DTVHINDIKCL 2024: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal inaugurates the first season of Kerala Cricket League
The first season of Kerala Cricket League is starting from 2 September Mohanlal (Image Credit- Twitter X) The first season of the Kerala Cricket League was inaugurated today on 31 August, Saturday in the presence of Malayalam superstar actor Mohanlal, who is also the brand ambassador of this league. Let us tell you that this program was seen today at the Greenfield International Cricket Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman was also present on this occasion. Apart from this, Kerala Cricket Association President Jayesh George, Secretary Vinod S Kumar and Chairman Nazar Machan were also present in the inaugural ceremony. It is worth noting that the first season of Kerala Cricket League is starting from 2nd September. The final match of the tournament will be played on 18th September at Greenfield International Cricket Stadium. A total of 33 matches will be played for the title battle between the 6 teams participating in the tournament. Talking about the names of these teams, they are Trivandrum Royals, Kochi Blue Tigers, Thrissur Titans, Calicut Globstars, Kollam Sailors and Alleppey Ripples. According to Manorama Media, the first match will be played between Alleppey Ripples and Thrissur Titans on 2 September. Apart from this, the second match will be played between Trivandrum Royals and Kochi Blue Tigers. The league stage of the tournament will end on 16 September. Also, the semi-final of the tournament will be played on 17 September and the final match will be played on 18 September. Sanju Samson will not play in the first season Also, for your information, let us tell you that Indian wicketkeeper batsman Sanju Samson, who is among the icon players of the tournament, is not a part of the first season of the tournament. Apart from this, no fee will be charged from the fans to watch the matches in the stadium during the first season of Kerala Cricket League. Cricket fans will be able to enjoy these matches in the stadium absolutely free.
KCL 2024 Auction: M. Sajeevan Akhil became the most expensive player, Trivandrum Royals bought him for this many lakhs
The first season of the Kerala Cricket League will be played between 6 franchises from 2nd to 19th September at the Greenfield International Cricket. Kerala Cricket League (Image Credit- Manorma/X) KCL 2024 Auction: The Kerala Cricket League 2024 auction was held on 10 August at Hyatt Regency, Thiruvananthapuram. M. Sajeevan is the most expensive player sold in the auction. Trivandrum Royals placed a huge bid of Rs 7.4 lakh for M. Sajeevan. Let us tell you, the 33-year-old all-rounder from Ernakulam has played only 4 T20 matches so far. Talking about the icon players, P.A. Abdil Basit (Trivandrum Royals), Sachin Baby (Kollam Sailors), Mohammed Azharuddeen (Alleppey Ripples), Basil Thampi (Kochi Blue Tigers), Vishnu Vinod (Thrissur Titans), and Rohan S. Kunnumal (Calicut Globestars) were selected before the auction. KCL 2024 Auction: Varun Nayanar becomes the second most expensive player sold in the auction Varun Nayanar is the second most expensive player to be sold in the auction, Thrissur Titans bought him for Rs 7.2 lakh. Players like Manu Krishnan, Salman Nizar, Ajnas M, Krishna Prasad, Vinod Kumar CV and Akshay Chandran were also sold in the auction for Rs 7 lakh, Rs 6.2 lakh and Rs 5 lakh. Right-arm fast bowler KM Asif, who has played four matches for Chennai Super Kings. KM Asif was bought by Kollam Sellers for Rs 5.2 lakh. List of most expensive players sold in Kerala Cricket League 2024 Auction- 1) MS Akhil – Trivandrum Royals (INR 7.4 lakh) 2) Varun Nayanar – Thrissur Titans (INR 7.2 lakh) 3) Manu Krishna – Kochi Blue Tigers, Salman Nizar – Calicut Globestars (INR 7 lakhs) 4) Ajnas M. – Calicut Globestar, Krishna Prasad – Alleppey Ripples (INR 6.2 lakh) 5) KM Asif – Kollam Sailor (INR 5.2 lakh) 6) Vinod Kumar CV – Trivandrum Royals, Akshay Chandran – Alleppey Ripples (INR 5 lakh) 7) .Sharafuddin – Kollam Sailor (INR 4 Lakh) 168 players were shortlisted for the auction and each team can have a maximum of 20 players. The first season of the league will be played between 6 franchises from 2 to 19 September at Greenfield International Cricket.
