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
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