Defending champion Dindigul Dragons’ think-tank at the 2025 TNPL auction
Pacer M. Mohammed (₹18.4 lakh), all-rounder Vijay Shankar (₹18 lakh), and top-order batters U. Mukilesh (₹17.6 lakh) and J. Suresh Kumar (₹16.1 lakh) were the top buys of the 2025 Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) auction held here on Saturday.
Mohammed went to SKM Salem Spartans, Vijay Shankar to Chepauk Super Gillies, and Mukilesh and Suresh to Trichy Grand Cholas.
Former UAE leg-spinner Karthik Meiyappan, who in the 2022 T20 World Cup became the first UAE bowler to take a hat-trick, was bought by Siechem Madurai Panthers for ₹9.2 lakh. Karthik, who has the experience of playing in the ILT20 and the Global T20 Canada, has now moved to his birthplace Chennai.
Star Tamil Nadu and India players like Varun Chakaravarthy (Dindigul Dragons), Shahrukh Khan, Sai Sudharsan (both Lyca Kovai Kings), and R. Sai Kishore (iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans) were retained by their respective franchises before the auction. Former India off-spinner R. Ashwin was also retained by the Dragons.
Swapnil Singh, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) left-arm spinner, was snapped up by Chepauk Super Gillies for ₹10.8 lakh.
The 18-year-old Andre Siddarth, who went to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for his base price of ₹30 lakh in the latest IPL auction, was bought by Kovai Kings for ₹8.4 lakh.
Trichy Grand Cholas spent ₹6 lakh to secure India all-rounder Washington Sundar’s services.
Published – February 15, 2025 10:30 pm IST
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