ISPL 2024 Most Expensive Players: Top 10 Auction Buys of Indian Street Premier League

The inaugural season of the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India's pioneering tennis ball T10 cricket tournament to be played inside a stadium, is set to start from March 6. Ahead of that, the inaugural auction of the tournament took place on Sunday (February 25).

This pioneering tennis ball T10 cricket tournament, set to captivate audiences, witnessed a thrilling spectacle as 96 players were carefully selected from a pool of 350 hopefuls.

The six franchises have now formed their squad for the inaugural season, with a combined spending of Rs 4.91 crore in the auction. Chennai Singams were the biggest spenders with a total spending of Rs 96.4 lakh.

ISPL 2024 Auction Biggest Buys

• Abhishek Kumar Dalhor is the most expensive buy at the inaugural ISPL auction; sold to Amitabh Bachchan-owned 'Majhi Mumbai' for INR 27 lakh.
• Sharik Yasir, the youngest player in the auction at just 14 years old, was bought for INR 3.2 lakh by 'Bangalore Strikers' owned by Hrithik Roshan.

ISPL 2024 Team Spendings

The total salary cap of each team was Rs 1 crore. Chennai Singams were the highest and Srinagar Ke Veer were the lowest spenders.

Chennai Singams - Rs 96.4 lakh

Falcon Risers Hyderabad - Rs 93.65 lakh

Tigers of Kolkata - Rs 87.35 lakh

Majhi Mumbai - Rs 84.3 lakh

Bangalore Strikers - Rs 77.3 lakh

Srinagar Ke Veer - Rs 52.4 lakh

ISPL 2024 Most Expensive Buys

Here are the ten most expensive players of the inaugural ISPL auction. Apart from the senior players, where Abhishek Kumar Dalhor became the most expensive player, there were U19 players who also went for big money.

Top 3 Most Expensive U19 Players

Uzair Shaikh (Tigers of Kolkata) - Rs 5.8 lakh
Rohit Yadav (Srinagar Ke Veer) - Rs 3.8 lakh
Akash Gautam (Bangalore Strikers) - Rs 3.4 lakh

Top 10 Most Expensive Buys of ISPL 2024 Auction

Player Name	Team	Zone	Price (in INR Lakhs)
1. Abhishek Kumar Dalhor	Majhi Mumbai	East	27
2. Sumeet Dhekale	Chennai Singams	West	19
3. Saroj Pramanik	Bangalore Strikers	East	19
4. Ketan Mhatre	Chennai Singams	West	16.5
5. Jagat Sarkar	Falcon Risers Hyderabad	East	14
6. Vijay Pawle	Majhi Mumbai	West	13.5
7. Krishna Satpute	Falcon Risers Hyderabad	West	11.5
8. Bhavesh Pawar	Tigers of Kolkata	West	11.5
9. Prathamesh Thakare	Falcon Risers Hyderabad	West	11
10. Fardeen Kazi	Tigers of Kolkata	West	11