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KCL 2025 Auction: Full List Of Sold, Unsold, Retained Players, Top Buys



Sanju Samson and Vishnu Vinod (Source:@KhanUswa0203,x.com)Sanju Samson and Vishnu Vinod (Source:@KhanUswa0203,x.com)

The Kerala Cricket League (KCL) 2025 auction created waves as prominent cricketers went under the hammer ahead of the much-anticipated Season 2. Kerala’s own Sanju Samson made headlines as he scripted history by becoming the most expensive player in the league’s history.

The auction saw intense bidding wars among the six franchises. As expected, it was Sanju Samson who stole the spotlight, fetching a record-breaking Rs 26.8 lakh, as he was taken by the Kochi Blue Tigers. With his acquisition, Kochi Blue Tigers have strengthen their batting line-up significantly. 

The upcoming KCL season will start on August 21, and will conclude on September 6. As the franchises finalize their squads and preparations begin in full swing, the countdown to the KCL 2025 has well and truly begun. Having said that, let's take a look at a list of players who were sold, unsold, and retained in this article.

Kerala Cricket League 2025 Auction Top Buys 

  • Sanju Samson to Kochi Blue Tigers - Rs 26.8 lakh 
  • Vishnu Vinod to Kollam Sailors - Rs 12.8 lakh 
  • Jalaj Saxena to Alleppey Ripples - Rs 12.4 lakh

KCL 2025 Retained Players

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)

(Kochi Blue Tigers and Thrissur Titans didn’t retain any players before the auction)

Full List Of Retained Players

No.
Player Name
Category
Franchise
Amount (Rs)
1Sachin BabyAAries Kollam Sailors7.5 lakhs
2Sharafuddeen N MAAries Kollam Sailors5 lakhs
3Abhishek J NairCAries Kollam Sailors1.5 lakhs
4Biju NarayananC
Aries Kollam Sailors1.5 lakhs
5Mohammed AzharuddeenAAlleppey Ripples7.5 lakhs
6Akshay ChandranAAlleppey Ripples5 lakhs
7Vignesh PuthurBAlleppey Ripples3.75 lakhs
8Akshay TK
BAlleppey Ripples1.5 lakhs
9Rohan S KunnummalACalicut Globstars7.5 lakhs
10Salman NizarACalicut Globstars5 lakhs
11Akhil Scaria
BCalicut Globstars3.75 lakhs
12Anfal Pallam
CCalicut Globstars1.5 lakhs
13Subin SCTrivandrum Royals1.5 lakhs
14Govind Dev D PaiBTrivandrum Royals1.5 lakhs
15Vinil TSCTrivandrum Royals1.5 lakhs


Player (Category A)
Team
Price (In Rs Lakh)
Basil Thampi Trivandrum Royals 8.40
Basil NPAlleppey Ripples5.40
Varun NayanarThrissur Titans3.20
Jalaj SaxenaAlleppey Ripples12.40
Sreehari S Nair Alleppey Ripples4.00
Ahammed ImranThrissur Titans3.00 (RTM)
S MidhunCalicut Globstars
5.00
Abdul BazithTrivandrum Royals 6.40 (RTM)
Nidheesh MDThrissur Titans3.00 (RTM)
Vinod Kumar CVThrissur Titans6.20
Krishna PrasadTrivandrum Royals3.00
Shoun RogerThrissur Titans4.40
Abhijith Praveen Trivandrum Royals 4.20
Fanooz FaizTrivandrum Royals4.60
Akhin SatharKochi Blue Tigers3.00
Sijomon Joseph Thrissur Titans
5.20
Vinoop Manoharan Kochi Blue Tigers 3.00
MS Akhil Kollam Sailors 8.40
Sanju SamsonKochi Blue Tigers 26.80
KM AsifKochi Blue Tigers3.20
Ajnas M
Calicut Globstars
6.40
Anand KrishnanThrissur Titans 7.00
Vishnu Vinod
Kollam Sailors
12.80


