The 2024 Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) auction is set to take place on August 15 and 16 in Mumbai with more than 500 players slated to go under the hammer.
In the past 10 seasons of the league, huge amounts of money have been splurged to secure the services of some of the best payers in India by the franchises.
In this year’s auction too, some records could very well be broken to rewrite the price tag of the most expensive Indian player in the PKL history.
Here’s a look at the five most expensive Indian players in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League:
Pawan Sehrawat (2.605 crore)
The powerful raider broke his own record of being the most expensive player, Indian or otherwise, in the league when he was bought by the Telugu Titans for a whopping Rs. 2.605 crore ahead of the 2023 season.
Despite having Sehrawat amongst its ranks, the Titans finished at the bottom of the table with just 21 points off 22 games.
Ahead of the 2024 auction, it remains to be seen whether the Telugu side buys back the raider or another team snaps up the experienced player.
Sachin Tanwar (2.15 crore)
Sachin Tanwar joined the list of top five most expensive Indian players in PKL history when Tamil Thailavas roped him in for Rs 2.15 crore during the Season 11 auction.
Sachin has scored 952 raid points in 128 matches in hi PKL career. He made his debut in Season 5 with Patna Pirates and was a member of the title-winning side in 2017.
Maninder Singh (2.12 crore)
Another raider of great repute, Maninder Singh became the most expensive Final Bid Match (FBM) buy of the league when Bengal Warriors decided to bring him after releasing him ahead of last season’s auction. Maninder was bought for Rs. 2.12 crores.
The Warriors finished just out of the top six after the league stage and missed out on a playoffs spot. However, Maninder justified his price tag by ending the campaign with the fourth-highest raid points (197).
This time too, he has been released by Bengal Warriors. Will the season seven champion bring the raider back?
Guman Singh (1.97 crore)
Guman Singh became the fourth most expensive Indian player of all time as Gujarat Giants bought him for Rs 1.97 crore during the Season 11 auction.
The raider made his debut with Jaipur Pink Panthers in 2019 before moving to Patna Pirates. Guman spent the last two seasons at U Mumba.
Guman has 400 raid points in 57 games
Vikash Kandola (1.70 crore)
Raiders continue to be in high demand and all franchises are ready to spend big on them. Vikash Kandola during the season nine auction is one such example.
Having helped the Haryana Steelers to reach the playoffs twice in his four-year stint, Vikash moved to Bengaluru Bulls in 2022 for a tag of Rs. 1.70 crores. In his debut campaign with the Bulls, the raider scored 135 points and helped his side reach the semifinals. However, last season saw the Bengaluru side finish a lowly eighth.
In the list of released players, Vikash Kandola was amongst those who were let go by the Bulls ahead of the 2024 auction.
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