| 2024 Kerala Cricket League players auctions | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Date(s) | 10 August2024 |
| Time | 10:00 IST |
| Location | Trivandrum, Kerala |
| Overview | |
| League | Kerala Cricket League |
| Team | 6 |
This is a list of all auctions and personnel signings for the 2024 Kerala Cricket League Cricket Tournament.[1][2][3]
Team auction
editKerala Cricket Association held an auction for six team franchises. The exact price of the franchises has not been publicly declared, but all franchisees were sold to Indian corporations.
| Team | City | Franchise Owners |
|---|---|---|
| Kochi Blue Tigers | Kochi | |
| Trivandrum Royals | Trivandrum | |
| Thrissur Titans | Thrissur | |
| Kollam Sailors | Kollam | |
| Calicut Globstars | Calicut | |
| Alleppey Ripples | Alleppey |
- Source:[4]
icon picks
editIn August 2024, the KCL allowed all six teams to sign an additional player as an icon Player. Teams were given under 10 August 2024 to pick either a Kerala player.Each team has already picked up one icon player each : Mohammed Azharuddeen (Alleppey Ripples), Rohan S Kunnummal (Calicut Globstars), Basil Thampi (Kochi Blue Tigers), Sachin Baby (Kollam Sailors), Vishnu Vinod (Thrissur Titans) and Abdul Basith (Trivandrum Royals).
Player auction
editOver 300 players registered their interest to participate in the league, however, the list was cut down to 168 after all teams submitted their shortlist.
Since this was the first edition of the tournament, there were no retentions or transfers. Each franchise had a salary budget of R10 million (US$1.3 million) to complete its player roster.
Base prices were set as follows
- Star players: ₹1.0 million (US$115,020.3)
- Other players: between ₹80,000 and ₹85,000 (US$57,510.15)
- Proteas players: ₹70,000 (US$57,510.15)
- U-19 Kerala players: ₹50,000 (US$1,000.32)
Each team could only have a maximum of 20 players in their squad. The auction was held on 10 August 2024 at the Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India.
Pre-auction picks
editTeams were given an option to pick up to One players in a pre-auction.
| Team | icon player | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kochi Blue Tigers | Basil Thampi | ||
| Trivandrum Royals | Abdul Basith | ||
| Thrissur Titans | Vishnu Vinod | ||
| Kollam Sailors | Sachin Baby | ||
| Calicut Globstars | Rohan S Kunnummal | ||
| Alleppey Ripples | Mohammed Azharuddeen | ||
| Source:[5] | |||
Auction results
edit| Name | Playing role | Price (in ₹) | Team |
|---|
Wildcard picks
editIn August 2024, the KCL allowed all six teams to sign an additional player as a wildcard. Teams were given under 31 August 2024 to pick either a Kerala player. The following were the wildcard picks:
Mid-Season Signings
editThe following players were signed by teams after the first game on 2 September 2024:
References
edit- ^ "Allegations made to derail Kerala Cricket League, says KCA secretary". the Hindu. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "KCA unveils Kerala Cricket League logo, player auction to take place on Aug 10". hindustantimes. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Kerala Cricket League Auction". kca. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Kerala Cricket League: Teams". kca. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Kerala Cricket League: Icon of Players". kca. Retrieved 11 August 2024.