Pro Kabaddi Auction 2018: Monu Goyat Remains Most Expensive Player
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- Prashanth Kumar Rai becomes the most expensive player on Day 2, after he was picked by UP Yoddhas for Rs 79 lakh.
- On Day 1, Monu Goyat became the most expensive player in PKL history after being bought by Haryana Steelers for Rs 1.51 crore.
- 422 players went under the hammer on 30-31 May for the sixth season of Pro Kabaddi League.
- The Rs 1 crore barrier was broken for the first time in PKL history on Day 1 with U Mumba buying Iranian Fazel Atrachali.
PKL Auction Comes to an End
The Pro Kabaddi League auction for the sixth season comes to an end. Monu Goyat became the most expensive player in the history of the tournament after he was bought by the Haryana Steelers for Rs 1.52 crore.
Iran’s Fazel Atrachali became the first player to be bought for Rs 1 crore after he was bagged by U Mumba on Wednesday.
That's The End of Category C Defenders
Ravinder Kumar, Nitin Mavi and Sandeep Hooda go unsold in the last leg of the Category C auctions.
Sanket, Nitesh Picked For Their Base Price
Sanket Chavan sold to Telugu Titans for Rs 8 lakh and Nitesh BR went to Bengaluru Bulls for Rs 8 lakh.
We Are Back With The Auction
Action resumes after lunch with remaining athletes from Category C
Breaks For Lunch
The auction will resume with the remaining Category C players and Category D after the lunch break.
Last Player of The First Session
Sachin Kumar sold to UP Yoddha for Rs 19.2 lakh.
Finally, Some Fierce Bidding For Category C
Ruturaj Koravi sold to Gujarat Fortunegiants for Rs 30.4 lakh, the highest bid in Category C. He beats his Maharashtra teammate Vikal Kale who was picked up by Patna Pirates for Rs 27.4 lakh. Gujarat refused to retain Kale.
Jaipur Pink Panthers Take Home Bajirao Hodage
Delhi don’t retain Bajirao as Jaipur build him for Rs 14.6 lakh. Vijin Thangadurai sold to Bengal Warriors for Rs 8.4 lakh.
The Quint Sums Up The Auction Till Now on Day 2
Costliest Player in Category C
Vinod Kumar goes to Puneri Paltan for Rs 20.2 lakh.
A Look at The Team Till Now & Purse Left
Team Owners Lapping Up Defenders For Their Base Price
Dabang Delhi pick up Anil Kumar for Rs 8 lakh. Meanwhile, former Patna Pirates defender Sandeep is bought by the Bengaluru Bulls for his base price of Rs 8 lakh. Manoj Kumar also goes to Telugu Titans for Rs 8 lakh.
Bengaluru Bulls Pick up Jawahar Vivek for Rs 8 Lakh
Jawahar Vivek becomes the first defender to be sold in Category C.
Silence Across The Auction Room
Only five all-rounders have been bought in this session of the auction till now. Teams keeping quiet. Only voice heard now is that of auctioneer Chris Cowdrey's. Most of the players going unsold.
Narender Sold to UP Yoddha For Rs 8 lakh
Another all-rounder for UP Yoddha.
Bhupender Singh Goes to Bengal Warriors
Bengal Warriors pick up Bhupender Singh for his base price of Rs 8 lakh
Mahesh Maruti Magdum with Bengaluru Bulls
After a series of unsold players, 33-year-old Maharashtra player Mahesh Magdum sold for the base price of Rs 8 lakh to Bengaluru Bulls.
Many Category C Players Going Unsold
Franchises are now being choosy about their buys and waiting for their pre-decide players.
Bengal Warriors Take Home Vittal Meti
Vittal Meti sold to Bengal Warriors for Rs 8 lakh
Rajesh Narwal Goes to Dabang Delhi for Rs 16 lakh
Rajesh didn’t have a great season last year. But still renowned for his all-round abilities which might Delhi who have been in a mood to splurge this morning.
Now, Time For Category C Players
After a small break, it is time for the Category C players to be auctioned on Day 2. First up are the all-rounders. A big name to start with. Rajesh Narwal is up for auctions at a base price of Rs 8 lakh
Tushar Patil Goes to Patna Pirates for Rs 20 Lakh
Tushar will be a good back up for Pardeep Narwal in the Patna side.
