The highly anticipated T20 Mumbai League 2025 auction is all set to kick off tomorrow, May 7, at 10 AM IST in Mumbai. This will signal the start of the third season of the league after a gap of six years. Eight franchises will be participating in the tournament, playing at the iconic Wankhede Stadium between May 26 and June 8.

Around 280 players are to be sold, some of whom are newer names such as 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre, who struck a 94-run score in IPL 2025 for Chennai Super Kings, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who's made 285 runs for the Kolkata Knight Riders this season. Some other established names are Tanush Kotian and Musheer Khan, reflecting the league's emphasis on promoting both talent and experience.

Auction Format and Player Categories

The auction pool consists of three categories:

• Senior Players: players with experience in first-class, List A, or T20 matches with base price set at ₹5 lakh. 
• Emerging Players: cricketers who have represented Mumbai at the U-23 or U-19 level within the last three years with a base price of ₹3 lakh.
• Development Players: promising local and club players, beginning at a base price of ₹2 lakh. 

Each franchise needs to build a squad of no less than 18 players that must include at least 4 senior players, at least 5 emerging players, and at least 5 development players. 

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Icon players are already signed at a fixed price of ₹20 lakh and will be the team's captains. This means we will have familiar names such as Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube, and Tushar Deshpande. The Mumbai Cricket Association has obligated all players from Mumbai Indians who are eligible to participate in the auction to play in the T20 Mumbai League, where they will get an additional ₹15 lakh appearance fee in addition to what they earn in the auction. 

The T20 Mumbai League 2025 auction is a must-watch if you enjoy a mixture of established players and emerging players to see the league head in the right direction for the right reasons—an exciting season!