The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) Season 3 auction concluded in Mumbai on Tuesday, with the eight franchises splurging nearly ₹10 crore to acquire 144 players. The event was a star-studded affair, drawing cricket legends, Bollywood celebrities, and team owners, highlighting the league's growing popularity and influence.
The auction saw intense bidding wars as teams strategically built their squads for the upcoming season, which will be held from January 9 to February 6, 2026, at the Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat. This season marks an expansion for the ISPL, with the addition of two new teams: Delhi Superheros, owned by Salman Khan, and Ahmedabad Lions, owned by Ajay Devgn. They join the existing franchises owned by prominent figures such as Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan & Kareena Kapoor Khan, Akshay Kumar, Suriya, Hrithik Roshan, and Ram Charan.
Vijay Pawle, an all-rounder from the West Zone, emerged as the biggest draw, fetching a league-record ₹32.50 lakh from the defending champions, Majhi Mumbai. Chennai Singams used their Right to Match (RTM) card to retain Ketan Mhatre for ₹26.40 lakh, making him the second-highest pick of the day. Each existing franchise had two RTM cards to reclaim players from their Season 2 roster.
The auction pool consisted of 408 players from 101 cities, categorized into six zones: U-19, North, South, East, West, and Central. Each player had a base price of ₹3 lakh. Teams were required to build 18-player squads, including at least two U-19 players and ensuring zonal representation to create balanced teams. Ankit Yadav became the most expensive U-19 player, bought by Tiigers of Kolkata for ₹6.50 lakh. Rudra Patil, at 16 years old, became the youngest player to be picked, joining Srinagar Ke Veer for ₹3 lakh.
Here are the complete squads for all eight teams:
- Ahmedabad Lions: Jayvir Parmar, Ashiq Ali BS, Farman Khan, Dibakar Gayen, Birendra Ram, Zaid Khan, Nizam Ali, Asif Luhar, Firas Mohammed, Sanjay Kanojjiya, Avinash Rana, Sikandarbhai Bhatti, Prathamesh Thakare, Pradeep Patil, Amit Naik, Jignesh Patel, Majid Yousuf Sheikh, Amay Lad.
- Bengaluru Strikers: Shahid Mir, Devid Gogoi, Dibyendu Paul, Amit Pandey, Rajendra Singh, Pradeep Mishra, Bhushan Gole, Imdad Pasha, Vijay Kumar, Fardeen Kazi, Omkar Bhadrike, Omkar Keni, Badi Rajesh Narayan, Sumeet Dhekale, Krushna Pawar, Imroz Khan, Mohit Rathod, Raviraj Gaikwad.
- Chennai Singams: Aman Yadav, Ganesh Shillikyatar, Sunil Kumar, Krishna Satpute, Moyoddin Shaikh, Ankit Yadav, Sarfraz Khan, Mohammed Nadeem, Dheeraj Singh, Anurag Sarshar, Ashish Pal, Nagesh Wadekar, Sambhaji Patil, Ketan Mhatre, Rajesh Sorte, Ankur Singh, Aryan Kharkar, Jagannath Sarkar.
- Delhi Superheros: Subhajit Jana, Dhiraj Bhoir, Shravan Mishra, Jayesh Patil, Aakash Jangid, Mohammad Salim Shahpur, Akash Tarekar, Tabraize Ahmad, Aakash Singh, Sahil Longale, Vishwajit Mhatre, Padmesh Mhatre, Vinayak Bhoir, Nitesh Mali, Firoz Shaikh, Amey Patil, Mohd Razi, Arvind Kumar.
- Falcon Risers Hyderabad: Varun Kumar, Vicky Pujari, Vishal Yadav, Pappu Todkar, Lokesh, Prashant Gharat, Khizar Dafedar, Azharuddin Qureshi, Irfan Umair, Vicky Bhoir, Praveen Kumar, Anurag Singh, Vishwajit Thakur, Syed Khaled, Abdul Samad, Moin Khan Pathan, Shiva Kumar, Syed Hussain.
- Majhi Mumbai: Abhishek Kumar Dalhor, Vijay Pawle, Ajaz Bepari, Thomas Dias, Bunty Patel, Gajendra Goswami, Ijaj Ahmad, Kabir Singh, Vedant Desai, Darshan Bandekar, Jignesh Rajput, Eshant Sharma, Jaydeep Bhondivale, Raja Kusum, Mahendra Chandan, Manish Waghmare, Mohammad Zeeshan, Abhisekh Patel.
- Srinagar Ke Veer: Dhananjay Bhintade, Macmillan Govind, Prajyot Ambhire, Harsh Bhoir, Mangesh Vaity, Aryan Naik, Rudra Patil, Harsh Adsul, Devendra Kale, Raju Mukhiya, Dilip Binjwa, Aditya Vikram, Minad Manjrekar, Sahish Mhatre, Amol Nilugade, Shahrukh Khan, Arvind Kumar, Mohd Razi.
- Tiigers of Kolkata: Bhavesh Pawar, Saif Ali, Saroj Paramanik, Rajat Mundhe, Vivek Shelar, Mahesh Nangude, Karan More, Pavan Kene, Ankit Yadav, Krushna Gawali, Hritik Patil, Vivek Mohanan, Shivam Kumar, Himanshu Patil, Prabjot Singh, Arish Khan, Firdos Alam, Kiran Pawar.
The ISPL continues to gain momentum, attracting both established and emerging talents, and providing a platform for street cricketers to showcase their skills. The Most Valuable Player of the season will be awarded a Porsche 911. The unveiling of 'Street Star', a humanoid designed to boost fan engagement, further underscores the league's commitment to innovation and entertainment.
