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A detailed look at the six teams in the inaugural Pro Wrestling League

Geeta Phogat, Sushil Kumar and Babita Kumari will feature in the marquee eventThe auctions of India’s landmark wrestling tournament, the Pro Wrestling League, took place on the 3rd of November. More than 50 high-level Indian and international grapplers were scooped by six teams – Team Punjab, Team Haryana, Team Bengaluru, Team Uttar Pradesh, Team Mumbai, and Team Delhi, reports ibtimes.co.in.The auction, conducted by renowned auctioneer Bob Hayton, took place in Delhi and saw franchises trying to get the most out of their Rs. 2 Crore purse. There were surprising pricetags at the event. Let’s take a look at the final rosters of all 6 teams

#1 Team Punjab

Geeta Phogat was the 2nd most expensive Indian female wrestler

List of players in descending order of prices: 

Vasilisa Marzaliuk - Rs 40.2 lakh

Vladimir Khinchegashvili - Rs 35.3 lakh

Geeta Phogat - Rs 33 lakh

Fredrika P - Rs 17.1 lakh

Jargal C - Rs 17 lakh

Mausam K - Rs 16 lakh

Parveen Rana - Rs 13.1 lakh

Rajneesh - Rs 7 lakh

Key members

Vasilisa Marzaliuk (Belarus) – Bronze medallist in the Women’s 75 Kg division in the 2015 World Championships and 2015 European Games gold medallist.

Vladimir Khinchegashvili (Georgia) – Silver medallist in the Men’s 57 Kg division in the 2012 London Olympics and gold medallist in the 2015 World Championships

Geeta Phogat – Gold medallist in the Women’s 55 Kg division in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and Silver medallist in the 2012 World Championships

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