The Indian Street Premier League (ISPL), India’s pioneering tennis-ball T10 tournament, announced that the player auction for Season 3 will be held on December 9 in Mumbai, as the excitement and anticipation for yet another blockbuster season builds up. 408 players from 101 cities will go under the hammer as eight franchises prepare to build their squads for a bigger, better and bolder edition of the league. The Lalbhai Contractor Stadium in Surat will play host to Season 3 which gets underway from January 9 to February 6, 2026.
A total of 400 players have been shortlisted following rigorous trials, including 30 under-19 talents. In addition, each of the eight teams will choose one player as their scout pick from the existing Season 3 registered pool to be included in the auction, expanding the overall pool size to 408.
Players will be divided into six categories: U-19, West Zone, East Zone, Central Zone, South Zone and North Zone. Each player will enter the auction with a base price of ₹3 lakh. In a major boost, the purse has been increased from ₹1 crore to ₹1.5 crore, while the squad size expanded from 16 to 18. Adding further tactical depth, franchises will be able to use the “Googly Power”, a unique veto mechanism that allows a sudden bid jump of ₹1 lakh during high-intensity bidding battles. The six teams from last season will have two RTM cards each, allowing them to match the highest bid on their Season 2 players and reacquire them during the auction.
Franchise owners can bid without any maximum limit for any player, and each team must select a minimum of two players from each zone including retained players. Squads must also feature at least two U-19 players, with one U-19 player and one player from each zone required to be part of the playing XI in every match. Additionally, all 18 squad members must play at least one match during Season 3.
ISPL is backed by a strong leadership group featuring Core Committee Members Sachin Tendulkar, Ashish Shelar, Minal Amol Kale and Suraj Samat, whose collective vision has been central to the league’s rapid rise, scale and popularity.