It turned out to be a blockbuster day as nearly Rs 10 crore was spent at the Season 3 player auction of the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), a pioneering tennis-ball T10 cricket tournament, in Mumbai on Tuesday. Eight franchises went head-to-head in an intense day of bidding as they waged a battle for 144 players.
Vijay Pawle emerged as the auction’s biggest headline, fetching Rs 32.50 lakh, the league’s highest ever price tag, from defending champions Majhi Mumbai. The star all-rounder from the West Zone returns to familiar territory, having led Mumbai to the title last season. Ketan Mhatre, also from the West Zone, was retained by Chennai Singams through the Right to Match (RTM) card for Rs 26.40 lakh, making him the second-highest pick of the day.
The day opened on a spectacular note with the official unveiling of the ‘Street Star’, a humanoid innovation set to redefine fan engagement in ISPL Season 3. The U-19 category saw spirited bidding. Ankit Yadav emerged as the costliest youngster, snapped up by the Tiigers of Kolkata for Rs 6.50 lakh. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Rudra Patil created history as the youngest player of Season 3, picked by Srinagar Ke Veer at his base price of Rs 3 lakh.
With two new teams, Ahmedabad Lions and Delhi Superheros, joining the league, Season 3 promises to be the most competitive edition yet. The tournament will be held from January 9 to February 6, 2026, at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium, Surat. Tickets will be available on BookMyShow soon.
This year’s auction showcased ISPL’s growing influence, with 408 players from 101 cities going under the hammer. The league has expanded to eight teams with the addition of Delhi Superheros, owned by Salman Khan, and Ahmedabad Lions, owned by Ajay Devgn. They joined Majhi Mumbai (Amitabh Bachchan), Tiigers of Kolkata (Saif Ali Khan & Kareena Kapoor Khan), Srinagar Ke Veer (Akshay Kumar), Chennai Singams (Suriya), Bengaluru Strikers (Hrithik Roshan) and Falcon Risers Hyderabad (Ram Charan).
ISPL has also announced that the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Season 3 will receive a Porsche 911, making it one of the most valuable individual awards in Indian sport.
The event drew some of the biggest names in cricket and entertainment, including ISPL core committee members Sachin Tendulkar, Ashish Shelar, Minal Amol Kale, Suraj Samat, and Dipak Chauhan, president – operations. Team co-owners in attendance included Akshay Kumar (Srinagar Ke Veer), Saif Ali Khan & Aksha Kamboj (Tiigers of Kolkata), Hrithik Roshan and Divy Dangi (Bengaluru Strikers), Niti Agarwal (Majhi Mumbai), Zayd Noman (Falcon Risers Hyderabad), Rajdip Gupta (Chennai Singams), and Ajay Devgn, Jahidhmohmed Vijapura & Izazahmad Khanusiya (Ahmedabad Lions), along with Salman Khan and Arpita Khan Sharma (Delhi Superheros).
“I started playing cricket because I was passionate. So, my advice to all the ISPL players is this: be yourself. Whatever you were yesterday, can you better yourself today? This is one such platform where you can go out, express yourself, and everyone is watching you and enjoying your talent. Climb the mountain so that you can see the world, not so that the world can see you,” said the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
“The ISPL was created to give promising talent a stage to shine, and it’s heartening to see lakhs of young players embracing the opportunity. We have built this platform with a professional, future-focused approach, and its impact is already visible. I am confident that ISPL will continue to grow from strength to strength and unlock even more potential across the country,” said Ashish Shelar.
Top-5 buys: Vijay Pawle – ₹32.50 lakh (Majhi Mumbai) RTM; Ketan Mhatre – ₹26.40 lakh (Chennai Singams) RTM; Rajendra Singh – ₹26.10 lakh (Bengaluru Strikers); Sanjay Kanojjiya – ₹24.55 lakh (Ahmedabad Lions); Saif Ali – ₹23.65 lakh (Tiigers of Kolkata).
