Hockey India League 2026 Squads: Check updated full teams in men's HIL

From record bids to fresh signings, here’s the complete list of squads for all franchises after the Hockey India League Auction 2026 in New Delhi.

The Hockey India League Auction 2026 took place on Wednesday, September 24, in New Delhi, with eight franchises building their squads for the upcoming edition of the league.

JSW Soorma Hockey Club retained 19 players and bought a single player to fill their squad for the 2026 edition of the Hockey India League. Jeetpal was their only purchase of the day. Meanwhile, Hyderabad Toofans retained all players and didn’t have any business at the auction.

SG Pipers, newly-joined franchise Ranchi Royals, Shrachi Bengal Tigers, Tamil Nadu Dragons, and Vedanta Kalinga Lancers had some work to do at the auction table on Wednesday.

18-year-old goalkeeper Vivek Lakra sold for a whopping Rs 23 Lakh! 🔥😝Shrachi Bengal Tigers sign him for more than 10 times his base price.Live Blog: https://t.co/2KzeiFbwYq#Hockey #HILAuction pic.twitter.com/zEBPtO84d6

— Khel Now (@KhelNow) September 24, 2025

UP Rudras, who pulled out of the HIL auction in the last minute, were replaced by HIL Governing Council, who’ll run the eighth franchise for the upcoming season.

A total of 31 players were sold in the Men’s Hockey India League Auction 2026, with overseas player Liam Henderson being the costliest pick by the Vedanta Kalinga Lancers for INR 42 lakhs.

Also Read: Top five big names who went unsold in Hockey India League 2026 auction

Indian junior team goalkeeper Vivek Lakra was the highest-paid India at the auction. Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers snapped up his services for INR 23 lakhs.

Final squads of all men’s franchises:

HIL Governing Council (Formerly UP Rudras)

Retained

• Prashant Barla (Jr Player)
• Priyobarta Talem (Jr Player)
• Manmeet Singh
• Gurjot Singh
• Prashant Kumar Chauhan
• Surender Kumar 
• Hardik Singh
• Lalit Kumar Upadhyay
• Sudeep Chirmako
• Jasjit Singh Kular
• Sebastian Dockier (Overseas)
• Kane Russell (Overseas)
• Tanguy Cosyns (Overseas)
• James Mazarelo (Overseas)
• James Albery (Overseas)
• Sam Ward (Overseas)

New buys

• Ajeet Yadav (INR 11.50 Lakhs)
• Thies Prinz (INR 36 Lakhs)
• Rahul Yadav (INR 2 Lakh)
• Mohd Harris (INR 2 Lakh)

Hyderabad Toofans

Retained

• Mukul Sharma
• Irengbam Rohit (Jr Player)
• Bikramjit Singh (Jr Player)
• Sundaram Rajawat (Jr Player)
• Arshdeep Singh (Jr Player)
• Devindar Sunil Walmiki
• Amandeep Lakra
• Nilakanta Sharma
• Sumit
• Rahim Aakib Sayyed
• Rajinder
• Shilanand Lakra
• Talwinder Singh
• Gonzalo Peillat (Overseas)
• Jean Paul Danneberg (Overseas)
• Nic Woods (Overseas)
• Jacob Anderson (Overseas)
• Arthur de Sloover (Overseas)
• Timothy Brand (Overseas)
• Zachary Wallace (Overseas)

JSW Soorma Hockey Club

Retained

• Sukhvinder (Jr Player)
• Pradip Mandal (Jr Player)
• Vincent Vanasch (Overseas)
• Jeremy Hayward (Overseas)
• Nicolás Della Torre (Overseas)
• Victor Wegnez (Overseas)
• Nicolas Keenan (Overseas)
• Dayaan Cassiem (Overseas)
• Nicolas Poncelet (Overseas)
• Mohith H S
• Harmanpreet Singh
• Gurinder Singh
• Vivek Sagar Prasad
• Harjeet Singh
• Prabhjot Singh
• Gurjant Singh
• Maninder Singh
• Pawan Rajbhar
• Akashdeep Singh (Traded From UP Rudras)

Also Read: Men’s Hockey India League Auction: Vivek Lakra most expensive Indian player; Liam Henderson fetches highest bid

New buys

• Jeetpal (INR 3.2 Lakh)

