
September 09, 2025
The countdown to the Siddhartha Bank Nepal Premier League (SBL NPL) 2025 has begun. Ahead of the tournament, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has released the final auction pool list. A total of 150 players have been shortlisted, divided into three categories based on experience and performance.
Category A: 8 players
Category B: 35 players
Category C: 107 players
This pool will allow all eight franchises to carefully plan their bidding strategies and build balanced squads for the upcoming season.
NPL 2025 Auction – Category A (8 Players)
These are the marquee names, considered the top picks for the auction:
- Arjun Saud
- Dilip Nath
- Dev Khanal
- Sharad Vesawkar
NPL 2025 Auction – Category B (35 Players)
- Aakash Tripathi
- Aashutosh Ghiraiya
- Anil Kharel
- Arjun Kumal
- Avinash Karn
- Basant Khatri
- Bhuwan Karki
- Darsh Sonar
- Dipak Bohara
- Dipesh Shrestha
- Durgesh Gupta
- Hari Shankar Sah
- Hemant Dhami
- Khadak Bahadur Bohara
- Krishna Karki
- Mausam Dhakal
- Mayan Yadav
- Milan Bohara
- Narayan Joshi
- Pradeep Airee
- Prajwal Thapa
- Prithu Baskota
- Rabindra Jung Shahi
- Ravi Kumar Sah
- Rit Gautam
- Sahil Patel
- Santosh Karki
- Santosh Yadav
- Shankar Rana
- Sher Malla
- Sumit Maharjan
- Yuvraj Khatri
- Bishal Bikram KC
- Nikhil Kumar Singh
NPL 2025 Auction – Category C (Selected Players)
This category features the largest pool of cricketers, mainly domestic and emerging talents:
- Abhay Yadav
- Abhisekh Tiwari
- Abhishek Pal
- Ajay Chauhan
- Amar Mishra
- Arniko Yadav
- Bhoj Raj Bhatta
- Bhupal Luitel
[... and many more talented players]
With 150 players in the pool, franchises have a strong mix of established national stars and fresh local talent to choose from. The auction will be crucial in shaping competitive squads ahead of the tournament, which runs from 17 November to 13 December 2025.
For more information and live updates, visit our official website at Nplt20league.com.