Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) has successfully completed the player auction for the inaugural edition of the Jharkhand T20 League. The new domestic tournament has created a lot of excitement among cricket fans, with six franchises building their teams ahead of the competition.
The auction took place on Saturday, May 30 at the Wave International Hotel, Ranchi. A total of 275 cricketers entered the player pool, while all six franchises worked within the same budget to assemble their squads. The Jharkhand T20 League is scheduled to begin from June 10 and will provide a platform to local players.
Robin Minz emerged as the most expensive player, overtook Ishan Kishan
Koyalanchal Super Kings made the biggest deal in the auction by buying wicketkeeper-batsman Robin Minz for ₹15.25 lakh. Minz left out India and Ishan Kishan was bought by Santhal Strikers for ₹14.7 lakh. Chhota Nagpur Royals also made a big investment by signing Virat Singh for ₹13 lakh.
All six franchises – Ranchi Titans, Jamshedpur Steelers, Chhota Nagpur Royals, Koyalanchal Super Kings, Dhanbad Diamonds and Santhal Strikers – operate under a salary cap of ₹50 lakh. Jamshedpur Steelers added Mohammad Kounain Qureshi for ₹12.5 lakh and Sahil Raj for ₹8.75 lakh as they balanced experience with emerging talent.
Dhanbad Diamonds bought fast bowler Sushant Mishra for ₹11 lakh and Pankaj Kumar for ₹10.75 lakh. Meanwhile, Ranchi Titans signed Shikhar Mohan for ₹11 lakh and Rajandeep Singh for ₹9 lakh. The auction also included special icon-player categories, with base prices starting at ₹4 lakh.
This is an exciting new chapter in Jharkhand’s cricket journey – Ajay Nath Shah Dev
JSCA President Ajay Nath Shah Dev welcomed the launch of Jharkhand T20 League and called it a big step for cricket in the state. He said the tournament would help in strengthening the game and create more opportunities for local players.
“This is an exciting new chapter in Jharkhand’s cricket journey. This league is a landmark initiative by the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA) to promote and develop the game at a professional level in our region.”
JSCA Vice President Sanjay Pandey also shared his views on the tournament. He said the league would provide a valuable platform for young cricketers to play alongside experienced players and gain experience in a competitive environment.
“The Jharkhand T20 League will provide a strong platform for young and budding cricketers to showcase their skills alongside experienced players. The league will bring high quality, competitive T20 cricket to fans across the country.”
Full team for Jharkhand T20 League 2026
Chhota Nagpur Royals: Virat Singh, Mohammad Nazim Siddiqui, Vikash Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Supriyo Chakraborty, Pankaj Yadav, Mohit Kumar, Dipanshu Rawat, Sonu Kumar Singh, Varun Kumar Singh, Ritwik Pathak, Durgesh Kumar, Chandan Mukhi, Aryaman Lala, Shrestha Sagar, Rahul Rajak, Avinash Kumar, Himanshu Dwivedi.
Dhanbad Diamonds: Sushant Mishra, Pankaj Kumar, Bal Krishna, Atul Singh Surwar, Ram Roshan Saran, Bisesh Dutta, Vikash Kumar Vishal, Mohd. Shamshad, Vivekananda Tiwari, Aryaman Sen, Aditya Singh, Tanish Chaubey, Prabhat Kumar Yadav, Meet Jain, Himanshu Ranjan Kumar, Abhishek Yadav, Gaurav Singh, Siddharth Sinha.
Jamshedpur Steelers: Mohammad Kounain Qureshi, Sahil Raj, Kumar Debabrata, Anukul Roy, Prateek Ranjan, Nitin Kumar Pandey, Ravi Sharma, Harsh Rana, Adarsh Giri, Kumar Karan, Sameer Sharma, Siddhant Raghuvanshi, Aman Kumar, Hrithik Ananth, Manikant Mishra, Anurag Singh Sengar, Pranjal Kumar, Jasraj Singh.
Koyalanchal Super Kings: Robin Minz, Shubh Sharma, Utkarsh Singh, Amit Kumar, Harsh Raj, Sharandeep Singh, Yogesh Bhaskar, Satyam Singh, Rahul Prasad, Sentu Kumar Yadav, Aditya Jha, Gunjan Yadav, Lakshya, Abhinav Sharan, Junaid Ashraf, Sunny Sachin Tiwari, Sanjeev Chaturvedi.
Ranchi Titans: Shikhar Mohan, Rajandeep Singh, Shrestha, Jatin Pandey, Saurabh Shekhar, Ayush Bhardwaj, Prince Murmu, Aryan Hooda, Yash Bhagat, Ishan Om, Kumar Ankit, Sachin Yadav, Om Singh, Satya Setu, Prem Kumar Chaurasia, Mukesh Kumar, Yuvraj Singh, Yuvraj Kumar.
Santhal Strikers: Ishan Kishan, Arvind Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Anmol Raj, Manishi, Vivek Kumar, Ryan Sapkota, Ravi Yadav, Pratyush Kumar, Vikas Kumar, Kumar Suraj, Raunak Kumar, Ojas Vardhan, Ritesh Patel, Vibhor Pandey, Saadab Hussain, Sanjeet Sharma, Ashish Kumar.
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