The Kerala Cricket League (KCL) Season 3 auction witnessed some intriguing moves on Saturday (July 11), with Sachin Baby emerging as a marquee buy, fetching Rs 10 lakh by Alleppey Ripples.
The most expensive buy of the auction was Sibin Gireesh, who fetched a massive Rs 11.80 lakh from the Ripples as well.
Kochi Blue Tigers were among the busiest franchises during the auction, strengthening their squad with several key additions. The Blue Tigers, along with Thrissur, completed the full maximum quota of 20 players.
In a surprising development, former Mumbai Indians left-arm spinner Vignesh Puthur went unsold at first, but was later roped in buy Calicut Globstars at a reduced base price of Rs 1.50 lakh.
KCL 2026 Retained Players
Aries Kollam Sailors: N.M. Sharafuddeen, Abhishek J. Nair, Pawan Raj, Vijay Viswanath
Thrissur Titans: Ahammad Imran, Shoun Roger, Aditya Vinod, A.K. Arjun
Calicut Globstars: Salman Nizar, Rohan S. Kunnummal, Akhil Scaria
Trivandrum Royals: Krishna Prasad, Govind Dev Pai, V. Ajith
Kochi Blue Tigers: Saly Samson, Mohammed Ashiq
Alleppey Ripples: Mohammed Azharuddeen, Jalaj Saxena
KCL 2026 Auction Sold Players
Full list of players sold in the Kerala Cricket League Season 3 auction.
| Player | Team | Amount (In INR Lakh) |
| MD Nidheesh | Aries Kollam Sailors | 6.60 |
| Harikrishnan MU | Calicut Globstars | 3.00 |
| Abhishek P Nair | Trivandrum Royals | 3.00 |
| Biju Narayanan | Thrissur Titans | 4.80 |
| Vishnu Vinod | Trivandrum Royals | 7.80 |
| Basil Thampi | Kochi Blue Tigers | 5.40 |
| Vinod Kumar CV | Trivandrum Royals | 4.00 |
| Sachin Baby | Alleppey Ripples | 10 |
| Sijomon Joseph | Trivandrum Royals | 4.40 |
| Abhijith Praveen | Alleppey Ripples | 6.00 |
| Anand Krishnan | Aries Kollam Sailors | 5.20 |
| Abdul Bazith | Calicut Globstars | 8.00 |
| Ajnas M | Aries Kollam Sailors | 7.00 |
| Asif KM | Kochi Blue Tigers | 4.80 (RTM) |
| Alfi Francis John | Kochi Blue Tigers | 1.50 |
| Akshay TK | Alleppey Ripples | 1.50 (RTM) |
| Sachin Suresh | Kochi Blue Tigers | 1.90 |
| Jerin PS | Kochi Blue Tigers | 2.30 |
| Akshay Manohar | Trivandrum Royals | 4.80 |
| Mohammed Ishaque | Aries Kollam Sailors | 1.50 |
| Nikhil Thottath | Thrissur Titans | 3.60 |
| Nikhil M | Trivandrum Royals | 6.40 (RTM) |
| Basil NP | Trivandrum Royals | 2.30 |
| Akhin Sathar | Calicut Globstars | 1.50 |
| Midhun S | Aries Kollam Sailors | 1.50 |
| Vinoop Manoharan | Kochi Blue Tigers | 3.20 |
| Midhun PK | Kochi Blue Tigers | 1.50 |
| Varun Nayanar | Calicut Globstars | 1.50 |
| Vathsal Govind | Aries Kollam Sailors | 1.50 |
| Asif Salam | Thrissur Titans | 2.10 |
| Vipul Shakti | Kochi Blue Tigers | 3.00 |
| MS Akhil | Thrissur Titans | 3.80 |
| Abdul Ramees P | Thrissur Titans | 1.90 |
| Athif Bin Ashraf | Calicut Globstars | 0.75 |
| Rahul Chandran | Trivandrum Royals | 1.80 |
| Rahan Raheem | Calicut Globstars | 0.75 |
