37 players signed in NPL season 2 auctions

The player auction for the second season of the Nepal Premier League (NPL) cricket was held in Kathmandu on Saturday.

Out of 164 players in the list, 37 were signed by different teams based on their needs. Only the signing of foreign players remains.

Janakpur Bolts retained Aasif Sheikh, captain Anil Kumar Sah, Shubh Kansakar, Kishore Mahato, Lalit Rajbanshi, Tul Bahadur Thapa Magar, and Rupesh K Singh. They signed Sachin Bhatt, Aditya Mehta, and Mayan Yadav, and brought in Bikash Agri from the wish list.

Sudurpaschim Royals retained captain Dipendra Singh Airee, Binod Bhandari, Mohammad Aarif Sheikh, Abinash Bohara, Ishan Pandey, and Naren Saud. They signed Hemant Dhami, Tek Bahadur Rawat, and Dipesh Thapa, and added Deepak Bohara and Milan Bohara from the wish list.

Karnali Yaks kept marquee player Sompal Kami along with Gulshan Kumar Jha, Nandan Yadav, Arjun Gharti, Dipendra Rawat, Bipin Prasad Sharma, and Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri. They signed Pawan Sarraf, Imran Sheikh, Deepak Dumre, and Yuvraj Khatri.

Chitwan Rhinos retained captain Kushal Malla, Rijan Dhakal, Kamal Singh Airee, Deepak Bohara, Amar Singh Routela, and Gautam KC. They signed Dev Khanal and Arjun Saud, and added Bipin Rawal, Bipin Acharya, and Ranjit Kumar from the wish list.

Kathmandu Gorkhas kept captain Karan KC, Bhim Sharki, Dipesh Prasad Kandel, Shahab Alam, Pratik Shrestha, and Rashid Khan. They signed Uttam Thapa Magar, Tul Bahadur Thapa, Santosh Yadav, Akash Tripathi, and Adil Alam.

Biratnagar Kings retained Sandeep Lamichhane, Lokesh Bam, Pratish GC, Basir Ahmad, Naren Bhatta, and Subash Bhandari. They signed Surya Tamang, Sahil Patel, and Narayan Joshi, and added Sharwan KisKhu and Shankar Rana from the wish list.

Pokhara Avengers kept Kushal Bhurtel, Dinesh Kharel, Bipin Khatri, Sagar Dhakal, Kiran Kumar Thagunna, Akash Chand, and Trit Raj Das. They signed Abhishek Tiwari, Arjun Kumal, and Krishna Paudel, and brought in Sandeep Khatri Chhetri from the wish list.

Lumbini Lions retained captain Rohit Kumar Paudel, Sundeep Jora, Bibek Yadav, Tilak Raj Bhandari, Abhishek Gautam, and Dinesh Adhikari. They signed Dilip Nath, Bishal Patel, and Sher Malla, and added Durgesh Gupta and Adil Khan from the wish list.