The Karnataka Premier League (KPL) is one of the most successful domestic league in India. The eighth season of Karnataka Premier League ( i.e. KPL 2019) is going to start from 15th August 2019 (Read Karnataka Premier League Schedule). This time it going to more widespread and attract more viewership.
KPL has given many players in the Indian team and Indian Premier League. This time again seven teams are competing who competed in last season for the champion trophy.
The teams which are participating in the Karnataka Premier League 2019 for the seventh season are
- Hubli Tigers
- Bijapur Bulls
- Namma Shivamogga
- Belagavi Panthers
- Mysuru Warriors
- Ballari Tuskers
- Bengaluru Blasters
Before the league to be started, Player auction needs to be done so that each team owner can use their resources to make a balanced team. Player auction for the upcoming season of Karnataka Premier League will be conducted on July 21, 2019.
The seven franchises are allowed to retain four players each, a quota that has been filled by all franchises except Bengaluru Blasters. Retained players will be paid what they were paid last season.
Here is the list of player of Karnataka Premier League for 2018 season. A complete list will be made after Player Auctions
Karnataka Premier League Player list
Hubli Tigers Players
- Vinay Kumar (Retain /(Pool A))
- Abhishek Reddy (Retain /(Pool A))
- Praveen Dubey (Retain /(Pool A))
- Abhishek Sakhuja (Retain /(Pool B))
- Mohammad Taha – Rs. 5,00,000
- Vidyadhar Patil – 1.3 lakh
- Melu Kranthi Kumar – Rs. 3,50,000
- Mayank Agarwal – Rs. 25,000
- Nitin Bhille – Rs. 20,000
- Sujith N Gowda – Rs. 35,000
- Kiran A M – Rs. 20,000
- Suraj Seshadri – Rs. 20,000
- IG Anil – Rs. 70,000
- Ram Sarikh Yadav – Rs. 40,000
- Vidhwath Kaverappa – Rs. 20,000
Bijapur Bulls Players
- Ronit More (Retain /(Pool A))
- KC Cariappa (Retain /(Pool A))
- Naveen MG (Retain /(Pool A))
- Bharath Chipli (Retain /(Pool B))
- Zahoor Farooqui – Rs. 1.6 lakh
- KP Appanna – Rs. 3,85,000
- Suneel Raju – Rs. 3,50,000
- Bharath Naga – Rs. 2.6 lakhs
- Shishir Bhavane – Rs. 2.1 lakhs
- Mir Kaunain Abbas – Rs. 3,00,000
- Anurag Bajpai – Rs. 60,000
- Shrijith K L – 50,000
- Bhavesh Gulecha – Rs. 60,000
- Rishab Singh – Rs. 55,000
- Suraj Kamath – Rs. 40,000
Namma Shivamogga Players
- Anirrudha Joshi (Retain /(Pool A))
- Mohd. Sarfaraz Ashraf (Retain /(Pool B))
- Nihal Ullal (Retain /(Pool B))
- Liyan Khan (Retain /(Pool B))
- Abhimanyu Mithun – Rs. 8,30,000
- BR Sharath – Rs. 1,30,000
- Kishore Kamath – Rs.1,50,000
- Jonathan R – Rs. 5,45,000
- Rohit K – Rs. 20,000
- Aditya Somanna – Rs. 20,000
- Prithviraj Shekhawat – Rs. 60,000
- Sankalp Shailendra Shettennavar – Rs. 75,000
- Nishant Shekawat – Rs. 80,000
- Syed Moinuddin – Rs. 20,000
- Bharat Duri – Rs. 70,000
Belagavi Panthers Players
- Manish Pandey (Retain /(Pool A))
- Stuart Binny (Retain /(Pool A))
- Stalin Hoover (Retain /(Pool A))
- Avinash D (Retain /(Pool B))
- Shubhang Hedge – Rs. 3.05 lakhs
- Mohanram Nidesh – Rs. 5.85 lakhs
- H S Sharath – Rs. 4.3 Lakhs
- Dikshanshu Negi – Rs. 4.1 lakhs
- Rakshit S – Rs. 1,80,000
- Saurabh Yadav – Rs. 50,000
- Sadiq Kirmani – Rs. 25,000
- Nikin Jose – Rs. 65,000
- Akshay Ballal – Rs. 25,000
- Prashanth S – Rs. 30,000
- BM Shreyas – Rs. 20,000
- Darshan Machiah – Rs. 20,000
Mysuru Warriors Players
- Suchith (Retain /(Pool A))
- Manjunath SP (Retain /(Pool B))
- Bhareth NP (Retain /(Pool B))
- Vyshak Vijaykumar (Retain /(Pool B))
- Amit Verma – Rs. 7,60,000
- Shoaib Manager – Rs. 1,55,000
- Prateek Jain – Rs. 4.3 Lakhs
- K V Siddarth – Rs. 2.5 lakhs
- Rajoo Bhatkal – Rs. 20,000
- Arjun Hoysala – Rs. 3,10,000
- Prasidh Krishna – Rs. 35,000
- Krishnappa Gowtham – Rs. 25,000
- Luvnith Sisodia – Rs. 80,000
- Vinay Sagar – Rs. 20,000
Ballari Tuskers Players
- CM Gautham (Retain /(Pool A))
- Devdutt Padikkal (Retain /(Pool A))
- Rohan Kadam (Retain /(Pool B))
- Abhinav Manohar (Retain /(Pool B))
- T Pradeep – Rs. 6,50,000
- C A Karthik – Rs. 4 lakhs
- Nischal D – Rs. 55,000
- Manjesh Reddy N V – Rs. 45,000
- Satish Bharadwaj – Rs. 55,000
- Ritesh Bhatkal – Rs. 1,70,000
- Akshay SL – Rs. 2.2 Lakhs
- Abrar Kazi – Rs. 3,50,000
- Swapnil Yelave – Rs. 3,50,000
- Rohit Sabharwal – Rs. 20,000
- Rajat Hegde – Rs. 20,000
Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters Players
- Pavan Deshpande (Retain /(Pool B))
- Mitrakant Yadav (Retain /(Pool A))
- Koushik V (Retain /(Pool B))
- Abhishek Bhat (Retain /(Pool B))
- Robin Uthappa – Rs. 7,90,000
- KB Pawan – Rs. 4.55 lakh
- Arshdeep Singh Brar – Rs. 1.2 lakhs
- Pallav Kumar Das – Rs. 1.20 lakhs
- Manoj S Bhandage – Rs. 80,000
- Anand Doddamani – Rs. 45,000
- Bharath Devaraj – Rs. 30,000
- Prasidh Krishna – Rs. 30,000
- Gaurav Dhiman – Rs. 20,000
- Vineet Yadav – Rs. 20,000
- Sharan Gowda – Rs. 35,000
In all a squad has to comprise of minimum 15 players and maximum 18 players. Besides the players picked up at the auction, each team has to mandatorily include two players from their respective catchment areas. A sum of Rs 20,000 is allocated for this over and above the Rs 30 lakh ceiling at the Player Auction. The Rs 30 lakh includes the amounts to be paid to the retained players.
The Karnataka Premier League or KPL is a regional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) in August 2009 based on Indian Premier League (IPL).