The KCL 2025 auction saw teams buy players at reasonable prices. Over 170 players signed up for the auction and were categorised into three groups: A, B and C.
Teams could retain up to 4 players with a limit of 3 capped players – those who have played in events like Ranji Trophy or IPL. If teams didn’t retain all 4 players, they had a Right to Match (RTM) card.
Here are the players retained for KCL 2025:
- Aries Kollam Sailors: Sachin Baby (Rs 7.5L), Sharafuddeen N M (Rs 5L), Abhishek J Nair (Rs 1.5L), Biju Narayanan (Rs 1.5L)
- Alleppey Ripples: Mohammed Azharuddeen (Rs 7.5L), Akshay Chandran (Rs 5L), Vignesh Puthur (Rs 3.75L), Akshay TK (Rs 1.5L)
- Calicut Globstars: Rohan S Kunnummal (Rs 7.5L), Salman Nizar (Rs 5L), Akhil Scaria (Rs 3.75L), Anfal Pallam (Rs 1.5L)
- Trivandrum Royals: Subin S (Rs 1.5L), Govind Dev D Pai (Rs 1.5L), Vinil TS (Rs 1.5L)
Note: Kochi Blue Tigers and Thrissur Titans didn’t retain any players before the auction.
KCL 2025 Auction: Sold Players
Sanju Samson became the costliest player in the league, going to Kochi Blue Tigers for INR 26.8 Lakhs. The icon player of the previous season decided to play this year.
Other big buys included Jalaj Saxena to Alleppey Ripples for INR 12.4 Lakhs, Vishnu Vinod to Kollam Sailors for INR 12.8 Lakhs and Basil Thampi to Trivandrum Royals for INR 8.40 Lakhs. These players have lot of experience including IPL.
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Here are the players sold in KCL 2025 auction.
| Player | Team | Price (₹ Lakhs) |
|---|---|---|
| Basil Thampi | Trivandrum Royals | 8.40 |
| Shoun Roger | Thrissur Titans | 4.40 |
| Abhijith Praveen | Trivandrum Royals | 4.20 |
| Sijomon Joseph | Thrissur Titans | 5.20 |
| Vinoop Manoharan | Kochi Blue Tigers | 3.00 |
| MS Akhil | Kollam Sailors | 8.40 |
| Sanju Samson | Kochi Blue Tigers | 26.80 |
| KM Asif | Kochi Blue Tigers | 3.20 |
| Ajnas M | Calicut Globstars | 6.40 |
| Anand | Thrissur Titans | 7.40 |
| Vishnu Vinod | Kollam Sailors | 12.80 |
| Basil NP | Alleppey Ripples | 5.40 |
| Varun Nayanar | Thrissur Titans | 3.20 |
| Jalaj Saxena | Alleppey Ripples | 12.40 |
| Sreehari S Nair | Alleppey Ripples | 4.00 |
| Ahammed Imran (RTM) | Thrissur Titans | 3.00 |
| S Midhun | Calicut Globstars | 5.00 |
| Abdul Bazith (RTM) | Trivandrum Royals | 6.40 |
| Nidheesh MD (RTM) | Thrissur Titans | 3.00 |
| Krishna Prasad | Trivandrum Royals | 3.00 |
| Vinod Kumar CV | Thrissur Titans | 6.20 |
| Fanooz Faiz | Trivandrum Royals | 4.60 |
| Akhin Sathar | Kochi Blue Tigers | 3.00 |
| Riya Basheer | Trivandrum Royals | 1.60 |
| Pavan Raj | Kollam Sailors | 2.50 |
| Mohammed Ishaque (RTM) | Thrissur Titans | 1.50 |
| Nikhil Thottath (RTM) | Kochi Blue Tigers | 2.10 |
| Mohammed Kaif | Alleppey Ripples | 1.50 |
| Sachin Suresh | Calicut Globstars | 5.30 |
| Aadithya Baiju | Alleppey Ripples | 1.50 |
| Akshay Manohar (RTM) | Thrissur Titans | 3.50 |
| Jerin PS (RTM) | Kochi Blue Tigers | 2.40 |
| Nikhil M | Trivandrum Royals | 5.90 |
| Manu Krishnan | Calicut Globstars | 1.80 |
| Eden Apple Tom | Kollam Sailors | 1.50 |
| Vathsal Govind | Kollam Sailors | 1.50 |
| Sanjeev Satheeshan | Trivandrum Royals | 2.20 |
| Ajeesh K | Kochi Blue Tigers | 0.75 |
| Rohith KR | Thrissur Titans | 0.75 |
| Anuj Jotin | Alleppey Ripples | 0.75 |
| Muhammed Shanu | Kochi Blue Tigers | 0.75 |
| Rahul Sharma | Kollam Sailors | 0.75 |
| Arun Poulose | Thrissur Titans | 0.80 |
| Vishnu Menon | Thrissur Titans | 1.40 |
| Vipul Shakti (RTM) | Kochi Blue Tigers | 0.95 |
| Athuljith Anu (RTM) | Kollam Sailors | 0.75 |
| Adithya Vinod | Thrissur Titans | 0.75 |
| Ajith V | Trivandrum Royals | 3.95 |
| Akhil Dev | Calicut Globstars | 1.05 |
| Asif Salem | Trivandrum Royals | 0.90 |
| Afrad N | Kochi Blue Tigers | 0.75 |
| Monu Krishna | Calicut Globstars | 2.10 |
| Rahul Chandran | Alleppey Ripples | 0.75 |
| Ibnul Afthab | Calicut Globstars | 3.65 |
| Ajith Raj | Calicut Globstars | 0.75 |
| Athif Bin Ashfar | Thrissur Titans | 1.25 |
