Kolkata, May 11 -- The Bengal T20 League completed its biggest-ever player auction with franchises spending over Rs 4.5 crore across their Men's and Women's teams.

More than 250 players secured contracts from an auction pool of over 1000 cricketers ahead of the 2026 season, according to a release.

The auctions witnessed intense bidding wars, strategic RTM moves, and strong investments in Bengal's emerging talent pipeline, including U19 and U15 cricketers.

Across the two auctions, franchises completed 136 player signings in the Men's and 128 player signings in the Women's team.

Every Men's franchise assembled a 17-player squad with the mandatory inclusion of at least two U19 players. In comparison, every Women's team completed a 16-pla...