	All-rounder	Biratnagar Kings
4	Tom Moores	Wicket-keeper	Lumbini Lions
5	Michael Levitt	Batter	Kathmandu Gurkhas
6	James Neesham	All-rounder	Janakpur Bolts
7	Saif Zaib	All-rounder	Sudurpaschim Royals
8	Joshua Tromp	All-rounder	Janakpur Bolts
9	Gerhard Erasmus	All-rounder	Kathmandu Gurkhas
10	Luc Benkenstein	All-rounder	Chitwan Rhinos
11	Nicholas Kirton	All-rounder	Biratnagar Kings
12	Ben Cutting	All-rounder	Lumbini Lions
13	Martin Guptill	Batter	Biratnagar Kings
14	Hassan Eisakhil	Batter	Chitwan Rhinos
15	Unmukt Chand	Batter	Lumbini Lions
16	Babar Hayat	Batter	Karnali Yaks
17	Scott Kuggeleijn	All-rounder	Sudurpaschim Royals
18	Chadwick Walton	Wicket-keeper	Karnali Yaks
19	Matt Critchley	All-rounder	Pokhara Avengers
20	Mohammad Mohsin	All-rounder	Janakpur Bolts
21	Lahiru Milantha	Wicket-keeper	Janakpur Bolts
22	Chris Sole	Bowler	Biratnagar Kings
23	Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton	All-rounder	Chitwan Rhinos
24	Stephen Eskinazi	Batter	Kathmandu Gurkhas
25	Dan Douthwaite	All-rounder	Kathmandu Gurkhas
26	Raymon Reifer	All-rounder	Pokhara Avengers
27	Michael Leask	All-rounder	Pokhara Avengers
28	Ismat Alam	All-rounder	Biratnagar Kings
29	Shikhar Dhawan	Batter	Karnali Yaks
30	Ravi Bopara	All-rounder	Chitwan Rhinos
31	Ramon Simmonds	Bowler	Lumbini Lions
32	Nathan Sowter	Bowler	[[Kathmandu Gurkhas
33	Saad Bin Zafar	All-rounder	Lumbini Lions
34	Zeeshan Maqsood	Batter	Karnali Yaks
35	Ben Mike	All-rounder	Janakpur Bolts
36	Zen Malik	Bowler	Pokhara Avengers
37	Harsh Thaker	Bowler	Janakpur Bolts
38	Sohail Tanvir	Bowler	Chitwan Rhinos
39	Will Bosisto	All-rounder	Karnali Yaks
40	Dilpreet Bajwa	All-rounder	Sudurpaschim Royals
41	Harmeet Singh Baddhan	Bowler	Sudurpaschim Royals
42	Scott Edwards	Wicket-keeper	Biratnagar Kings
43	Aakarshit Gomel	All-rounder	Pokhara Avengers

Iconic Player

Each 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.^[10]

No.	Name	Speciality	Team
1	Sudip Aryal	All-rounder	Pokhara Avengers
2	Krish Karki		Kathmandu Gurkhas
3	Arif Khan		Lumbini Lions
4	Bipin Prasad Sharma	Bowler	Karnali Yaks
5	Kamal Khatri		Biratnagar Kings
6	Basant Khatri	All-rounder	Sudurpaschim Royals
7	Salahuddin Khan		Chitwan Rhinos
8	Bishal Susling		Janakpur Bolts

Withdrawn and Replacement players

Players were signed as replacement of contracted players who were not available to play due to injuries and national commitments.

Players	Nationality	Team	Reason	Announcement date
Anderson Phillip	West Indies	Pokhara Avengers
Hussain Talat	Pakistan	Karnali Yaks
Marchant de Lange	South Africa	Chitwan Rhinos
Sohaib Maqsood	Pakistan	Janakpur Bolts
Kamal Singh Airee	Nepal	Chitwan Rhinos	Unable to recover from injury	26 November 2024
Rohan Mustafa	UAE	Sudurpaschim Royals
Bas de Leede	Netherlands	Pokhara Avengers

References

^ "12 players sold at highest price at Nepal Premier League auction". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Get squads of all teams". sportsadda. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ "NPL auction concludes". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ "NPL Franchise Teams Sold, Pokhara Fetches Highest Price". Neplays. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ "CAN secures whopping funds from NPL franchise ownership auction". Cricnepal. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "Marquee players locked in for all eight Nepal Premier League teams". Cricnepal. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ "8 marquee players find teams for Nepal Premier League". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction". cricnepal. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
^ "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Get squads of all teams". sportsadda. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
^ "Nepal Premier League auction: Everything you need to know". Cricnepal. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

External links

Full-length recording for the Live Auction

[1] "12 players sold at highest price at Nepal Premier League auction". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[2] "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Get squads of all teams". sportsadda. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[3] "NPL auction concludes". The Annapurna Express. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[4] "NPL Franchise Teams Sold, Pokhara Fetches Highest Price". Neplays. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[5] "CAN secures whopping funds from NPL franchise ownership auction". Cricnepal. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[6] "Marquee players locked in for all eight Nepal Premier League teams". Cricnepal. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[7] "8 marquee players find teams for Nepal Premier League". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[8] "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction". cricnepal. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

[9] "Nepal Premier League 2024 auction full players list: Get squads of all teams". sportsadda. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

[10] "Nepal Premier League auction: Everything you need to know". Cricnepal. 5 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.

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