| Ibnul Afthab | Calicut Globstars | 0.75 (RTM) |
| Arun Paulose | Aries Kollam Sailors | 0.75 |
| Sreehari Nair | Trivandrum Royals | 1.15 |
| Muhammed Irshad | Thrissur Titans | 1.10 |
| Ashik Muhammed | Aries Kollam Sailors | 0.75 |
| Karthik B Nair | Kochi Blue Tigers | 2.70 |
| Rohit KR | Thrissur Titans | 2.60 |
| Nazal P | Thrissur Titans | 1.00 |
| Amal AG | Aries Kollam Sailors | 3.80 |
| Sachin PS | Aries Kollam Sailors | 0.85 |
| Sanjeev Satheeshan | Thrissur Titans | 1.50 |
| Anish Rajan | Kochi Blue Tigers | 0.75 |
| Ajith Raj | Alleppey Ripples | 0.75 |
| Afrad N | Calicut Globstars | 0.75 |
| Ajeesh K | Trivandrum Royals | 1.10 |
| Ajayghosh NS | Alleppey Ripples | 1.10 |
| Sibin Gireesh | Alleppey Ripples | 11.80 |
| Preethish Pavan | Aries Kollam Sailors | 0.75 |
| Amal Ramesh | Aries Kollam Sailors | 0.75 |
| Amal Raj R | Alleppey Ripples | 0.75 |
| Ashiq Ali | Alleppey Ripples | 0.75 |
| Jobin Joby | Kochi Blue Tigers | 1.15 (RTM) |
| Ajnas K | Alleppey Ripples | 0.85 |
| Krishna Devan | Calicut Globstars | 11.20 |
| Bharath Soorya | Trivandrum Royals | 0.75 |
| Akhil KG | Aries Kollam Sailors | 0.75 |
| Akhil Dev | Alleppey Ripples | 0.75 |
| Prasoon Prasad | Thrissur Titans | 0.75 |
| Anand Joseph | Thrissur Titans | 1.05 |
| Arun KA | Alleppey Ripples | 0.75 |
| Monu Krishna | Aries Kollam Sailors | 1.05 |
| Muhammed Shanu | Kochi Blue Tigers | 1.45 |
| Sreeroop MP | Alleppey Ripples | 0.80 (RTM) |
| Manu Krishnan | Kochi Blue Tigers | 2.60 |
| Eden Apple Tom | Kochi Blue Tigers | 3.40 |
| Aravind KS | Calicut Globstars | 0.75 |
| Mohamed Enaan | Thrissur Titans | 3.00 |
| Akash Pillai | Alleppey Ripples | 0.75 |
| Ujjwal Krishna | Trivandrum Royals | 1.05 |
| Mohammed Kaif | Calicut Globstars | 1.50 |
| Anandhu Sunil | Kochi Blue Tigers | 1.00 |
| Sudheesh Mohan | Trivandrum Royals | 1.15 |
| Vignesh Puthur | Calicut Globstars | 1.50 |
| Vinil TS | Alleppey Ripples | 0.95 |
| Aswin Anand | Calicut Globstars | 1.50 |
| Arjun Venugopal | Aries Kollam Sailors | 1.50 |
| Akshay Chandran | Kochi Blue Tigers | 1.50 |
| Manav Krishna | Thrissur Titans | 2.90 |
| Sarath Chandra Prasad | Thrissur Titans | 0.75 |
| Sharon SS | Thrissur Titans | 1.50 |
| Pavan Sreedhar | Kochi Blue Tigers | 1.50 |
| Amay Manoj | Thrissur Titans | 1.50 |
| Adhi Abhilash | Kochi Blue Tigers | 1.35 |
KCL 2026 Most Expensive Buys
Sibin Gireesh had a humongous raise to his price from a base price of Rs 75 thousand, as he was picked for Rs 11.80 lakh. There were a total of three players who breached the seven-figure mark in the auction.
Sibin Gireesh (Alleppey Ripples) – ₹11.80 lakh
Krishna Devan (Calicut Globstars) – ₹11.20 lakh
Sachin Baby (Alleppey Ripples) – ₹10.00 lakh
Abdul Bazith (Calicut Globstars) – ₹8.00 lakh
Vishnu Vinod (Trivandrum Royals) – ₹7.80 lakh
Story first published: Saturday, July 11, 2026, 16:21 [IST]
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