Men’s & Women’s teams finalized for Season 2 of Uttarakhand Premier League
~ The UPL Player Draft for both the men’s and women’s competitions took place on Saturday in Dehradun with the likes of Akash Madhwal, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Jagadeesha Suchith, Prashant Chopra, Kunal Chandela, Bhupen Lalwani and Avneesh Sudha headlining the tournament as Icon Players in the men’s category ~
Dehradun, 13 September 2025: The Player Draft for the 2025 Men’s Uttarakhand Premier League was successfully conducted on Saturday in Dehradun, where seven participating teams—Dehradun Warriors, Haridwar Spring Elmas, Nainital Tigers, Pithoragarh Hurricanes, Rishikesh Falcons, Tehri Titans, and USN Indians—finalized their squads. Each franchise completed its roster by selecting players across five key categories: Icon Player, Category A, Category B, Category C, and Uncapped Players. With the draft now concluded, the teams are geared up to begin preparations for the Men’s UPL, set to commence on 27th September 2025.
The draft began with the selection of Icon Players, starting with Dehradun Warriors choosing Yuvraj Choudhary as their marquee player. Following them were Haridwar Elmas who picked stylish batter Kunal Chandela, Nainital Tigers who went with fellow batter Bhupen Lalwani, Pithoragarh Hurricanes opting for former Rajasthan Royals batter Prashant Chopra, and Rishikesh Falcons going for ace spinner Jagadeesha Suchith. Akash Madhwal, who has represented Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in the IPL was picked up by Tehri Titans, while USN Indians went with swashbuckling batter Avneesh Sudha who registered the highest score in Season 1.
Continuing the tradition of balancing experience with emerging talent, the draft featured inclusion of both seasoned cricketers and promising newcomers, with each team drafting from a diverse pool of players from the remaining categories. The roster building took place over 18 rounds, culminating in strong squads which will aim to lift the Uttarakhand Premier League crown in Season 2.
Below is the list of players from each of the seven men’s teams:
Dehradun Warriors:
Yuvraj Choudhary (Icon), Sanskar Rawat, Devendra Bora, Mayank Mishra, Aanjaneya Suryavanshi, Harsh Rana, Sagar Rawat, Aditya Rawat, Rakshit Rohi, Aditya Naithani, Samarath Semwal, Ritik Duhoon, Yogesh Kandpal, Shivam Gupta, Pranjal Singh Raikwal, Shaurya Pratap Singh, Harshit Paliwal, Naveen Kumar Singh
Haridwar Elmas:
Kunal Chandela (Icon), Neeraj Rathour, Prashant Kumar Bhati, Priyanshu Khanduri, Saurav Chauhan, Harjeet Singh, Abhay Chhetri, Vishal Dangwal, Sumit Juyal, Siddharth Gupta, Goldy Malik, Daksh Awana, Mohammad Uzair Malik, Rishabh Sharma, Himanshu Sony, Avyush Rawat, Ramanjot Singh, Abhishek
Nainital Tigers:
Bhupen Lalwani (Icon), Dikshanshu Negi, Suashwat Dangwal, Saurabh Rawat, Satyam Balhyan, Aarav Mahajan, Dhruv Pratap Singh, Tushar Kumar, Shivansh Gautam, Anmol Shah, Rajyavardhan, Sangam Bajpai, Shashank Shekhar Pant, Rahul Raj Namala, Nikhil Harsh, Aakash Kumar, Vishal Kumar Saini, Piyush Kumar
Pithoragarh Hurricanes:
Prashant Chopra (Icon), Prashant Chauhan, Ravinder Negi, Piyush Joshi, Sanjeet Saiyam, Anay Basant Chhetri, Tushar Nautiyal, Vikas Bhati, Manish Gaur, Shahanshah Alam, Mohammad Suhail, Daksh Arora, Priyansh Panwar, Sagar Ojha, Aaryan Godiyal, Arnav Bharadwaj, Vikas Rawat, Aryan Kapoor
Rishikesh Falcons:
Jagadeesha Suchith (Icon), Sunny Kashyap, Akhil Singh Rawat, Jagmohan Nagarkoti, Ankit Manori, Nikhil Pandir, Allen Chetan, Lakshya Raichargani, Riyansh Rawat, Pooryansh Dhruv, Abhishek Barthwal, Jaskaran Singh, Hardik Chaudhary, Aashant Gulati, Shikhar Paliwal, Manu Kumar, Gopal Singh, Rahul
Tehri Titans:
Akash Madhwal (Icon), Vijay Sharma, Aryan Sharma, Karanveer Kaushal, Ashish Choudhary, Shobit Sareen, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Ishagra Jagoori, Ansh Tyagi, Janmejay Joshi, Sumit Panwar, Aniket Malik, Ayush Deswal, Tejender Singh, Shiva Soni, Jagdish Singh Koshyari, Hardik Brahmbhatt, Krish Sharma
USN Indians:
Avneesh Sudha (Icon), Rajan Kumar, Prateek Pandey, Himanshu Bisht, Mukesh Gupta, Vishal Kashyap, Naveen Rana, Yash Chaudhary, Bhavya Deep Singh, Ashar Khan, Abhishek Dafouti, Jatin Sharma, Vanshaj Chauhan, Binay Singh Rawat, Sachin Bhati, Rahul Deynath, Adi Khan, Parry Verma
Earlier in the day, the women's Player Draft also took place, with the final list of squads stated below:
Haridwar Storm
Sweta Verma (Icon Player), Jyoti Giri, Kanak Tapraniya, Safina S, Ritika Supral, Divya Bohra, Dipika Chand, Kalpana Verma, Ankita Shah, Tanisha Khatri, Garima Bisht, Tamanna, Harshita Pant, Rose, Maanvi Jamjwal, Tanvi Nautiyal
Mussoorie Thunders
Kanchan Parthu (Icon Player), Amisha Bahukhandi, Neelam Bisht, Dimpal Kandari, Reena Jindal, Tara Bisht, Shagun Chaudhary, Gayatri Arya, Pramila Rawat, Siddhi Pandey, Bhoomi Umar, Bhoomika Jalal, Richa Singh, Aadhya Aggarwal, Vaishnavi Thapliyal, Sidra Farooqhi
Pithoragarh Hurricanes
Mansi Joshi (Icon Player), Muskan Kumari, Anjali Goswami, Manisha Kuanwar, Muskan Khan, Gunjan Bhandari, Nandini Kashik, Karuna Shety, Vaishali Tulera, Rudra Sharma, Anamya Mehra, Ridhima Shety, Isha, Navya Chauhan, Isha, Priya
Tehri Queens
Neelam Bhardwaj (Icon Player), Preeti Bhandari, Megha Saini, Minakshi Joshi, Nisha Mishra, Ankita Bisht, Kanika Negi, Aarti Bhandari, Sakshi Joshi, Vedika Tiwari, Yashika Baunthiyal, Dhriti Anand, Sehaj Kaur, Sabnya, Jasmine Kaur, Kamya Gaur
With all men's and women's squads now locked in, the stage is set for an enthralling tournament starting with women's matches from 23rd September at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.
ENDS
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