Mumbai, May 30
On a day that saw the making and breaking of records at the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) players’ auction, five Indian and one foreign player entered the Rs 1 crore club with raider Monu Goyat being the most expensive after being snapped up by Haryana Steelers for a whopping Rs 1.51 crore.
On Wednesday, the first of the two-day PKL auction here, several records were made, only to be broken within minutes. Earlier, Deepak Niwas Hooda became the first Indian player to cross the Rs 1 crore mark as Jaipur Pink Panthers paid an astounding sum of Rs 1.15 crore to bag his services for the league’s sixth edition.
Nitin Tomar, who was last year’s costliest player with a price tag of Rs 93 lakh, also commanded a bid of Rs 1.15 crore, from Puneri Paltans.
In the final moments of the first day auctions, UP Yoddhas spent Rs 1.11 crore to retain Rishank Devadiga. Delhi tried their best to sign star raider Rahul Chaudhary after making a Rs 1.29 crore bid, but the Telugu Titans exercised the Final Bid Match (FBM) to retain the 24-year-old. However, former India captain Anup Kumar suffered a fall from grace as he commanded a bid of mere Rs 30 lakh. Anup will represent the Panthers this season. — IANS
Moneymakers
- Monu Goyat Rs 1.51 crore (Haryana Steelers)
- Rahul Chaudhari Rs 1.29cr (Telgu Titans)
- Deepak Hooda Rs 1.15cr (Jaipur Pink Panthers)
- Nitin Tomar Rs 1.15cr (Puneri Paltan)
- Rishank Devadiga Rs 1.11cr (UP Yodha).
- Fazel Atrachali Rs 1cr (U Mumba).
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