Selvamani K sold to Jaipur Pink Panthers for Rs 15 Lakh
Steal for Abhishek Bachchan & Co who have a top player for very cheap price.
Gujarat Fortunegiants pocket Ajay Kumar for Rs 25 Lakh
Ajay Kumar end with Gujarat Fortunegiants for a sum of Rs 25 lakh.
Shabeer Bapu sold to Dabang Delhi
Dabang Delhi pick up Shabeer Bapu for Rs 15.5 lakh. U Mumba decide not to use their Final Bid Match card.
Surjeet Singh with the Tamil Thalaivas for Rs 12 Lakh
Tamil Thalaivas pick up Surjeet Singh for Rs 12 Lakh
Chandran Ranjit with Dabang Delhi for Rs 61.25 lakh
Tamil Nadu raider Chandran Ranjit attracted interest from U Mumba, Dabang Delhi and Tamil Thalaivas. But eventually he was picked up by Delhi for Rs 61.25 lakh. He is the second athlete on day 2 to breach the Rs 50 lakh-mark.
U Mumba picks Darshan Kadian for Rs 12 Lakh
Raider Darshan Kadian goes to the Mumbai side.
Prashanth Kumar Rai Goes to UP Yoddha for Rs 79 Lakh
Three teams battled it out for Prashanth Kumar Rai. Eventually he ends up at UP Yoddha who are bolstering their rading department. Prashanth Rai had a very good season with Karnataka winning the Federation Cup. He is the most expensive player on Day 2 till now. In his five seasons till now, Prashant has collected 168 raid point from 60 matches.
Day 1 of Auction Ends
That’s it folks! Day 1 of the Pro Kabaddi League auction is all wrapped up with ‘Category A’ Indian players, the international stars and ‘new young stars’ going under the hammer.
A total of six players breached the Rs 1 crore barrier with Monu Goyat emerging as the league’s most expensive player after he was bought by Haryana Steelers for Rs 1.51 crore.
Rahul Chaudhari, Deepak Niwas Hooda, Rishank Devadiga and Nitin Tomar were the other players who breached the six figure mark. Fazel Atrachali is the highest valued international player, sold for Rs 1 crore to U Mumba.
Day 2 of the auction starts at 10am tomorrow!
Monu Goyat Breaks The Bank!
39 PKL matches and 250 raid points to his name but Monu Goyat also attracts a heavy bidding war. He’s left behind Rahul’s bid of Rs 1.29 crore with ease as Mumbai raise the paddle to make it Rs 1.30 crore.
Haryana and Delhi then take it to Rs 1.49 when Patna Pirates join the party at Rs 1.50 crore!
Haryana Steelers than increase it to Rs 1.51 crore and there are no matching bids.
Rahul Chaudhari Becomes Most Expensive Player
Jaipur Pink Panthers started the bid at Rs 20 lakh and Patna Pirates took it straight to Rs 60 lakh.
The 1 Crore bid also was made by Patna Pirates with matching bids from Delhi and Mumbai. Delhi finally make the winning bid of Rs 1.29 Cr.
However, Telugu Titans use the ‘FBM’ for him and Rahul stays back at his team from last season.
At Rs 1.29 crore, he is now the most expensive player in PKL history.
Rishank Devadiga Attracts Second-Highest Bid
80 Pro Kabaddi League matches, 449 raid points and ‘Mr Consistent’ finds many bidders.
Delhi, Mumbai and Haryana take it to Rs 1.11 crore and Dabang Delhi seem to have clinched this one.
BUT... Even as there are smiles around the Delhi table, the UP Yoddhas lift their ‘FBM’ card and Rishank stays back in the NCR region!
Rs 1.11 crore the second-most expensive bid.
Anup Kumar Joins Jaipur
‘Captain cool’ they call Anup Kumar but the PKL stalwart doesn't find many takers as Jaipur Pink Panthers pick him for Rs 30 lakh. In his 78 PKL matches, Amit has collected 489 raid points.
Is this a steal for Jaipur?
Nitin Tomar Sold for Rs 1.15 Crore
Nitin was the most expensive player last season having been bought by UP Yoddha for Rs 93 lakh, and the raider once attracted some big bids on Wednesday.
Starting from a base price of Rs 20 lakh, Puneri Paltan took the bid to Rs 1.15 crore and found no one matching the bid. The raider has found a new team and is now the joint most-expensive player of the season (so far).
