On Saturday (August 08), the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann unveiled the state franchise T20 league named “Sher-e-Punjab” T20 league. This 20-over tournament is inspired by the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well as other Indian state franchise T20 leagues.

With six franchise teams and 450 players, the inaugural edition of the Sher-e-Punjab is scheduled to take place between August 30 and September 13. All 27 matches will be staged at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium in Mohali.

Several noteworthy cricketers hailing from Punjab are set to feature in the competition as their presence bolsters the squad’s strength. It includes the high-profile stars or marquee players like Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, and Arshdeep Singh.

The player auction recently took place on Sunday (August 09), where 450 players went under the hammer, with Sanvir Singh emerging as the most expensive player of the Sher-e-Punjab T20 Cup 2026.

Marquee Players of All Six Sher-e-Punjab Franchises

Here are the six city-based franchises of Punjab that have acquired marquee players for the upcoming inaugural season of Sher-e-Punjab.

The presence of high-profile cricketing stars will enhance the Punjab franchise T20 league’s reputation. Notably, all six marquee players were acquired with a fixed fee of INR 10 lakh rather than opting for the regular bidding war, adding the biggest attraction to the league.

Format, Purse Value and Maximum Players Allowed in Squad

The 20-over tournament of the Sher-e-Punjab will be played in a round-robin format. Each team will compete in eight league stage matches before progressing into the semi-finals.

Each team was allocated a fixed purse of INR 45 lakh, allowing them to build a squad of 16 to 20 players.

Six marquee players, namely Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Arshdeep Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, and Gurnoor Brar, secured INR 10 lakh each.

Sanvir Singh, who entered the player auction with his base price of INR 1.5 lakh, bagged a lucrative offer of INR 13.20 lakh, joining Fazilka Falcons. The Sunrisers Hyderabad player secured more than eight times his base price and became the most expensive player of the Sher-e-Punjab.

Naman Dhir becomes the second costliest player in the list who joined Amritsar Soormas for INR 10.80 lakh.

10 Most Expensive Players From Sher-e-Punjab T20 League 2026 Auction

Out of the top 10 expensive players, only two of them have secured a higher price compared to those six marquee players whose worth was INR 10 lakh. Here is the full list of the costliest players from the Sher-E-Punjab T20 league 2026 auction:

Sher-e-Punjab T20 League 2026 Squads of All Six Teams

Here is how players are categorized into six different city-based teams of Punjab, namely Amritsar, Bathinda, Fazilka, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, and Mohali: 

Amritsar Loomas (18 Players)

1. Abhishek Sharma (Marquee Player)
2. Mayank Markande
3. Naman Dhir
4. Rahul Kumar
5. Sahil Khan
6. Jashanpreet Singh
7. Dhruv Rahul Jindal
8. Reavan Preet Singh
9. Prabhjit Singh
10. Ishan Sood
11. Adhiraj Singh Mangat
12. Abhay Choudhary
13. Dhrub Bhagania
14. Shubham Rana
15. Sahaj Dhawan
16. Ishmeet Singh Sandhu
17. Navneet Virk
18. Akash Pandey

Bathinda Royals (18 Players)

1. Gurnoor Brar (Marquee Player)
2. Harnoor Singh
3. Ashwani Kumar
4. Uday Saharan
5. Gourav Choudhary
6. Sumit Sharma
7. Dev Amritpal Singh
8. Ridham Satyawan
9. Ashish Lowrance
10. Jatin Sahota
11. Abir Kohli
12. Rishabh Gupta
13. Noorveer Singh
14. Tavleen Singh
15. Shahbaz Singh Sandhu
16. Simranjeet Singh Gharu
17. Imrozpreet Singh
18. Harshit Parashar

Fazilka Falcons (20 Players)

1. Shubman Gill (Marquee Player)
2. Vihaan Malhotra
3. Sanvir Singh
4. Prerit Dutta
5. Raghu Sharma
6. Anmoljeet Singh
7. Jasan Jindal
8. Eish Rao
9. Garv Kumar
10. Manpreet Singh
11. Lakshay Kansal
12. Karanveer Singh
13. Navpreet Singh
14. Anshul Choudhary
15. Javeer Bhinder
16. Ayushmaan Ayushmaan
17. Pranshu Pratap
18. Kirandeep Singh
19. Aarush Latta
20. Immanuel Deveser

Jalandhar Warriors (18 Players)

1. Prabhsimran Singh (Marquee Player)
2. Emanjot Singh Chahal
3. Vishwa Pratap Singh
4. Abhinav Sharma
5. Sukhdeep Bajwa
6. Anmol Malhotra
7. Mayank Gupta
8. Yash Karan
9. Harjas Singh Tandon
10. Aryan Yadav
11. Shaanvir Kalsi
12. Paras Jaidka
13. Umesh Gill
14. Randeep Singh
15. Jaskirat Singh
16. Deepinder Cheema
17. Arpan Walia
18. Gurvinder Singh Bhulla

Ludhiana Lions (18 Players)

1. Arshdeep Singh (Marquee Player)
2. Krish Bhagat
3. Salil Arora
4. Jass Inder
5. Abhijeet Garg
6. Arjun Rajput
7. Yuvi Goyal
8. Kartik Chadha
9. Taranveer Singh Randhawa
10. Havneet Singh
11. Rajvir Jaswal
12. Harish Kumar
13. Bikramjeet Singh
14. Madhav Singh Pathania
15. Karteek Sharma
16. Lovedeep Singh Kharod
17. Lovekirat Singh
18. Aseem Kohli

Mohali Kings (20 Players)

1. Ramandeep Singh (Marquee Player)
2. Anmolpreet Singh
3. Harpreet Brar
4. Ayush Goyal
5. Sagar Virk
6. Jaskaranvir Singh Paul
7. Yuvraj Maan
8. Harshdeep Singh
9. Aalam Bakshi
10. Tanmay Dharni
11. Saksheya
12. Aryan Bhatia
13. Lovedeep Chatha
14. Gurmehar Sra
15. Sohraab Dhaliwal
16. Karan Choudhary
17. Tejpreet Singh
18. Nipun Pandita
19. Manpreet Johal
20. Rajinder Singh Devgan