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The inaugural Jharkhand T20 League is officially taking shape following the successful completion of its player auction by the Jharkhand State Cricket Association (JSCA). Held at the Wave International Hotel in Ranchi, the event has sparked immense excitement among cricket fans. A pool of 275 cricketers entered the draft, giving the six competing franchises ample talent to construct their inaugural squads ahead of the tournament's scheduled kickoff on June 10, which aims to provide a massive platform for local talent.
Windfall on Robin Minz in Jharkhand T20 League auction
Headlining the auction's blockbuster deals was wicketkeeper-batter Robin Minz, who became the league's most expensive signing after being secured by the Koylanchal Super Kings for a staggering ₹15.25 lakh. Minz edged out Indian international star Ishan Kishan, who went to the Santhal Strikers for Rs 14.7 lakh. Not far behind in the marquee bidding wars, the Chota Nagpur Royals made a substantial investment of their own, securing Virat Singh for Rs 13 lakh.
To keep the competition fierce and balanced, all six franchises, Ranchi Titans, Jamshedpur Steelers, Chota Nagpur Royals, Koylanchal Super Kings, Dhanbad Diamonds, and Santhal Strikers, operated under a strict salary cap of Rs 50 lakh. This forced teams to strategise carefully; for instance, the Jamshedpur Steelers balanced experience with emerging talent by signing Md. Kounain Quraishi for Rs 12.5 lakh and pairing him with Sahil Raj for Rs 8.75 lakh.
Other franchises focused heavily on building well-rounded rosters within their budgets. The Dhanbad Diamonds bolstered their lineup by securing pacer Sushant Mishra for Rs 11 lakh and Pankaj Kumar for Rs 10.75 lakh. Meanwhile, the Ranchi Titans built up their strength by signing Shikhar Mohan for Rs 11 lakh and Rajandeep Singh for Rs 9 lakh. The highly competitive event also featured special icon-player categories, which set a premium foundation for the rosters with base prices starting at Rs 4 lakh.
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Full squads of all the teams in Jharkhand T20 League 2026:
Chota Nagpur Royals: Virat Singh, Md. Nazim Siddiqui, Vikash Singh, Kumar Kushagra, Supriyo Chakraborty, Pankaj Yadav, Mohit Kumar, Deepanshu Rawat, Sonu Kumar Singh, Varun Kumar Singh, Ritwik Pathak, Durgesh Kumar, Chandan Mukhi, Aryaman Lala, Shresht Sagar, Rahul Rajak, Avinash Kumar, Himanshu Dwivedi.
Dhanbad Diamonds: Sushant Mishra, Pankaj Kumar, Bal Krishna, Atul Singh Surwar, Ram Roshan Saran, Bisesh Dutta, Vikash Kumar Vishal, Md. Shamshad, Vivekanand Tiwari, Aryaman Sen, Aditya Singh, Tanish Choubey, Prabhat Kumar Yadav, Meet Jain, Himanshu Ranjan Kumar, Abhishek Yadav, Gaurav Singh, Siddharth Sinha.
Jamshedpur Steelers: Md. Kounain Quraishi, Sahil Raj, Kumar Deobrat, Anukul Roy, Pratik Ranjan, Niteen Kumar Pandey, Ravi Sharma, Harsh Rana, Adarsh Giri, Kumar Karan, Sameer Sharma, Siddhanth Raghuvanshi, Aman Kumar, Hritik Anant, Manikant Mishra, Anurag Singh Sengar, Pranjal Kumar, Jasraj Singh.
Koylanchal Super Kings: Robin Minz, Shubh Sharma, Utkarsh Singh, Amit Kumar, Harsh Raj, Sharandeep Singh, Yogesh Bhaskar, Satyam Singh, Rahul Prasad, Sentu Kumar Yadav, Aditya Jha, Gunjan Yadav, Lakshya, Abhinav Sharan, Junaid Ashraf, Sunny Sachin Tiwary, Sanjeev Chaturwedi.
Ranchi Titans: Shikhar Mohan, Rajandeep Singh, Shreshtha, Jatin Pandey, Saurabh Shekhar, Ayush Bhardwaj, Prince Murmu, Aryan Hooda, Yash Bhagat, Ishan Om, Kumar Ankit, Sachin Yadav, Om Singh, Satya Setu, Prem Kumar Chaurasiya, Mukesh Kumar, Yuvraj Singh, Yuvraj Kumar.
Santhal Strikers: Ishan Kishan, Arvind Kumar, Sumit Kumar, Anmol Raj, Manishi, Vivek Kumar, Rayan Sapkota, Ravi Yadav, Pratyush Kumar, Vikas Kumar, Kumar Suraj, Raunak Kumar, Ojus Wardhan, Ritesh Patel, Vibhor Pandey, Sadab Hussain, Sanjeet Sharma, Ashish Kumar.
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