Auctions for the new season were held in May, before which the existing teams were allowed to retain one player each.

The most expensive pick of the auction was raider Nitin Tomar, who was bought by the new UP franchise for a sum of Rs 93 lakh.

[1] Following in second place was Rohit Kumar after the Bengaluru Bulls picked him for a Rs 81 lakh price.

The most expensive foreign player was South Korea's Jang Kun Lee after he was retained by the Bengal Warriors for Rs 80.3 lakhs.

The top three teams from each zone qualify for the super playoffs and compete for the title.