A total number of 181 players were bought by 12 franchises in the Pro
Kabaddi League auction held in Mumbai on 30 and 31 May.
This was also an auction of many firsts. For the time in PKL history, players were bid for over Rs 1 crore. As many as six players – including 5 Indians and 1 Iranian – were were bagged for over a crore.
Monu Goyat (Haryana Steelers) became the highest payed non-cricket sportsman in Kabaddi history. Among the foreign players, it was Fazel Atrachali (U Mumba) who had the highest payed. Other Star Players like Rahul Chaudhari who was retained by Telugu Titans via FBM for Rs 1.29 crore, Deepak Niwas Hooda who was bought by Jaipur Pink Panthers for Rs 1.15 crore and Nitin Tomar who was bought by Puneri Paltans for Rs 1.15 crore were critical acquisitions in the auction.But some of the players like Anup Kumar, Manjeet Chillar etc were payed less than expectations.
This was also an auction of many firsts. For the time in PKL history, players were bid for over Rs 1 crore. As many as six players – including 5 Indians and 1 Iranian – were were bagged for over a crore.
Monu Goyat (Haryana Steelers) became the highest payed non-cricket sportsman in Kabaddi history. Among the foreign players, it was Fazel Atrachali (U Mumba) who had the highest payed. Other Star Players like Rahul Chaudhari who was retained by Telugu Titans via FBM for Rs 1.29 crore, Deepak Niwas Hooda who was bought by Jaipur Pink Panthers for Rs 1.15 crore and Nitin Tomar who was bought by Puneri Paltans for Rs 1.15 crore were critical acquisitions in the auction.But some of the players like Anup Kumar, Manjeet Chillar etc were payed less than expectations.
PKL AUCTION 2018
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June 03, 2018
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