Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Auction: Full List Of Sold, Retained Players, Top Buys

Devdutt Padikkal and Manish Pandey (Source:@kendrickgooner,x.com)

The auction for the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 2025 concluded with much fanfare and fierce bidding as all six franchises-Mysore Warriors, Hubli Tigers, Bengaluru Blasters, Shivamogga Lions, Mangaluru Dragons, and Gulbarga Mystics- finalised strong 18-member squads ahead of the much-anticipated tournament, which is scheduled to begin on August 11 at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

The highest bid of the day went to Karnataka’s star batter Devdutt Padikkal, who was picked up by Hubli Tigers for a record ₹13.20 lakhs, making him the most expensive player of this year’s auction.The Hubli Tigers were the biggest spenders at the auction, making strategic investments in top-tier talent. Alongside Padikkal, they acquired Abhinav Manohar for ₹12.20 lakhs.

Defending champions Mysore Warriors made a big splash by acquiring seasoned Indian international Manish Pandey for ₹12.20 lakhs, matching the price paid for Manohar. 

Tournament Begins August 11

With the squads finalised and preparations underway, the stage is now set for the Maharaja Trophy T20 2025 to begin on August 11. The tournament will take place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, promising electrifying T20 action featuring Karnataka’s top talents, seasoned IPL stars, and promising young guns.

Having said that, let's take a look at a list of players who were sold, unsold, and retained in this article.

Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Auction Top Buys

Top 5 Highest Buys

• Devdutt Padikkal - ₹13.20 lakhs, Team: Hubli Tigers 
• Abhinav Manohar - ₹12.20 lakhs, Team: Hubli Tigers
• Manish Pandey - ₹12.20 lakhs, Team: Mysore Warriors, 
• Vidwath Kaverappa - ₹10.80 lakhs , Team: Shivamogga Lions
• Vidyadhar Patil - ₹8.40 lakhs Team: Bengaluru Blasters

Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Sold Players

KSCA Maharaja Trophy 2025 Retained Players 

Mysuru Warriors: Karun Nair (INR 6.8L)- Prasidh Krishna (INR 2L), Karthik S U (INR 0.5L), Karthik CA (INR 4.2L) 

Bengaluru Blasters: Mayank Agarwal (INR 14L), Shubhang Hegde (INR 4.3L), Suraj Ahuja (INR 1L), Naveen MG (INR 2.3L) 

Hubli Tigers: Manvanth Kumar L (INR 1L), Shrijith KL (INR 2.1L), Cariappa KC (INR 4.2L), Karthikeya KP (INR 1.2L) 

Gulbarga Mystics: Luvnith Sisodia (INR 7.2L), Pravin Dubey (INR 6.8L), Vyshak V (INR 8.8L), Smaran R (INR 3.15L) 

Shivamogga Lions: Koushik V (INR 5.9L), Nihal Ullal (INR 2.1L), Hardik Raj (INR 5.8L), Avinash D (INR 5.4L) 

Mangaluru Dragons: Abhilash Shetty (INR 6.3L), Macneil Hadley Noronha (INR 5L), Paras Gurbax Arya (INR 0.5L), Lochan S Gowda (INR 0.5L)

Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 Squads

Shivamogga Lions 

Koushik V, Hardik Raj, Avinash B, Nihal Ullal, Vidwath Kaverappa, Anirudha Joshi, Aneeshwar Gautam, Dhruv Prabhakar, Sanjay C, Anand Doddamani, Sahil Sharma, Bharath Dhuri, Deepak Devadiga, Rohit Kumar K, Tushar Singh, Darshan MB, Maribasava C Gowda, Sireesh Balgaar.

Mysore Warriors

Karun Nair, Karthik CA, Prasidh Krishna, Karthik SU, Manish Pandey, Gowtham K, Yashovardhan Parantap, Venkatesh M, Harshil Dharmani, Lankesh KS, Kumar LR, Goutham Mishra, Shikhar SHetty, Sumit Kumar, Dhanush Gowda, Kushaal M Wadhwani, Sharath Srinivas, Shamanth SM.

Mangaluru Dragons

Abhilash Shetty, Macneil Noronha, Lochan S Gowda, Paras Gurbax Arya, Sharath BR, Roni More, Shreyas Gopal, Melu Kranthi Kumar, Sachin Shinde, Aneesh KV, Thippa Reddy, Aaditya Nair, Aadarsh Prajwal, Abhishek Prabhakar, Shivaraj S, Pallav Kumar Das.

Hubli Tigers 

KC Cariappa, Srijith KL, Karthikeya KP, Manvath Kumar L, Abhinav Manohar, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohammed Taha, Vijayaraj B, Prakhar Chaturvedi, Sankalp SS, Samarth Nagaraj, Rakshith S, Nithin S Nagaraja, Yash Raj Punja, Ritesh L Bhatkal, Shreesha S Achar, Nathan JF D Mello, Nischith Pai

Gulbarga Mystics

Vyshak Vijaykumar, Luvnith Sisodia, Pravin Dubey, Smaran R, Siddhath KV, Monish Reddy, Harsha Wardhan Khuba, Prithviraj, Lavish Kaushal, Sheetal Kumar, Jasper EJ, Mohith BA, Faizan Raiz, Sourab M Muttur, SJ Nikin Jose, Prajwal Pavan, Younus Ali Baig, Likhit M Bannur.

Bengaluru Blasters 

Mayank Agarwal, Shubhang Hegde, Naveen MG, Suraj Ahuja, A Rohan Patil, Chethan LR, Mohsin Khan, Vidyadhar Patil, Siddharth Akhil. Madahv Prakash Bajaj, Rohan Naveen, Kruthik Krishna, Advith M Shetty, Bhuvan Mohan Raju, Rohan M Raju, Niranjan Naik, Prateek Jain, Ishaan S.

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