Player (Category B)
Team
Price (In Rs Lakh)
Riya BasheerTrivandrum Royals 1.60
Pavan Raj Kollam Sailors 2.50
Mohammed IshaqueThrissur Titans1.50 (RTM)
Nikhil Thottath
Kochi Blue Tigers2.10 (RTM)
Mohammed Kaif Alleppey Ripples 1.50
Sachin SureshCalicut Globstars 5.30
Aadithya BaijuAlleppey Ripples1.50
Akshay Manohar Thrissur Titans 3.50 (RTM)
Jerin PSKochi Blue Tiger2.40 (RTM)
Nikhil M Trivandrum Royals 5.90
Player [Category A (Lower Price)]
Team
Price (In Rs Lakh)
Manu Krishnan Calicut Globstars1.80
Eden Apple TomKollam Sailors1.50
Vathsal GovindKollam Sailors 1.50
Player (Category B)
Team
Price (In Rs Lakh)
Sanjeev SatheeshanTrivandrum Royals 2.20
Ajeesh KKochi Blue Tigers0.75
Rohith KRThrissur Titans0.75
Anuj JotinAlleppey Ripples0.75
Muhammed ShanuKochi Blue Tigers 0.75
Rahul SharmaKollam Sailors 0.75
Arun PouloseThrissur Titans 0.80
Vishnu Menon Thrissur Titans 1.40
Vipul Shakti Kochi Blue Tigers0.95 (RTM)
Athuljith Anu Kollam Sailors0.75
Adithya Vinod Thrissur Titans0.75
Ajith V Trivandrum Royals3.95
Akhil DevCalicut Globstars 1.05
Asif Salem Trivandrum Royals 0.90
Afrad N Kochi Blue Tigers0.75
Monu KrishnaCalicut Globstars 2.10
Rahul ChandranAlleppey Ripples0.75
Ibnul AfthabCalicut Globstars3.65
Ajith Raj Calicut Globstars0.75
Athif Bin AshfarThrissur Titans 1.25
Rakesh KJ Kochi Blue Tigers0.75
Jobin JobyKochi Blue Tigers0.85 (RTM)
Ajnas KThrissur Titans0.75
Preethish Pavan Calicut Globstars 0.75
Sreeroop MP Alleppey Ripples0.80
Amal AG Kollam Sailors 0.85
Anand Joseph Thrissur Titans 1.10
Ashik Muhammad Kollam Sailors0.75
Amal Ramesh Thrissur Titans 0.75
Saly V SamsonKochi Blue Tigers0.75
Mohd. AshikKochi Blue Tigers0.75
Balu Babu Alleppey Ripples 0.75
Krishna Devan Calicut Globstars0.75
Sibin Gireesh Thrissur Titans 1.50
Bharath SooryaKollam Sailors 0.75
Arjun AKThrissur Titans2.85
Sachin PS Kollam Sailors0.75

Accelerated Auction: Arun KA (Alleppey Ripples) Anuraj JS (Trivandrum Royals) Abhishek P Nair (Alleppey Ripples) Vijay Viswanath (Kollam Sailors) Aju Paulose (Thrissur Titans) Jose S Perayil (Kollam Sailors) Adwaith Prince (Trivandrum Royals) Alfi Francis John (Kochi Blue Tigers) Harikrishnan MU (Calicut Globstars) Shine John Jacob (Calicut Globstars) Akhil KG (Kochi Blue Tigers) Ajayghosh NS (Kollam Sailors) Ameersha SN (Calicut Globstar) Ananthakrishnan J (Trivandrum Royals) Krishna Kumar TV (Calicut Globstars) Akash Pillai (Alleppey Ripple) Mohammed Nazil ( Alleppey Ripples) Arjun Nambiar (Alleppey Ripples). 

KCL 2025 Auction Unsold Players

Category A: Vishweshwar Suresh, Mohamed Enaan, Vaisakh Chandran, Midhun P, Vishnu Raj

 Category B: Appu Prakash, Krishna Narayan, Aswin Anand, Rohan Nair, Kamil Aboobacker, Akarsh AK, Vinay Varghese, Kiran Sagar, Aditya, Vishnu P Kumar, Aswanth Sanker, Gokul Gopinath, Abhiram S, Pavan Sridhar, Manav Krishna, Sachin MS, Abi Biju, Arjun Venugopal, Sharon SS, Asif Ali, Niranjan V Dev, Jishnu A, Omar Abubacker.

Category C: Anaz Nazeer, Akshay Siv, Liston Augustine, Rahaan Raheem, Nazal P, Yedu Sundaram, Sreehari Nair, Anoop G, Jaivin Jackson, Badarudeen PP, Vishnu TM, Hridhay Abhilash, Aadharsh RP, Vidhun Venugopal, Adithya K, Sooraj, Adhi Abhilash, Anandhu Sunil, Jobin, Neel Sunny, Albin VJ, Rehan Sai, Akhil S Nair, Sarath Chandra Prasad, Niranjan GH, Harikrishnan N, Prasoon Prasad, Hermishice R, Tejas CM, Ujwal Krishna, Sanjay VR, S Anand Sagar, Adithya Mohan.