Day 2: Pro Kabaddi player auction sees Rs 460 million spent
Haryana Steelers made the highest bid of the season, and in the league
so far, for Monu Goyat at Rs 15.1 million
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News: The second day of the Pro
Kabaddi player auctions on Thursday continued to see heavy
bidding from the 12 franchisees as they built their Teams. While none of the
bids went as high as on Wednesday, there were some closely fought ones.
The costliest player of the day was Prashant Kumar Rai,
acquired by UP Yoddhas for Rs 7.9 million. The second highest bid was Rs 6.12
million by Dabang Delhi, for acquiring Chandran Ranjit. Of the 422 players
available in the auction, a total of 200 were sold at varying prices.
The 12 franchisees spent close to Rs 460 million on player acquisition in all,
the highest spending coming from Telugu
Titans. They acquired 18 players
for Rs 39.85 million. Each team had a salary purse of Rs 40 million for player
acquisition, including the money spent on retaining players. With this, kabaddi
players are among the highest bid for among non-cricket games.
In fact, Monu Goyat, taken by Haryana Steelers for Rs 15.1
million, is the highest paid sportsperson in domestic leagues today, excluding
cricketers. Footballer Sunil Chhetri is next, with a winning bid of Rs 15
million placed by Bengaluru FC in the fourth season auction of the Indian Super
League.
The Pro Wrestling League
and Premier Badminton League have attracted bids as high as Rs 5.5 million
(Sushil Kumar) and Rs 6.2 million (H S Prannoy), respectively.
Haryana Steelers made the
highest bid of the season, and in the league so far, for Monu Goyat at Rs 15.1
million. Other big spenders at the two-day auction were Telugu Titans(Rahul Chaudhari for Rs 12.9 million) and Jaipur Pink Panthers (Deepak Hooda for Rs
11.5 million).
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