Bangladesh Premier League 2026 Auction: In the recently held auction for the Women’s Premier League 2026, a lot of money was showered on women players. Team India’s star all-rounder Deepti Sharma was retained by UP Warriors for 3.2 crores for the 2026 season. Apart from him, many other players also became millionaires in WPL. Royal Challengers Bangalore had spent Rs 3.5 crore to retain star batsman Smriti Mandhana before the auction. Just the opposite was seen in the auction held for the 2026 season of Bangladesh Premier League. In this auction, no player has been sold for an amount of Rs 1 crore.

Who is the most expensive player in BPL auction?

Bangladeshi player Mohammad Naim was the most expensive player in the auction held for Bangladesh Premier League 2026. Chittagong Royals spent 1.10 crore Bangladeshi Taka (about 88,000 USD), which is about 81 lakh rupees in Indian rupees, for Mohammad Naim. The last season of this tournament was very good for Mohammad Naeem. He scored 511 runs at a strike rate of 143.94, becoming the highest run-scorer in this season. A special thing in this auction was that the auction started with his name and he also got the most money.

Other expensive players sold in auction

Rangpur Riders spent approximately Rs 66 lakh to buy Bangladesh cricket team player Tauheed Hridoy. Liton Das also became a part of the same team for around Rs 50 lakh. Former Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka was the most expensive player among foreign players, who was bought by Dhaka Capitals for 55,000 US dollars (about 49 lakh Indian rupees). Angelo Mathews and Niroshan Dickwella were bought by Chittagong Royals and Sylhet Titans for US$35,000 (approximately Rs 31 lakh) respectively. Habibur Rahman Sohan was the most expensive among the uncapped players, who was bought by Noakhali Express for US$40,000.

6 teams will play in BPL 2026

A total of 6 teams will be seen playing in Bangladesh Premier League 2026. These 6 teams are Dhaka Capitals, Rangpur Riders, Rajshahi Warriors, Noakhali Express, Sylhet Titans and Chittagong Royals. This season is likely to start from December 26. Let us tell you, this league was started in the year 2012, but this is the first time after the initial season that the players have been auctioned.