Sasikanth bought by Amaravathi for record Rs 16.25 lakh, Stephen fetches Rs 12.25 lakh

KV Sasikanth was the pick of the players at the much-anticipated Andhra Premier League (APL) player auction which took place on Sunday at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Visakhapatnam.

Sasikanth, who has been in terrific form this season, was bought by Amaravathi Royals for a record-breaking Rs 16.25 lakh.

After Sasikanth, bowler Stephen Veeraghavulu Cheepurapalli bagged the next highest bid. He was taken up by Tungabhadra Warriors for Rs 12.25 lakh.

KV Sasikanth was bought by Amaravathi Royals for a record-breaking Rs 16.25 lakh at the Andhra Premier League (APL) player auction at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Visakhapatnam on Sunday

All-rounder Chennu Siddhardha was bought by Vijayawada Sunshiners for Rs 11.25 lakh.

Seven competitive teams participated in the event, with each team securing a total purse of ₹55 lakh. to build their squads. All seven teams successfully acquired 22 players each during the auction, categorized into Groups A, B, and C for balanced competition.

Notable dignitaries present at the auction included APL chairman Sujay Krishna Ranga Rao, Girish Dongre (COO, ACA), and M S Kumar (GM, game development, ACA). Adding prestige to the event, Wasim Jaffar, renowned India cricketer and mentor, was seated alongside Royals of Rayalaseema.

This auction sets the stage for an electrifying APL season, promising high-octane cricket for fans across Andhra Pradesh.

Capital Amaravathi Royals: Venkata Sasikanth Kodi, Durga Naga Varaprasad, Avinash Pyla,  K Karan Shinde,  Varun Satwik Tellaputta,  Venkata Rahul Seeram,  Sandeep Yara,  Toshith Yadav Makki,  Ahitesh Varma Uddaraju, Rohith Kumar Murapaka, Ayyappa Bandaru,  Madhav Rayudu,  Adarsh Sai Ganta, Gowtham Arya Kolla, Deepu Bhargav Talachitla, Manoj Sai Varmesh, Srihith Chittineni, Dhruva Teja, U M Shambavi Girinath, Yashwanth Poda, Santosh Kumar Buggidi, Tarun Kumar Goddu.

Vijayawada Sunshiners: Chennu Siddhardha, Ashwin Hebbar, Panduranga Raju Penmetsa, Prasanth Kumar, Lalith Mohan Akkaraju, Akhil Shambu, Harsha Vardhan Maddila, Tejaswi Pinninti, Myla Harsha Vardhan, Abhinav Munnangi, Charan Sai Teja, Gollapudi Sai Venkata Sumith, Thanneeru Bharath, Vijay Akula, Akash Gaddipathi, Zaheer Abbas, Ramu Pinninti, Pavan Sutha Sri Datta Dasari, Manikanta Gangadhar Penkey, Lalit Yalamanchili, Nuthi Ashok, Pramod Yarragunta.

Bhimavaram Bulls:  PV Satyanarayana Raju, Hemanth Reddy, Bailapudi Yeswanth, Dheeraj Kumar Mycherla, Ravikiran Mopada, Bhuvaneswar Rao Patnala, Munish Varma Bhupathiraju, Revanth Reddy Kalluru, Vamsi Krishna Thanneru, Girish Kumar Reddy Yeddala, Veerendra Avinash Seeram, Vigneswara Sai Sravan Thota, Raviteja Chennupati, Atchuth Hemanth Kumar, Bendalam Satvik, Durga Kumar Jarajapu, Challarapu Siva, Satish Nodagala, Viswa Vikas Palem, Rhony Amol Diyya, Dheeraj Lakshman Kothakoona, Sri Aravind Siddarth Madhira.

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Kakinada Kings: Samanvith Gadde, Tapaswi Pinninti, Sai Rahul KP, Ashish Siraparapu, M Harisankar Reddy, Manish Golamaru, Abhishek M Reddy, Ranjeet Darji, Yuvan Muvvala, Lekhaz Mitta, Saiteja Kavuri, Bhaswanth Krishna Ommi, Sasank Kancharla Sai Venkata, Anjaneyulu Midde, Arjun Tendulkar Pitta, Sai Deepak Nukavarapu, Kranthi Kiran Kolla, Varun Reddy Chagam Reddy, Prudhvi Raj Kuntrapakam Narasimha, Jaswanth Sai Pruthvi Raju Gottumukkala, Shashank Reddy Yarram, Varri Giri Prasad

Simhadri Vizag Lions: Ricky Bhui, Vinay Kumar Bodhala, Girinathreddy Poreddy, Tripurana Vijay, Maheep Kumar Kommineni, Haneesh Veera Reddy Kogatam, Venu Vinukonda, Dhanush Marthala, Kamaruddin Sk, Himakar Nimmala, Roshan Pavan, Kamil Shaik, Shyam Sai Bhagat Polamarasetty, Dinesh Srinivas Bokka, Sohan Reddy, Mohan Rishi Sahith Talada, Pradhneesh Sai Vattikulla, Hrithik Guntimadugu, Lohith Yadav, Mohan Venkata Shriram Rakshann Veerla, V Srikanth, K Pramod Kumar.

Stephen Veeraghavulu Cheepurapalli bagged the next highest bid. He was taken up by Tungabhadra Warriors for Rs 12.25 lakh. Pic: Sportstar-The Hindu

Royals of Rayalaseema:  Shaik Rasheed, Teja Reddy Yerragudi, Sai Poorna Teja Garimella, Vamsi Krishna Mamidi, Ganesh Sathivada, Dhruva Kumar Reddy Sigineni, Ajay Kumar Kalidhi, Saketh Ram Jagarlapudi, Vasu Yedla, Sudharsan Kodavandla, Surya Kumar Cherukuri, Sai Sandeep Kumar Chennuboina, Sai Surya Teja Allareddy, Karthik Raman Imandi, N Madhav, Rajesh Nallapu, Rohith Rayalacheruvu, Pardha Saradhi GG, Vineel Sagar Nelluri, Pattan Sharief, Kodavati Manohar, Areef Shaik.

Tungabhadra Warriors: Stephen Cheepurapalli, Saurabh Kumar, Pranith Manyala, Rohit Gutta, Anand Josiah Kancherla, Gnaneshwar CR, Satya Surya Jayanth Kaki, Sai Tegada, Mallikarjuna, Hima Srinivas Sirla, Datta Reddy, Brahma Teja Andimani, Sohan Varma Sangaraju, Deepak M, Kulasekhar Duppala, Aslam Baig, Samanyu Datta, Charanjith GV, Sathwik Kondapaturi, Pranay Ayinampudi, Sai Charan Nidamanuri, Tulasi Nandan Medikonda.