Jaipur Pick Sandeep Dhull
Having just lost Surendra Nada to Haryana courtesy the ‘Final Bid Match,’ Abhishek Bachchan’s Jaipur Pink Panthers step it up for defender Sandeep Dhull. It’s a bidding war between Gujarat Fortunegiants and JPP and finally, Jaipur come out on top. Sandeep Dhull has been bought for Rs 66 lakh.
There is no ‘Final Bid Match’ here.
Haryana 'FBM' Surendra Nada
UP Yodhas and Jaipur Pink Panthers fight it out for defender Surendra Nada and it is Abhishek Bachchan’s table that comes out on top with a bid of Rs 75 lakh.
But... with Nada having played for Haryana Steelers last season, the auctioneer asks the franchise if they want to use their ‘Final Bid Match’ card and well, they do.
Surendra Nada has been retained Haryana for Rs 75 lakh.
Panters Pick Chillar
Mohit Chillar had been the most expensive player in PKL when he was bought by Bengaluru Bulls for Rs 53 lakh in 2016 but this time round, the defender could not get near the Rs 1 crore match as Jaipur Pink Panthers added him to their team for Rs 58 lakh.
Jeeva Kumar to UP
The defender started on a base price of Rs 20 lakh and was ultimately bought by UP Yoddhas for Rs 45 lakh.
Deepak Hooda Bought For Rs 1.15 crore
One of the best all-rounders of Pro Kabaddi League, Deepak Hooda has become the first Indian to be bought for Rs 1 crore. In fact, he is the most expensive player in Pro Kabaddi history!
Starting from a base price of Rs 20 lakh, Hooda saw heavy bidding from Dabang Delhi, Haryana Steelers and Jaipur Pink Panthers with Abhishek Bachchan’s franchise finally bagging him for Rs 1.15 crore.
Shrikanth Tewthia sold to Bengal Warriors for Rs 25 lakh
Steal from the Warriors who have made a bright start to the Auctions
Kuldeep Singh With Pirates
Patna Pirates pick up Kuldeep Singh for a steal at Rs 22 Lakh.
Manjeet Chillar Goes to Tamil Thalaivas
Manjeet Chillar will be with Tamil Thalaivas for Rs 20 Lakh. Jaipur doesn’t use their Final Bid Match card.
Ran Singh Sold For Rs 43 L
All-rounder Ran Singh Goes to Bengal Warriors for Rs 43 Lakh after Jaipur Pink Panthers successfully bid for him but the Warriors exercise their Final Bid Match card.
Here is the list of players to be auctioned now:
All-rounders
Deepak Niwas Hooda
Kuldeep Singh
Manjeet Chillar
Ran Singh
Defenders
Shrikant Tewathia
Sandeep Dhull
Surinder Nada
Mahender Singh
Parvesh Bhainswal
Jeeva Kumar
Mohit Chillar
Ravinder Pahal
Darshan J
Raiders
Anup Kumar
Deepak Narwal
K Prapanjan
Kashiling Adake
Monu Goyat
Nitin Tomar
Pawan Kumar
Rahul Chaudhari
Rishank Devadiga
Shrikant Jadhav
Sukesh Hegde
Wazir Singh
Teams Remaining Purse
Two sessions of auction are over with the ‘new young players’ and international stars going under the hammer. 6pm is when we start with Category A of the Indian players and here’s what the teams look like so far.
Bengal Warriors, Puneri Paltan, Telugu Titans, Tamil Thalaivas are the four teams who have less than Rs crore left out of their total Rs 4 crore purse.
Intresting Piece of Trivia
Indian Big Guns Go Under The Hammer Next
Category A of domestic players is up next. That includes stars like Anup Kumar, Rahul Chaudhari, Manjeet Chhillar, Surender Nada, Deepak Niwas Hooda and all the other big names. Their auction starts at 6:30 PM IST
The Big International Buys
Among the international stars, Iran’s Fazel Atrachali became the first player to breach the Rs 1 crore barrier when he was bought for the sum, registering a 5 times increase from his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
His Iranian counterpart, Abozar went to Telugu Titans for 76 Lakh. The Defender Ziaur Rahman was the third highest bid player in the auctions going to Bengal Warriors for 33.25 Lakhs. Jang Kun Lee returns to Bengal Warriors who exercised their Final Bid Match card at 33 Lakh
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