13 Indians, including IPL legend, register for SA20 Auction

SA20 is getting ready for its fourth edition auction, as more than 750 players have registered their names for the upcoming auction, where 13 players are from India, including an IPL legend. 

SA20 4 has been scheduled between December 26, 2025, and January 25, 2026, as the tournament has been scheduled earlier due to the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 schedule, which India and Sri Lanka will host between February and March 2026. On September 9, the SA20 auction will be held. A total of 784 players have registered their names for the upcoming auction. 

Piyush Chawla registered for SA20 auction

IPL legend Piyush Chawla, who is the joint third leading wicket-taker at present (192 wickets), has registered his name for the upcoming SA20 auction. Chawla also served for India in 35 international games, while the leg-spinner was a member of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 winning team. Chawla has a reserve price of 1,000,000 Rand for the upcoming SA20 auction.

Also, former Indian cricketer Siddarth Kaul, who played six matches for India and 55 IPL matches, is also in the upcoming SA20 auction, along with Ankit Rajpoot, who played 29 IPL matches. Kaul was India's joint leading wicket-taker when Virat Kohli-led India U19 won the ICC U19 World Cup 2008. 

Apart from these three players, the other Indians for the upcoming SA20 auction registration are Mahesh Ahir, Sarul Kanwar, Anureet Singh Kathuria, Nikhil Jaga, Mohamed Faidh, KS Naveen, Ansari Marouf, Imran Khan, Venkatesh Galipelly, and Atul Yadav. While Imran Khan has a base value of 500,000 Rand, the other 11 Indian cricketers all have a base value of 200,000 Rand.

Due to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI )'s strict rules, only retired cricketers and inactive national and IPL players can join the overseas franchise cricket league. However, the active Indian cricketers and IPL cricketers can participate in the English County Championship cricket and one-day cricket with the permission of the central governing board. 

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Dinesh Karthik played last SA20

Last season, Dinesh Karthik participated in the SA20, serving for Paarl Royals, who were eliminated from Qualifier 2 after finishing in second position in the league stage points table. 

There are 84 slots available for six franchises that can spend upto USD 7.4 million in the forthcoming SA20 auction. 150 English cricketers and 40 Pakistan players have also registered for the upcoming auction.