Pro Kabaddi League Season 5: List of all players sold on Day 1 of auction
The kabaddi extravaganza marked its beginning today with the all important auctions taking place ahead of the fifth edition of the glitzy tournament. With 4 new teams in the fray this time around, the auctions which will go on until tomorrow will witness over 350 players going under the hammer. With 7 of the 8 old franchises choosing to retain one elite player, the new teams were given a choice to make a priority pick as well, out of which 3 teams went on to choose one each.
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While Nitin Tomar emerged as the most expensive player with 93 lakhs being shelled out for him by Uttar Pradesh, quite a few other players also fetched big sums from the owners. Thus, we look at the complete list of players who were sold on Day 1 of the auctions:
BENGAL WARRIORS
Jang Kun Lee (Republic of Korea)- Retained
Ran Singh- 47.50 lakhs
Surjeet- 73 lakhs
BENGALURU BULLS
Ashish Kumar- Retained
Ravinder Pahal- 50 lakhs
Ajay- 48.5 lakhs
Rohit Kumar- 81 lakhs
DABANG DELHI
Meraj Sheykh (Iran)- Retained
Abolfazel Maghsodlo (Iran)- 31.8 lakhs
Nilesh Shinde- 35.50 lakhs
Ravi Dalal- 20 lakhs
JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS
Manjeet Chhillar- 75.50 lakhs
Jasvir Singh- 51 lakhs
Selvamani- 73 lakhs
PATNA PIRATES
Pardeep Narwal- Retained
Mohammad Maghsoudlou (Iran)- 8 lakhs
Vishal Mane- Patna Pirates- 36.50 lakhs
Sachin Shingade- Patna Pirates- 42.50 lakhs
Monu Goyat- Patna Pirates- 44.50 lakhs
PUNERI PALTAN
Deepak Hooda- Retained
Ziaur Rahman (Bangladesh)- 16.6 lakhs
Takamitsu Kono (Japan)- 8 lakhs
Sandeep Narwal- 66 lakhs
Girish Ernak- 33.50 lakhs
Dharmaraj Cheralathan- 46 lakhs
Rajesh Mondal- 42 lakhs
TELUGU TITANS
Rahul Chaudhari- Retained
Farhad Rahimi Milaghardan (Iran)- 29 lakhs
Rakesh Kumar- 45 lakhs
Rohit Rana- 27.50 lakhs
U MUMBA
Anup Kumar- Retained
Hadi Oshtorak (Iran)- 18.6 lakhs
Yongjoo Ok (Republic of Korea)- 8.1 lakhs
Dongju Hong (Republic of Korea)- 20 lakhs
Kuldeep Singh- 51.50 lakhs
Joginder Singh Narwal- 32 lakhs
Kashiling Adake- 48 lakhs
Nitin Madane- 8.50 lakhs
Shabeer Bapu- 45 lakhs
TEAM GUJARAT
Fazel Atrachali (Iran)- Priority Pick
Abozar Mohajermighani (Iran) - 50 lakhs
Sukesh Hegde- 31.50 lakhs
TEAM HARYANA
Surender Nada- Priority Pick
Khomsan Thongkham (Thailand)- 20.4 lakhs
Mohit Chhillar- 46.50 lakhs
Sonu Narwal- 21 lakhs
Surjeet Singh- 42.50 lakhs
TEAM TAMIL NADU
Ajay Thakur- Priority Pick
Anil Kumar- 25.50 lakhs
Amit Hooda- 63 lakhs
TEAM UTTAR PRADESH
Sulieman Kabir (Bangladesh)- 12.6 lakhs
Rajesh Narwal- 69 lakhs
Jeeva Kumar- 52 lakhs
Nitin Tomar- 93 lakhs
Rishank Devadiga- 45.50 lakhs