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Monu Goyat creates PKL auction history
Pro Kabaddi League returns for its sixth edition, with the auction for Season 6 all set to take place on Wednesday and Thursday in Mumbai.
Mumbai: Pro Kabaddi League returns for its sixth edition, with the auction for Season 6 all set to take place on Wednesday and Thursday in Mumbai.
A total of 422 players will go under the hammer during a two-day-auction.
Monu Goyat became the most expensive player in PKL history on day one after being bought by Haryana Steelers for Rs 1.51 crore.
All the 12 teams have a limit of Rs 4 crore to spend in this year’s auctions.
Iranian star Fazel Atrachali was bagged by U Mumba for Rs 1 crore making him the first player to be bought for Rs 1 crore in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League Auctions.
Nitin Tomar was the most expensive player in last year’s auctions when he was sold for Rs 93 lakh to the UP Yoddha team.
Atrachali finished as the ninth best defender with 57 tackle points for the Gujarat Fortune Giants in the last season.
He was the best defender in the fourth season of PKL, when he played for the Patna Pirates.
Iran’s Abozar Mohajermighani was the first player to go under the hammer for Telugu Titans who starred for Gujrat Fortunegiants in the last season.
Rahul Chaudhari was retained by Telugu Titans using Final Bid Match (FBM) option for Rs 1.29 crores.
Former India captain Anup Kumar suffered a fall from grace as he commanded a mere Rs 30 lakh at the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 6 auction here on Wednesday.
Anup, who led India to a record third World Cup title in 2016, will represent the Jaipur Pink Panthers this season.
He had commanded a price of Rs 56.65 lakh last season, while being retained for the fifth consecutive time by the U Mumba franchise.
However, he was not retained this season following a run of poor form.
