The Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2026 auctions are set to take place on July 3, with 783 players expected to go under the hammer in the event. Just recently, the revised dates for this year’s tournament were announced; earlier TNPL was to start on July 31, but now will be conducted from August 4-28, as per the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. With the 2026 TNPL auctions so close, it becomes imperative to look at the retentions made by all the teams.
TNPL 2026 Retained Players Full List
iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans: R. Sai Kishore, T. Natarajan, R. Silambarasan, Tushar Raheja, S. Mohamed Ali, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, U. Sasidev, R.D. Pranav Raghavendra, V.P. Amith Sathvik, S. Mohan Prasath, C.V. Achyuth, M. Mathivanan, A. Esakkimuthu, V. Anovankar.
Dindigul Dragons: Varun Chakaravarthy, Hunny Saini, Sandeep Warrier, B. Indrajith, R. Vimal Khumar, Shivam Singh, R.K. Jayant, H. Dinesh, M. Karthik Saran, Athul Maruthi Vikar, M. Viju Arul, Sasidharan.
Lyca Kovai Kings: M. Shahrukh Khan, B. Sai Sudharsan, S. Lokeshwar, C. Andre Siddarth, M. Siddharth, R.S. Ambrish, B. Sachin, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, G. Govinth, R. Divakar, P. Vidyuth.
SKM Salem Spartans: M. Mohammed, C. Hari Nishaanth, S. Nidhish Rajagopal, Boopathi Vaishna Kumar, S. Ajith Ram, M. Eshwar, S. Abishiek, Sunny Sandhu, R. Vivek, S. Harish Kumar, M. Poiyamozhi, Rahil Sanjay Shah, V.S. Karthick Manikandan, Sudhan Sanjeevi Kandeepan, D. Rahul, M.E. Yazh Arun Mozhi.
Siechem Madurai Panthers: M. Karthik, M.A. Atheeq Ur Rahman, B. Anirudh Sita Ram, Gurjapneet Singh, D. Deepesh, P. Vignesh, P. Saravanan, N.S. Chaturved, S. Rajalingam, S. Surya Anand, S. Shankar Ganesh.
Nellai Royal Kings: R. Sonu Yadav, G. Ajitesh, Muhammed Adnan Khan, S. Rithik Easwaran, S.R. Athish, Sachin Rathi, V. Yudheeswaran, N.S. Harish, S. Selvaganapathi, B. Emmanuel Cherian, D. Santhosh Kumar, B. Rocky, J. Rohan, A. Arun Bala Yoghi, S. Risheek Kumar.
Trichy Grand Cholas: J. Suresh Kumar, P. Saravana Kumar, J. Kousik, R. Sanjay Yadav, M.S. Washington Sundar, Jafar Jamal, R. Rajkumar, V. Athisayaraj Davidson, K. Easwaran, W. Antony Dhas, M. Ganesh Moorthi, N. Selva Kumaran, T. Saran.
Chepauk Super Gillies: Abhishek Tanwar, Swapnil K Singh, N. Jagadeesan, R.S. Mokit Hariharan, T.D. Lokesh Raj, M. Silambarasan, K. Aashiq, J. Prem Kumar, S. Dinesh Raj, G. Rajalingam, N. Sunil Krishna.
Remaining Purse for 2026 TNPL Auction
All the 783 players registered for the 2026 TNPL Auction are divided into 4 broad categories — A, B, C, and D. While there are none in the top category, 10 have registered in the B, 6 in C, and 767 in D category.
2026 TNPL Auction Purse for all teams
- Chepauk Super Gillies ₹24,03,125
- Siechem Madurai Panthers ₹22,78,125
- Dindigul Dragons ₹20,28,125
- Nellai Royal Kings ₹16,56,250
- Trichy Grand Cholas ₹15,06,250
- iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans ₹7,62,500
- Lyca Kovai Kings ₹5,84,375
- SKM Salem Spartans ₹4,71,875