Top-5 batters: Ketan Mhatre – ₹26.40 lakh (Chennai Singams) RTM; Sanjay Kanojjiya – ₹24.55 lakh (Ahmedabad Lions); Saif Ali – ₹23.65 lakh (Tiigers of Kolkata); Yogesh Penkar – ₹22.45 lakh (Falcon Risers Hyderabad); Fardeen Kazi – ₹22.30 (Bengaluru Strikers).
Top-5 bowlers: Rajendra Singh – ₹26.10 (Bengaluru Strikers); Anurag Sarshar – ₹19.20 lakh (Chennai Singams); Vicky Bhoir – ₹12 lakh (Falcon Risers Hyderabad); Nizam Ali – ₹9 lakh (Ahmedabad Lions); Vivek Shelar – ₹7 lakh (Tiigers of Kolkata).
Top all-rounders: Vijay Pawle – ₹32.50 lakh (Majhi Mumbai) RTM; Saroj Parmanik – ₹20.60 lakh (Tiigers of Kolkata); Praveen Kumar – ₹16.50 lakh (Falcon Risers Hyderabad); Vishwajit Thakur – ₹15 lakh (Falcon Risers Hyderabad).
Complete squad: Majhi Mumbai: Total Spent – ₹ 1,36,95,000; Purse Remaining – 13.05 lakh: Abhishek Kumar Dalhor (Retained Player, 26.65 lakh), Vijay Pawle (32.50 lakh), Ajaz Bepari (16 lakh), Thomas Dias (10 lakh), Bunty Patel (8 lakh), Gajendra Goswami (5.80 lakh), Ijaj Ahmad (4.40 lakh), Kabir Singh (3.40 lakh), Vedant Desai (3.20 lakh), Darshan Bandekar (3 lakh), Jignesh Rajput (3 lakh), Eshant Sharma (3 lakh), Jaydeep Bhondivale (3 lakh), Raja Kusum (3 lakh), Mahendra Chandan (3 lakh), Manish Waghmare (3 lakh), Mohammad Zeeshan (3 lakh), Abhisekh Patel (3 lakh).
Chennai Singams: Total Spent – ₹ 1,41,77,000; Purse Remaining – 8.23 lakh: Jagannath Sarkar (Retained Player, 20.02 lakh), Ketan Mhatre (26.40 lakh), Anurag Sarshar (19.20 lakh), Ankur Singh (11 lakh), Rajesh Sorte (10 lakh), Mohammed Nadeem (5.50 lakh), Ashish Pal (5.25 lakh), Aryan Kharkar (4 lakh), Aman Yadav (3.80 lakh), Dheeraj Singh (3.60 lakh), Sambhaji Patil (3 lakh), Nagesh Wadekar (3 lakh), , Sarfraz Khan (12 lakh), Ankit Yadav (3 lakh), Moyoddin Shaikh (3 lakh), Kisan Satpute (3 lakh), Sunil Kumar (3 lakh), Ganesh Shillikyatar (3 lakh).
Tiigers Of Kolkata: Total Spent – ₹ 1,40,50,000; Purse Remaining – 9.5 lakh: Bhavesh Pawar (Retained Player, 11.05 lakh), Saif Ali (23.65 lakh), Saroj Paramanik (20.60 lakh), Rajat Mundhe (15.05 lakh), Vivek Shelar (7 lakh), Mahesh Nangude (7.50 lakh), Karan More (5.75 lakh), Pavan Kene (6.50 lakh), Ankit Yadav (6.50 lakh), Krushna Gawali (8.50 lakh), Hritik Patil (4.60 lakh), Vivek Mohanan (4.40 lakh), Shivam Kumar (3.80 lakh), Himanshu Patil (3.60 lakh), Prabjot Singh (3 lakh), Arish Khan (3 lakh), Firdos Alam (3 lakh), Kiran Pawar (3 lakh).
