Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid’s son, Samit Dravid, has been purchased by Mysore Warriors for his base price of ₹50,000 at the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 player auction held on Thursday, July 25. Notably, Rahul Dravid coached the Indian team to victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup held in the West Indies and the United States.
The auction saw some exciting buys, with L Revanna Chethan emerging as the most expensive player. The top-order batter, who was placed in Category B with a base price of ₹1 lakh, was acquired by Bengaluru Blasters for ₹8.6 lakh. Chethan previously played for Gulbarga Mystics in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20.
Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna was also a notable purchase, secured by Mysore Warriors for ₹1 lakh. Initially listed in Category A with a base price of ₹2 lakh, he was later moved to Category B. Prasidh underwent quadriceps surgery in February this year, making his return to the auction a significant event.
Among other big buys, leg-spinner Shreyas Gopal was the second-highest purchase, going to Mangaluru Dragons for ₹7.6 lakh. Gopal, known for his T20 experience and batting abilities, was a hot commodity at the auction. Off-spinner K Gowtham and left-arm spinner J Suchith were also picked up by Mysore Warriors for ₹7.4 lakh and ₹4.8 lakh, respectively.
Additionally, other Category A players made impressive moves: Pravin Dubey was bought by Gulbarga Mystics for ₹6.8 lakh, and KC Cariappa went to Hubli Tigers for ₹4.2 lakh.
Teams’ Final Rosters Post-Auction
Mysore Warriors:
Karun Nair, CA Karthik, S.U. Karthik, Manoj Bhandage, J Suchith, K Gowtham, Vidyadhar Patil, Samit Dravid, Deepak Devadiga, Sumit Kumar, Smayan Srivastava, Venkatesh M, Harshil Dharmani, Goutham Mishra, Dhanush Gowda, Jasper EJ, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Sarfaraz Ashraf
Bengaluru Blasters:
Mayank Agarwal, Suraj Ahuja, Shubhang Hegde, Mohsin Khan, Anirudha Joshi, Naveen MG, Varun Rao TN, Niranjan Naik, Lavish Kaushal, Varun Kumar HC, Shikhar Shetty, Bheem Rao Navale, Prateek Jain, Chethan LR, Melu Kranthi Kumar, Santokh Singh, Aditya Goyal, Rakshith S
Gulbarga Mystics:
Devdutt Padikkal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Smaran Ravi, Aneesh KV, Pravin Dubey, Luvnith Sisodia, Yashovardhan Parantap, Nathan Dmello Joachim, Faizan Riaz, Ritesh Bhatkal, Sharath BR, Aaditya Nair, Monish Reddy, Sharan Goud, Wahid Faizan Khan, Abhishek Prabhakar, Prithvi Shekhawat, Shimon Luiz
Shivamogga Lions:
Abhinav Manohar, Nihal Ullal, Shivraj S, Vasuki Koushik, Pradeep T, Dhruv Prabhakar, Anand Doddamani, Rajvir Wadhwa, Avinash D, Dheeraj Mohan, Hardik Raj, Bharath Dhuri, Aadithya Vishwa Karma, Aditya Mani, Rohit K, Rohan Naveen, Sharath HS, Mohith BA
Hubli Tigers:
Manish Pandey, Shrijith KL, Manvanth Kumar, Vidwath Kaverappa, Kruthik Krishna, Aneeshwar Gautam, Madhav Prakash Bajaj, KC Cariappa, Mohammed Taha, Thippa Reddy, Karthikeya KP, Kumar LR, Aadarsh Prajwal, Shreesha S Acahar, Daman Deep Singh, Mitrakant Yada, Nishchith Pai, Rishi Bopanna
Mangaluru Dragons:
Nikin Jose, Paras Gurbax Arya, Rohan Patil, Siddharth KV, Darshan MB, Macneil Hadley Noronha, Tushar Singh, Lankesh KS, Samarth Nagaraj, Sankalp SS, Rohan Patil, Paras Gurbax Arya, Siddharth KV, Nikin Jose, Shreyas Gopal, Dheeraj J Gowda, Abhilash Shetty, Nischith Rao, Lochan S Gowda, Pranav Bhatia, Sanjay Ashwin, Sagar Solanki
The Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 auction has set the stage for an exciting tournament, with teams strengthening their squads with both seasoned players and promising newcomers.
