The Bengal Gully Premier League (BGPL) 0.3 is set to bring together an exciting collection of local cricket talent, with 16 teams assembling their squads through a massive player auction.
According to the official auction summary, a total of 481 players participated in the auction process. Of those, 239 players were sold, while 242 players remained unsold.
The auction created 16 competitive squads representing different parts of Bengal, including Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Haldia, Siliguri, Murshidabad, Nadia and other regions.
Here is the complete Bengal Gully Premier League 0.3 team and player list.
Bengal Gully Premier League 0.3 Teams
The 16 teams participating are:
- Bardhaman Blasters
- Behrampore Royals
- Birbhum Thunders
- Bolpur Fighters
- Haldia Stars
- Hooghly Titans
- Howrah Lions
- Jhargram Giants
- Kolkata Riders
- Medinipur Mavericks
- Murshidabad Kings
- Nadia Strikers
- North Bengal Tiger
- North Kolkata Panthers
- Siliguri Storms
- Durgapur Spartans (South Kolkata Warriors)
Bardhaman Blasters Squad
Bardhaman Blasters have assembled a balanced squad featuring several all-rounders alongside specialist batters.
Players: Ankur Singh, Pritam Marjit, Ashish Sharma, Rounak Banerjee, Afjal Ansari, Modan Mohan Roy, Saqlain Akter, Bishal Singh Lama, Biswajit Das, Avijit Ghosh, Uday Bera, Ankit Mourya, Krishna Satpute, Arjun Yadav, Ankit Thakur.
Behrampore Royals Squad
Players: Vijay Pavle, Bishal Mondal, Donil Dutta, Bijay Sarkar, Milan Maity, Indrajit Rajak, Rahul Hazra, Suvronil Holder, Sk Kaif Ali, Rohan Islam, Prithis Singha Roy, Deepak Gadhavi, Aman Yadav, Biswajit Halder, Mijaffar Ahmed.
Birbhum Thunders Squad
Birbhum Thunders secured Raj Paswan, one of the joint-highest purchases of the BGPL 0.3 auction.
Players: Anurag Sarsar, Raj Paswan, Sohail Parvej, Biplob Dhul, Jaim Mirza, Md Taufique, Mukesh Choudhury, Sourav Roy, Piyush Biswas, Rahul Singh Roy, Tillu Sharma, Shahid Salim Shaikh, Vaiz Khan, Sumit Gupta, Ankit Paswan.
Bolpur Fighters Squad
Players: Ankit Kalki, Isha Chowdhury, Bipul Mandal, Bhairob Sutradhar, Rabi Rajak, Raj Kumar Pun, Ashif Khan, Saugata Manna, Bikash Sen, Rahul Dev Roy, Biltu Barui, Shivam Kumar, Shanskar Dhyani, Riajul Rahaman, Snehasis Sharma.
Haldia Stars Squad
Players: Karan Ambala, Syed Zohair Imam, Palash Rana, S0Uvik Paul, Ramesh Kumar, Sib Sankar Samanta, Suman Nath, Jagat Sarkar, Mahadev Mondal, Sk Ibrahim Ali, Prasanta Rajbhar, Arshu Khan, Abdul Rahman, Aryan Saroj, Sasanka Das.
Jagat Sarkar was among the biggest attractions of the auction, commanding 81,000 points.
Hooghly Titans Squad
Players: Sreyash Kadam, Rahul Das, Sonu Yadav, Biswajit Ghosh, Sourav Jana Bittu, Suman Gope, Shreyom Bera, Bimal Singh, Nilesh Adak, Pradeep Kumar, Raju Paldi, Vishal Yadav, Kazi Shahid Hossain, Rajdeep Ghosh, Surajeet Mahata.
Howrah Lions Squad
Players: Navin Hooda, Kundan Hutait, Piku Paul, Subhajit Jana, Ramesh Ghosh, Rajesh Kr Mohanta, Dipanjan Das, Piyush Singh Rajput, Mohosin Khondokar, Manish Kumar Roy, Sankar Hansda, Ashique Ali, Ankit Rai, Avinash Kumar Singh, Ravi Paswan.
Piku Paul was one of the notable auction purchases after attracting a bid of 57,000 points.
Jhargram Giants Squad
Players: Sonu Sekhawat, Najimul Mondal, Animesh Mondal, Suman Das, Md Irfan, Suman Nayek, Jyoti Prakash Bhore, Avijit Bera, Santosh Kumar, Venkat Jaiswal, Subham Das, Pradeep Patil, Shivam Chandigarh, Md Sadaf Hussain, Rupajit Jana.