Falcon Risers Hyderabad: Total Spent – ₹1,46,60,000; Purse Remaining – 3.4 lakh: Mansoor KL (Retained Player, 4.50 lakh), Yogesh Penkar (22.45 lakh), Shreyash Kadam (19.80 lakh), Praveen Kumar (16.50 lakh), Vishwajit Thakur (15 lakh), Vicky Bhoir (12 lakh), Vishal Yadav (10 lakh), Varun Kumar (6.75 lakh), Nitin Anili Matunge (6 lakh), Sanskar Dhyani (4.80 lakh), Prashant Gharat (4.40 lakh), Akash Gautam (4.20 lakh), Lokesh (4 lakh), Pritpal Singh (4 lakh), Ashirwad Thakur (3.20 lakh), Rutik Gajar (3 lakh), Pappu Todkar (3 lakh), Vicky Pujari (3 lakh).
Srinagar Ke Veer: Total Spent – ₹ 59,80,000; Purse Remaining – 90.2 lakh: Dhananjay Bhintade (8 lakh), Macmillan Govind (3.20 lakh), Prajyot Ambhire (3.20 lakh), Harsh Bhoir (3 lakh), Mangesh Vaity (3 lakh), Aryan Naik (3 lakh), Rudra Patil (3 lakh), Harsh Adsul (3 lakh), Devendra Kale (3 lakh), Raju Mukhiya (3 lakh), Dilip Binjwa (3.40 lakh), Aditya Vikram (3 lakh), Minad Manjrekar (3 lakh), Sahish Mhatre (3 lakh), Amol Nilugade (3 lakh), Shahrukh Khan (3 lakh), Arvind Kumar (3 lakh), Mohd Razi (3 lakh).
Bengaluru Strikers: Total Spent – ₹1,43,85,000; Purse Remaining – 6.15 lakh: Rajendra Singh (26.10 lakh), Fardeen Kazi (22.30 lakh), Krushna Pawar (15.75 lakh), Sumeet Dhekale (15.5 lakh), Omkar Keni (7 lakh), Amit Pandey (6.50 lakh), Vijay Kumar (6.25 lakh), Bhushan Gole (6.25 lakh), Badi Rajesh Narayan (5.60 lakh), Mohit Rathod (5 lakh), Imroz Khan (4.2 lakh), Dibyendu Paul (4 lakh), Imdad Pasha (4 lakh), Omkar Bhadrike (3.40 lakh), Raviraj Gaikwad (3 lakh), Pradeep Mishra (3 lakh), Devid Gogoi (3 lakh), Shahid Mir (3 lakh).
Delhi Superheroes: Total Spent – ₹ 59,60,000; Purse Remaining – 90.4 lakh: Prathamesh Pawar (5.80 lakh), Akash Tarekar (4.20 lakh), Nashant Kumar (4 lakh), Aakash Jagid (3.40 lakh), Jayesh Patil (3.20 lakh), Shravan Mishra (3 lakh), Subhajit Jana (3 lakh), Tabraize Ahmad Mughal (3 lakh), Aakash Singh (3 lakh), Mohammadsalim Shahpur (3 lakh), Padmesh Mhatre (3 lakh), Vinayak Bhoir (3 lakh), Vishwajit Mhatre (3 lakh), Dhiraj Bhoir (3 lakh), Nitesh Mali (3 lakh), Sahil Longale (3 lakh), Firoz Shaikh (3 lakh), Amey Patil (3 lakh).
Ahmedabad Lions: Total Spent – ₹ 1,40,50,000; Purse Remaining – 9.5 lakh: Sanjay Kanojjiya (24.55 lakh), Amit Naik (17.50 lakh), Sikandarbhai Bhatti (16.50 lakh), Pradeep Patil (14 lakh), Prathamesh Thakare (12.15 lakh), Jignesh Patel (8.50 lakh), Birendra Ram (6.50 lakh), Firas Mohammed (4.60 lakh), Avinash Rana (3.20 lakh), Nizam Ali (9 lakh), Majid Yousuf Sheikh (3 lakh), Amay Lad (3 lakh), Asif Luhar (3 lakh), Zaid Khan (3 lakh), Dibakar Gayen (3 lakh), Farman Khan (3 lakh), Ashiq Ali B S (3 lakh), Jayvir Parmar (3 lakh).
