Naushad Shaikh emerges most expensive player at Maharshtrra Premier League Auctions 

Maharashtra Ranji Trophy Player Naushad Shaikh emerged as the most expensive player  at the auction of Maharashtra Premier League Auctions which were held in the city today
The  Maharashtra Cricket Association MPL Apex Committee also announced the names of the  six franchises  as  Puneri Bappa (Suhana Maslewale)(icon player Ruturaj Gaikwad),  Kolhapur Tuskers (Punit Balan Group)(Kedar Jadhav);,  Eagle Nashik Titans (Eagle Infra India Limited)(icon player Rahul Tripathi)
Chatrapati Sambhaji Kings(Venkateshwara Industries)(icon player Rajwardhan Hangargekar) , Ratnagiri Jets(Jets Synthesis)(icon player Azim Kazi);
Solapur Royals (Kapil Sons Explosive LLP)(icon player Vicky Ostwal)
 Kolhapur Tuskers purchased Naushad Shaikh for Rs 6,00,000  Sahil Autade for Rs 3,80,000 and Ankit Bawne for Rs 2,80,000, Divyang Hinganekar was bought by Ratnagiri Jets for Rs 4,60,000 the team also bid for Nikhil Naik for Rs 3,40,000,   Satyajeet Bachhav was bagged by  Solapur Royals for 3,60,000 ,  Shamsuzma Kazi was bid for Rs 2,80,000 by Chatrapati  Sambhajinagar Kings,  Siddesh Veer was bagged by Eagle Nasik Titans for 2,60,000 alongside Ashay Palkar and Kaushal Tambe for Rs 2,40,000 each. Puneri Bappa got Suraj Shinde for Rs 2,40,000 and Rohan Damle for Rs 2,00,000 respectively. 
Over 300 players were drafted in the auction, while the A group players mainly comprising of the  Ranji Trophy players had a base price of Rs 60000 , the Under 19 and the B group players had a base price of  Rs 40000  while the C group players had a base price of Rs 20000 . A total kitty of Rs 20 lakhs was given to each of the six teams who had to purchase minimum 16 players which also included 2 Under 19 players 
 Ruturaj Gaikwad ( Puneri Bappa ),  Kedar Jadhav (Kolhapur Tuskers);  Rahul Tri[pathi (Eagle Nashik Titans ) Rajwardhan Hangargekar ( Chatrapati Sambhaji Kings , Azim Kazi (Ratnagiri Jets) ,  Vicky Otswal (Solapur Royals ) were already nominated as the Icon Players. Right-handed Batsmen  Sachin Dhas emerged as the   most expensive Under 19 player and was bagged  by the Kolhapur Tuskers for Rs 1,50,000  The President of  MCA Rohit Pawar said that the bid amounts for the players should not deter anyone as all players are invaluable to the sport, he said that MPL will provide the right platform for emerging players from Maharashtra, and Im sure that the MPL will provide a good launchpad for youngsters and we will be able to see more talent from Maharashtra in IPL and other Indian teams in the coming future. The funds generated by MCA from the MPL will be utilized to promote the sport of cricket, creating good infrastructure in the 21 districts which are under the jurisdiction of the MCA , he added
He also announced that  three  women’s teams will be playing exhibition matches during the event, The MPL  will be played from 15 June to 29th June at the Gahunje Stadium  

Following are the team and players list as of 8.30pm:

SOLAPUR ROYALS

SATYAJEET BACHHAV(4,60,000)

SUNIL YADAV(1,00,000)

YASH BORKAR(50,000)

PRATHAMESH GAWDE(60,000)

PRANAY SINGH(70,000)

PRAVIN DESHETY(2,00,000)

ATHARVA KALE(140,000)

YASH NAHAR(3,80,000)

MEHUL PATEL(40,000)

YAASAR SHAIKH(40,000)

SWAPNIL FULPAGAR(80,000)

VISHANT MORE(60,000)

RUSHABH RATHOD(1,80,000)

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJI KINGS

MOHSIN SAYYAD(80,000)

JAGDISH ZOPE(1,00,000)

HITESH VALUNJ(2,20,000)

OM BHOSALE(80,000)

SHAMSUJAMA KAZI(2,80,000)

ANAND THENGE(1,10,000)

MURTUZA TRUNKWALA(1,80,000)

RANJIT NIKAM(2,20,000)

ANIKET NALAWADE(40,000)

SWAPNIL CHAVAN(40,000)

HARSHAL KATE(1,00,000)

TANESH JAIN(50,000)

SAURABH NAVALE(2,60,000)

ABHISHEK PAWAR(40,000)

KOLHAPUR TUSKERS

NAUSHAD SHAIKH(6,00,000)

MANOJ YADAV(60,000)

VIDYA TIWARI(60,000)

AKSHAY DAREKAR(80,000)

SHREYASH CHAVAN(90,000)

TARANJIT DHILLON(1,60,000)

ANKIT BAWANE(2,80,000)

SACHIN DHAS(1,50,000)

SAHIL AUTADE(3,80,000)

EAGLE NASHIK TITANS

SIDDHESH VEER(2,60,000)

ASHAY PALKAR(2,40,000)

ARSHIN KULKARNI(1,40,000)

IZHAAN SAYED(70,000)

RAZEK FALLAH(40,000)

OMKAR AKHADE(40,000)

AKSHAY WAIKAR(40,000)

PRASHANT SOLANKI(2,40,000)

SAHIL PARIKH(60,000)

KAUSHAL TAMBE(2,40,000)

HARSHAD KHADIWALE(1,20,000)

MANDAR BHANDARI(1,80,000)

PUNERI BAPPA

ROHAN DAMLE(2,00,000)

PRASHANT KORE(40,000)

ADVAY SHIDHAYE(40,000)

AZHAR ANSARI(1,00,000)

VAIBHAV CHOWGHULE(1,60,000)

ROSHAN WAGHSARE(1,10,000)

SHUBHAM KOTHARI(40,000)

YASH KSHIRSAGAR(1,40,000)

PAWAN SHAH(2,20,000)

SHRIPAD NIMBALKAR(40,000)

HARSH SANGHVI(80,000)

DIGVIJAY PATIL(80,000)

SURAJ SHINDE(2,40,000)

RATNAGIRI JETS

DIVYANG HINGANEKAR(4,60,000)

KIRAN CHORMALE(1,10,000)

NIKIT DHUMAL(2,60,000)

PRADEEP DADHE(2,60,000)

SWARAJ WABALE(40,000)

TUSHAR SHRIVASTAV(40,000)

NIKHIL NAIK(3,40,000)

RUSHIKESH SONAVNE(60,000)