Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) The two new franchises in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20, Coastal Kings Mangaluru and Shivamogga Yodhas, made a splash at the season 5 player auction, securing the two biggest buys of the day in Karun Nair and Smaran R. Coastal Kings Mangaluru landed Karun for a tournament-high INR 18 lakh, while Shivamogga Yodhas snapped up Smaran for 15.75 lakh.

Hubli Tigers also made a major statement at the auction, acquiring Abhinav Manohar for 13.50 lakh, while Gulbarga Mystics strengthened their resources with the acquisitions of Manish Pandey for 12.75 lakh and explosive all-rounder Macneil Noronha for 12.25 lakh.

Mysore Warriors invested heavily in Chethan LR, acquiring the batter for 11.50 lakh, while Hubli Tigers matched that outlay to secure Mayank Agarawal. Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters landed all-rounder Shubhang Hegde for 11 lakh, while Coastal Kings Mangaluru secured Shreyas Gopal for 10.25 lakh.

Mysore Warriors also brought in all-rounder Manoj Bhandage for 10 lakh, and Coastal Kings Mangaluru rounded off their marquee acquisitions with the signing of experienced all-rounder Koushik V for 8 lakh.

Coastal Kings Mangaluru complemented their headline signings with the acquisitions of Suraj Ahuja for 6 lakh, Venkatesh M for 3.40 lakh, and Nikin Jose for 2.40 lakh. The franchise also brought in Dheeraj Gowda for 2 lakh and Anvay Dravid for 0.90 lakh.

Gulbarga Mystics went on to make the acquisitions of Melu Kranthi Kumar for 8.75 lakh, Sharath BR for 5.75 lakh, and Dhruv Prabhakar for 4.25 lakh. Paras Gurbax Arya (3.60 lakh), Thippa Reddy (2.40 lakh), Prakhar Chaturvedi (1.90 lakh), and Ronit More (1.40 lakh) also joined the franchise.

Hubli Tigers backed their all-round strength by bringing in Hardik Raj and Manvanth Kumar for 7.50 lakh each, alongside Shikhar Shetty for 4 lakh. Mohammed Taha and Aneeshwar Gautam fetched 3.20 lakh each, while Rakshith S (1.90 lakh), Vaibhav Sharma (1.20 lakh), Shreesha S Achar (1 lakh), and Kumar LR (0.95 lakh) completed their notable additions.

Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters signed Pravin Dubey for 9.50 lakh, KL Shrijith for 9 lakh, Rohan Patil for 5.75 lakh, and Vidwath Kaverappa for 5 lakh. Shivraj S joined the franchise for 1.80 lakh, while Rohan Naveen and Samit Dravid were secured for 1.70 lakh and 1.50 lakh respectively.

Mysore Warriors further reinforced their squad with the acquisitions of Vyshak Vijaykumar for 8.25 lakh, while Karnataka stars Devdutt Padikkal and Prasidh Krishna (subject to their availability) were secured for 2.60 lakh each. Karthikeya KP (5 lakh), Madhav Prakash Bajaj (3.20 lakh), Karthik SU (3 lakh), Lavish Kaushal (3 lakh), Monish Reddy (2.40 lakh), and Ritesh Bhatkal (1.90 lakh) were part of the haul as well.

Shivamogga Yodhas supplemented their headline signing of Smaran R by acquiring Luvnith Sisodia for 7.75 lakh, Yashraj Punja for 5 lakh, Naveen MG for 4.75 lakh, and Yashovardhan Parantap for 3.40 lakh. Mohsin Khan (2 lakh), Aadarsh Prajwal (1.90 lakh), Tushar Singh (1.80 lakh), and Aneesh KV (1.80 lakh) also found new homes with the franchise.

The fifth edition of the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 will be played from June 20 to July 12 across Mysuru, Hubballi, and Bengaluru, featuring Coastal Kings Mangaluru, Gulbarga Mystics, Hubli Tigers, Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters, Mysore Warriors, and Shivamogga Yodhas.

Full squads:

Coastal Kings Mangaluru Squad: Karun Nair (18.00 lakh), Shreyas Gopal (10.25 lakh), Koushik V (8.00 lakh), Suraj Ahuja (6.00 lakh), Venkatesh M (3.40 lakh), Nikin Jose SJ (2.40 lakh), Dheeraj Gowda (2.00 lakh), Santokh Singh (1.20 lakh), Kushaal M Wadhwani (1.00 lakh), Aadharsh SJ (0.95 lakh), Anvay Dravid (0.90 lakh), Karthik CA (0.75 lakh), Rajvir Wadhwa (0.65 lakh), Sidharth Akhil (0.50 lakh), Rathan BR (0.30 lakh), Prithviraj Shekhawat (0.30 lakh), Arya J Gowda (0.30 lakh), Aaron Cyril Christie (0.30 lakh).

