teams bidders names

Following the huge successful IPL, the cricket managers in Karnataka do not want to be left behind in raking the moolah. KPL is said to be start on 15th september. KPL will consist of only players from Karnataka. The Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) is said to have gained Rs 35 crores in the bidding process. There will be 8 teams and players will be divided from a pool of 40 cricketers . Bangalore will have two teams, and Mysore, Mangalore, Tumkur, Dharwad, Raichur and Shimoga one each. Anyone can – a corporate body, a private club or an institution – bid for a team.

Apart from Mangalore, all other teams have came up with fancy names like Malnad Gladiators, Bijapur Bulls, Mysore Maharajaas, Bangalore Brigaders (Urban), Belgavi Panthers, Shamnur Davangere Diamonds, and Provident Bangalore Rural. There is a 7 lakh cap to pickup 6 players and the rest will be local players. Robin Uthappa received the highest bid in KPL.

Teams as won by respective bidders:

Bangalore Urban team – Bid won by The Brigade group for 7.20 crore ($1.51 million approx)
Bangalore Rural team: Bid won by Puravankara Group for Rs 5.55 crore ($1.15 million approx)
Mysore – Bid won by Girish Auto, Rs 3.25 cr ($0.68 million approx)
Belgaum – Bid won by Subash Enterprises, Rs 3.81 cr ($0.80 million approx)
Shimoga – Bid won by Jayaprakash Hegde, Rs 3.25 cr ($0.68 million approx)
Mangalore – Bid won by Fiza Developers
, Rs 4.23 cr ($0.89 million approx)
Hubli-Dharwad – Bid won by Shiv Shankarappa, Rs 3.77 cr ($0.79 million approx)
Gulbarga – Bid won by Vivid Creations and Nandish Reddy Group, Rs 3.5 cr ($0.73 million approx)