Kolkata Riders Squad
Players: Sanju Kanojjiya, Rishu Singh, Sonu Kumar Singh, Raja Das, Koushik Ghosh, Annu Man, Andalib Faiz, Varun Jaiswal, Sumanta Bhattacharjee, Suprakash Ghosh, Vicky Bhoir, Sachin Hatal, Ankit Yadav, Ayushman Nayak.
Medinipur Mavericks Squad
Players: Prathamesh Thakre, Jonty Sarkar, Krishna Kumar Singh, Sayan Chakrabarty, Sourav Halder, Rana Das, Monu Paswan, Dipayan Roy, Nimai Das, Sk Ajijul Haque, Subhadeep Karmakar, Sumeet Dekle, Mohit Stark, Pijush Nandi, Rupam Dey.
Jonty Sarkar emerged as one of the most expensive players in the auction with a value of 81,000 points.
Murshidabad Kings Squad
Players: Katan Mhatre, Md Sahin Jamal Sk, Sumit Karmakar, Arnab Chatterjee, Hasibur Rahaman, Totan Patra, Rivu Jana, Md Nashim, Imran Sk, Sagar Ali, Ananta Dev Sutradhar, Nadeem Dhanuri, Biswajit Thakur, Raja Debnath, Ashim.
Sagar Ali was another highly sought-after player and was acquired for 63,000 points.
Nadia Strikers Squad
Players: Virubha Baghela, Sarfaros Hossain, Raju Yadav, Rohit Singh, Sourav Dey, Jamiul Aktar, Deep Paul, Vickey Singh, Halchal Yadav, Md Sabuddin Javed, Boni, Sikander Bhatti, Jabir Malinga, Intaj Ali, Jeet Ghosh.
North Bengal Tiger Squad
Players: Abdul Ramees, Vishal Kumar Ray, Smarandip Kalsa, Tipu Sultan, Subhamkar Saha, Prakash Prasad, Supriya Choudhury, P Suman Rao, Victor Banerjee, Subha Das, Raj Kumar Yadav, Prem Kumar Sing, Himmat Sing, Amit Sharma, Anikit Kumar Upadhay.
Smarandip Kalsa was among the leading auction buys at 63,000 points.
North Kolkata Panthers Squad
Players: Ashish Mehrol, Krishna Khaira, Shubham Banerjee, Bikash Pandit, Rajib Sarkar, Liton Barui, Mantu Mahakur, Kanai Mal, Dibakar Gayen, Susanta Dey (Pota Babu), Akash Sing, Harshit Yadav, Jeet Mollah, Suleman Khan, Sumit Das.
Siliguri Storms Squad
Players: Lokesh Chauhan, Aditya Kumar Singh, Khokan Halder, Deepak Yadav, Sonu Kumar Singh, Rakesh Shaw, Munna Sah, Sandip Prasad, Arjun Gorai, Sourav Chatterjee, Paramesh Das, Aniket Bhoi, Lokesh Mina, Bibek Das, Pranjal Agarwal.
Khokan Halder was one of the auction's most expensive players after receiving a bid of 57,000 points.
Durgapur Spartans (South Kolkata Warriors) Squad
Players: Manish Rathi, Mahfuz Alam, Raju Roy, Putu Saha, Avijit Das, Gopal Singh, Md Zaid Ali, Saroj Paramanik, Taracharan Chatarjee, Sultan Mofij, Sailesh Choudhary, Deepu Gayle, Sumit Solanki, Amit Gupta, Deep Mondal.
Saroj Paramanik was one of the joint-most expensive players of the BGPL 0.3 auction at 81,000 points.
Bengal Gully Premier League 0.3 Auction: Top 10 Highest Bids
The auction witnessed intense competition for some of the tournament's leading players.
| Rank | Player | Auction Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raj Paswan | 81,000 Pts |
| 2 | Jonty Sarkar | 81,000 Pts |
| 3 | Saqlain Akter | 81,000 Pts |
| 4 | Saroj Paramanik | 81,000 Pts |
| 5 | Jagat Sarkar | 81,000 Pts |
| 6 | Smarandip Kalsa | 63,000 Pts |
| 7 | Sonu Kumar Singh | 63,000 Pts |
| 8 | Sagar Ali | 63,000 Pts |
| 9 | Khokan Halder | 57,000 Pts |
| 10 | Piku Paul | 57,000 Pts |
Five players — Raj Paswan, Jonty Sarkar, Saqlain Akter, Saroj Paramanik and Jagat Sarkar — reached the highest auction value of 81,000 points.