Gulbarga Mystics Squad: Manish Pandey (12.75 lakh), Macneil Noronha (12.25 lakh), Melu Kranthi Kumar (8.75 lakh), Sharath BR (5.75 lakh), Dhruv Prabhakar (4.25 lakh), Paras Gurbax Arya (3.60 lakh), Thippa Reddy (2.40 lakh), Lochan S Gowda (2.20 lakh), Prakhar Chaturvedi (1.90 lakh), Ronit More (1.40 lakh), Aaditya Nair (1.20 lakh), Gautam Mishra (1.00 lakh), Shaun Tristan Joseph (0.50 lakh), Aarav Mahesh (0.50 lakh), Nathan D’Mello (0.50 lakh), Suhas Purushotham (0.30 lakh), Aashish Mahesh (0.30 lakh), Kush Marathe (0.30 lakh).

Hubli Tigers Squad: Abhinav Manohar (13.50 lakh), Mayank Agarawal (11.50 lakh), Hardik Raj (7.50 lakh), Manvanth Kumar L (7.50 lakh), Shikhar Shetty (4.00 lakh), Mohammed Taha (3.20 lakh), Aneeshwar Gautam (3.20 lakh), Rakshith S (1.90 lakh), Vaibhav Sharma (1.20 lakh), Kruthik Krishna (1.00 lakh), Kumar LR (0.95 lakh), Aditya Goyal (0.75 lakh), Abhishek Ahlawat (0.50 lakh), Tanish Mahesh (0.50 lakh), Preetesh Ingale (0.30 lakh), Vikas Gowda (0.30 lakh), Ronak Yelwal (0.30 lakh), Vinayak Holla K (0.30 lakh).

Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters Squad: Shubhang Hegde (11.00 lakh), Pravin Dubey (9.50 lakh), KL Shrijith (9.00 lakh), A Rohan Patil (5.75 lakh), Vidwath Kaverappa (5.00 lakh), Wahid Faizan Khan (3.80 lakh), Shreevatsa Acharya (2.60 lakh), Shivaraj S (1.80 lakh), Rohan Naveen (1.70 lakh), Samit Dravid (1.50 lakh), Shashikumar K (1.30 lakh), Ishaan S (0.50 lakh), Nischith N Rao (0.50 lakh), Vijayaraj B (0.50 lakh), Manikanth Shivanand (0.50 lakh), Bhuvan Mohan Raju (0.30 lakh), Naman GD (0.30 lakh), Darshan MB (0.30 lakh).

Mysore Warriors Squad: Chethan LR (11.50 lakh), Manoj Bhandage (10.00 lakh), Vyshak V (8.25 lakh), Karthikeya KP (5.00 lakh), Madhav Prakash Bajaj (3.20 lakh), Karthik S U (3.00 lakh), Lavish Kaushal (3.00 lakh), Prasidh Krishna (2.60 lakh), Devdutt Padikkal (2.60 lakh), Monish Reddy (2.40 lakh), Abhishek Prabhakar (2.00 lakh), Ritesh Bhatkal (1.90 lakh), Sanjay Ashwin C (0.50 lakh), Agastya S (0.50 lakh), Yuvraj Arora (0.50 lakh), Likhit M Bannur (0.50 lakh), Deepak Devadiga (0.30 lakh), Jasper EJ (0.30 lakh).

Shivamogga Yodhas Squad: Smaran R (15.75 lakh), Luvnith Sisodia (7.75 lakh), Abhilash Shetty (5.75 lakh), Yash Raj Punja (5.00 lakh), Naveen MG (4.75 lakh), Harshil Dharmani (4.00 lakh), Yashovardhan Parantap (3.40 lakh), Mohsin Khan (2.00 lakh), Aadarsh Prajwal (1.90 lakh), Tushar Singh (1.80 lakh), Aneesh KV (1.80 lakh), Shreesha S Achar (1.00 lakh), Dhanush Gowda R (0.50 lakh), Vaasav Venkatesh (0.50 lakh), Bheema Rao Navle (0.30 lakh), Shreyank Sagar (0.30 lakh), Yadugiri Yadav S (0.30 lakh), Chiranth Shivarudra (0.30 lakh).

–IANS

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