Mumbai, August 15 (Udaipur Kiran) – The two-day auction for the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2024 saw a significant amount of money spent on players. Among the 500 players up for auction, the highest bid so far was for defender Sachin, who was acquired by Tamil Thalaivas for a whopping ₹2.15 crore.
Additionally, Iranian all-rounder Mohammadreza Chiyaneh Shadloui was picked up by Haryana Steelers for ₹2.07 crore. Sunil Kumar was bought by U Mumba for ₹1.015 crore. Raider Guman Singh, from Category A, was secured by Gujarat Giants for ₹1.97 crore, while all-rounder Pawan Kumar Sehrawat was bought by Telugu Titans for ₹1.725 crore. UP Yoddha acquired Category B all-rounder Bharat for ₹1.3 crore.
Other notable buys included raider Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, who went to Bengaluru Bulls for ₹1.107 crore, all-rounder Ashish, who was bought by Dabang Delhi for ₹23.50 lakh, and defender Fazel Atrachali, who joined Bengal Warriors. Telugu Titans secured right corner defender Krishan for ₹70 lakh, Bengal Warriors picked raider Maninder Singh for ₹1.15 crore, and U Mumba signed raider Manjeet for ₹80 lakh.
Additionally, Puneeri Paltan purchased defender Mohit for ₹20 lakh, Bengaluru Bulls acquired raider Pardeep Narwal for ₹70 lakh, UP Yoddha bought defender Sahul Kumar for ₹30 lakh, Patna Pirates signed defender Shubham Shinde for ₹70 lakh, Dabang Delhi secured raider Siddharth Desai for ₹26 lakh, Gujarat Giants picked defender Sombir for ₹20 lakh, Telugu Titans bought all-rounder Vijay Malik for ₹20 lakh, and Jaipur Pink Panthers signed defender Surjeet Singh for ₹60 lakh.
The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2024 auction is being hosted in Mumbai. The two-day event features bids on 500 players. Prior to this auction, all teams retained a total of 88 players across three categories for the 11th season of PKL. This includes 22 players in the Elite Retained Players (ERP) category, 26 in the Retained Young Players (RYP) category, and 40 in the Existing New Young Players (ENYP) category.
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