There have been a number of domestic T20 leagues that have emerged in the country in the last few months. A league like the Tamil Nadu Premier League has already given a lot of players to the IPL in the past. Priyansh Arya, who had an impressive outing in the Delhi Premier League and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, was sold for a price of INR 3.8 crore in the auction. He impressed with his batting performance in IPL 2025 and scored 475 runs in 17 matches at an average of 179.24.
Sai Sudharsan, Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, and Ishan Kishan were some of the Indian players who scored a century in this edition of the league. All of them were picked in the IPL sides due to their consistent performance in the domestic cricket and T20 leagues.
Top 6 Domestic Players Who Will Be In High Demand At IPL 2026 Auction
Here are six domestic players who will be in the Highest Demand At IPL 2026 Auction:
1. Prithvi Shaw
Prithvi Shaw was once regarded as the next big thing in Indian cricket. His performance in domestic cricket and at the Under-19 level helped him play in the IPL as well as for the Indian team. However, things have not been the same for the right-handed batter in recent times.
He didn’t find any buyer during the IPL 2025 Auction and was dropped from Mumbai’s squad as well. He has switched sides and will play for Maharashtra in the upcoming season of domestic cricket. Shaw has been picked in the Maharashtra side for the Buchi Babu Tournament. He made 197 runs in nine games in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at a strike rate of 156.34 and was Mumbai’s third-highest run-scorer. A decent outing in the upcoming domestic season would mean teams will again line up for Shaw in the IPL 2026 Auction.
2. Sairaj Patil
Sairaj Patil is a 28-year-old all-rounder from Maharashtra and had an impressive outing in the recently concluded Mumbai T20 League. He won the Player of the Tournament award.
Sairaj scored 233 runs in six games in the tournament at an average of 58.25 and a strike rate of 150.32. It included two half-centuries. With the ball, Sairaj took seven wickets in six matches at an average of 16.29 and an economy of 7.35. He is a middle-order player who can play the role of a finisher and can also bowl four overs regularly. He would be a perfect fit in teams that need a proper all-rounder.
3. Atit Sheth
Atit Sheth is an all-rounder who was a part of India’s Under-19 side that played in the 2014 Under-19 World Cup. The team had players like Sanju Samson, Shreyas Iyer, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, and Kuldeep Yadav. They have gone on to play for India as well in the IPL; however, Atit didn’t have the same luck.
He had an impressive run in the inaugural edition of the Baroda Premier League this year. Atit finished as the leading run-scorer as well as the wicket-taker in the tournament. He scored 291 runs in 11 games at a strike rate of 246.61 and took 18 wickets at an average of 11.72. Atit is a pace-bowling all-rounder and can bat in any position. The IPL has not produced a genuine pace-bowling all-rounder in recent years, and Atit can easily fill this gap.
4. Akshat Raghuwanshi
Akshat Raghuwanshi is a 21-year-old all-rounder from Madhya Pradesh. He made his domestic cricket debut for Madhya Pradesh in 2022 in a Ranji Trophy game against Meghalaya.
He had an outstanding outing in the Madhya Pradesh Premier League 2025 and received praise from Venkatesh Iyer. Akshat played four matches in the tournament and scored 239 runs at a strike rate of 177.04. He was among the three batters who made a century in the tournament.
5. Sayan Ghosh
Sayan Ghosh, a 32-year-old pacer from Bengal, has been one of the best performers for the team in recent years. He was the leading wicket-taker for the team in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy last year and picked 13 wickets in seven matches at an average of 14.07.
Sayan was the leading wicket-taker in the Bengal Pro T20 league 2025. He took 19 wickets in seven outings at an average of 8.74, an economy of 7.06, and a strike rate of 7.06. He was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2017 and was picked by the Delhi Capitals (fka Delhi Daredevils) during the IPL 2018.
6. Mayank Rawat
Mayank Rawat, the 25-year-old batter from Delhi, had a terrific outing in the Delhi Premier League last year. He made 289 runs in seven outings at an average of 190.13 and a strike rate of 190.13. He won the Player of the Match award in the final of the tournament.
This season, Mayank has made 156 runs in six games at a strike rate of 159.18. He made his T20 debut last season in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and made 102 runs in six innings for Delhi.
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