Ranchi Royals

Retained

• Yashdeep Siwach
• Amir Ali (Jr Player)
• Anmol Ekka (Jr Player)
• Araijeet Singh Hundal (Jr Player)
• Suraj Karkera
• Nilam Sanjeep Xess
• Manpreet Singh
• Vishnukant Singh
• Mandeep Singh
• Timothee Clement (Overseas)
• Timothy Howard (Overseas)
• Mustapha Cassiem (Overseas)
• Tom Boon (Overseas)

New buys

• Manmeet Singh Rai (INR 2 Lakh)
• Ashish Purty (INR 2 Lakh)
• Loick Luypaert (INR 10 Lakhs)
• Sam Lane (INR 10 Lakhs)
• Jack Waller (INR 10 Lakhs)
• Ravneet Singh (INR 5 Lakhs)

SG Pipers

Retained

• Manjeet
• Thokchom Kingson Singh
• Rohit (Jr Player)
• Ankit Pal (Jr Player)
• Dilraj Singh (Jr Player)
• Aditya Lalage (Jr Player)
• Sourabh Anand Kushwaha (Jr Player)
• Pawan
• Jarmanpreet Singh
• Varun Kumar
• Shamsher Singh
• Raj Kumar Pal
• Willott KY (Overseas)
• Tomas Santiago (Overseas)
• Gareth Furlong (Overseas)
• Tomas Domene (Overseas)
• Jacob Draper (Overseas – Traded from Ranchi Royals Hockey)

New buys

• Roman Duvekot (INR 10 Lakhs)
• Rupinder Pal Singh (INR 12 Lakhs)
• Bram Van Battum (INR 11 Lakhs)

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers

Retained

• Gursewak Singh (Jr Player)
• Hayden Beltz (Overseas)
• Gauthier Boccard (Overseas)
• James Carr (Overseas)
• Sean Findlay (Overseas)
• Enrique Gonzalez (Overseas – Traded from Vedanta Kalinga Lancers)
• Christopher Rühr (Overseas – Traded from Delhi SG Pipers)
• Jugraj Singh
• Jaskaran Singh
• Pradhan Poovanna Chandura
• Affan Yousuf
• Atul Deep
• Pardeep Singh Sandhu
• Sukhjeet Singh
• Abhishek

New buys

• Parmod (INR 5 Lakh)
• Vivek Lakra (INR 23 Lakhs)
• Ketan Kushwaha (INR 2.5 Lakh)
• Ajinkya Jadhav (INR 2 Lakh)
• Tom Grambusch (INR 10 Lakhs)

Tamil Nadu Dragons

Retained

• Pruthvi GM
• Arun J (Jr Player)
• Prince Deep Singh (Jr Player)
• Chandan Yadav (Jr Player)
• Amit Rohidas
• Anand Lakra
• Mohd. Raheel Mouseen
• Shesha Gowda
• Selvam Karthi
• Uttam Singh
• Thomas Sorsby (Overseas)
• David Harte (Overseas)
• Moritz Ludwig (Overseas)
• Tom Craig (Overseas)
• Govers Blake (Overseas)
• Nathan Ephraums (Overseas)

New buys

• Adrohit Ekka (INR 11 Lakhs)
• Sushil Dhanwar (INR 2 Lakh)
• K Selvaraj (INR 2 Lakh)
• Sander de Wijn (INR 36 Lakhs)

First bidding war in the Hockey India League auction! 🔨🔥Young midfielder AdRohit Ekka goes five times his base price after a bidding war between @SoormaHC and @tndragonshockey.Live Blog: https://t.co/2KzeiFc4NY#Hockey pic.twitter.com/KRJZXkVekE

— Khel Now (@KhelNow) September 24, 2025

Vedanta Kalinga Lancers

Retained

• Gursahibjit Singh
• Rohit Kullu (Jr Player)
• Deepak Pradhan (Jr Player)
• Rosan Kujur (Jr Player)
• Krishan B Pathak
• Sanjay
• Partap Lakra
• Moriangthem Rabichandra
• Dilpreet Singh
• Angad Bir Singh
• Alexander Hendrickx (Overseas)
• Arthur van Doren (Overseas)
• Antoine Kina (Overseas)

New buys

• Liam Henderson (INR 42 Lakhs)
• Amit Toppo (INR 2 Lakh)
• Sunil PB (INR 2 Lakh)
• Bobby Singh Dhami (INR 10 Lakhs)
• Jed Snowden (INR 10 Lakhs)
• Cooper Burns (INR 34.50 Lakhs)
• Craig Marais (INR 10 Lakhs)

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