Pro Kabaddi League 2019 Auction: Top buys across categories
The auction for the seventh edition of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2019 was held on April 8 and 9 in Mumbai and a total of 200 players were signed across the two days. Here, we classify the the top buys based on their price tags and categories.
Published : Apr 09, 2019 17:52 IST
The auction for the seventh edition of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2019 was held on April 8 and 9 in Mumbai and a total of 200 players were signed across the two days.
The 12 teams spent a total of ₹50 crore to build their teams and Telugu Titans' Siddharth Desai emerged as the biggest buy of the auction for ₹1.45 crore. RELATED| Pro Kabaddi League Auction Day 2: Highlights
Here, we classify the the top buys based on their price tags and categories.
Top 5 Domestic Players
Rank | Player Name | Price In INR | Team |
1 | Siddharth Desai | 1.45 crore | Telugu Titans |
2 | Nitin Tomar | 1.20 crore | Puneri Paltans FBM |
3 | Rahul Chaudhari | 94 lakhs | Tamil Talaivas |
4 | Monu Goyat | 93 lakhs | U.P.Yodhas |
5 | Sandeep Narwal | 89 lakhs | UMumba |
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Top 5 International Players
Rank | Player Name | Price in INR | Team | Nationality |
1 | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh | 77.75 lakhs | Bengal Warriors | Iran |
2 | Abozar Mohajermighani | 75 lakhs | Telugu Titans | Iran |
3 | Jang Kun Lee | 40 lakhs | Patna Pirates | Republic of Korea |
4 | Mohammad Esmaiel Maghsodhu | 35 lakhs | Patna Pirates | Iran |
5 | Dong Geon Lee | 25 lakhs | U Mumba | Republic of Korea |
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Top 5 Raiders Category A
Rank | Player Name | Price | Team |
1 | Siddharth Desai | 1.45 crore | Telugu Titans |
2 | Nitin Tomar | 1.20 crore | Puneri Paltan |
3 | Rahul Cahudhary | 94 lakhs | Tamil Thalaivas |
4 | Monu Goyat | 93 lakhs | U.P.Yodhas |
5 | Prashant K Rai | 77 lakhs | Haryana Steelers |
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Top 5 Category B Players
Rank | Player Name | Price | Team |
1 | Manjeet | 63 Lakhs | Puneri Paltan |
2 | K. Prapanjan | 55.5 Lakhs | Bengal Warriors |
3 | Mohit Chillar | 45 Lakhs | Tamil Thailaivas |
4 | Vijay | 41 Lakhs | Dabang Delhi |
5 | Dharmaraj Cheralathan | 38.5 Lakhs | Haryana Steelers |
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Top 5 Raiders Category B
Rank | Player Name | Price | Team |
1 | Manjeet | 63 lakhs | Puneri Paltan |
2 | K Prapanjan | 55.5 lakhs | Bengal Warriors |
3 | Mohit Chhillar | 45 lakhs | Tamil Thalaivas |
4 | Rohit Baliyan | 35 Lakhs | U Mumba |
5 | Pawan Kumar Baliyan | 20 lakhs | Puneri Paltan |
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Top 5 Defenders Category A
Rank | Player Name | Price | Team |
1 | Mahinder Singh | 80 lakhs | Bengaluru Bulls |
2 | Surender Nada | 77 lakhs | Patna Pirates |
3 | Parvesh Bhainswal | 75 lakhs | Gujarat Fortunegiants |
4 | Ravinder Pahal | 61 lakhs | Dabang Delhi K.C |
5 | Vishal Bharadwaj | 60 lakhs | Telugu Titans |
Top 5 Defenders Category B
Rank | Player Name | Price | Team |
1 | Vishal Mane | 28.5 lakhs | Dabang Delhi K.C |
2 | Dharmaraj Cheranlathan | 38.5 lakhs | Haryana Steelers |
3 | Ruturaj Shivaji Koravi | 30.5 lakhs | Gujarat Fortunegiants |
4 | Ravi Kumar | 20 lakhs | Haryana Steelers |
5 | Sunil Siddhgavali | 20 lakhs | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
Top 5 All-rounders Category A and B
Rank | Player Name | Price | Team |
1 | Sandeep Narwal | 89 lakhs | U Mumba |
2 | Ran Singh | 55Lakhs | Tamil Thalaivas |
3 | Vijay | 41 lakhs | Dabang Delhi K.C |
4 | Vinod Kumar | 26 lakhs | Gujarat Fortunegiants |
5 | Rohit Gulia | 25 lakhs | Gujarat Fortunegiants |
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Team | Players Retained via FBM |
Bengaluru Bulls | Mahender Singh |
Dabang Delhi K.C | Chandran Ranjit and Ravinder Pahal |
Patna Pirates | Jaideep |
Puneri Paltan | Nitin Tomar and Girish Ernak |
Telugu Titans | Vishal Bhardwaj and Abozar |
U Mumba | Rohit Baliyan |
Gujarat Fortunegiants | Parvesh Bhainswal |
U.P Yoddha | Rishank Devadiga and Shrikant Jadhav |