Kabaddi Players Earn Big at PKL Season 10 Player Auction; 3 Players Cross 2 Cr Mark

The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 10 Player Auction was successfully conducted by Mashal Sports in Mumbai on 9-10 October 2023. Pawan Sehrawat, who was acquired by Telugu Titans, emerged as the most expensive buy at the two-day event. A total of 118 players were sold to the 12 franchises during the Player Auction over the two days.

Iranians strike gold in Category C

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh became the most expensive player in Category C in this year's Player Auction after he was acquired by U Mumba for INR 68 lakh, meanwhile, Zafardanesh's compatriot Amirhossein Bastami was bought by Tamil Thalaivas for INR 30 lakh.

Category D players earn big!

Nitin Kumar emerged as the most expensive player in Category D after he was acquired by Bengal Warriors for INR 32.2 lakh. Furthermore, Masanamuthu Lakshnanan found a place in the Tamil Thalaivas team for INR 31.6 lakh and Ankit was bought for INR 31.5 lakh by Patna Pirates.

Speaking on behalf of Mr. Anupam Goswami, Head Sports Leagues, Mashal Sports and League Commissioner, Pro Kabaddi League said, “I compliment all the PKL stakeholders and the Mashal team for yet another extraordinary PKL Player Auction.  After the record-breaking bids for star players for categories A and B on the opening day, we witnessed remarkable bids for Category D on Day 2 as well. The belief that PKL Teams have in the overall talent pool of the league is truly remarkable. It also demonstrates the continuing success of our League in offering remarkable aspirational opportunities to kabaddi athletes.”

Star raider of the Player Auction Pawan Sehrawat spoke about being sold to Telugu Titans for INR 2.6 Cr – the highest-ever, “I have a responsibility for the team. If a franchise has acquired a player for such a high bid, then the franchise expects that player to take the team to a PKL title. I will certainly carry out my responsibilities for the Telugu Titans.”

The most expensive defender in PKL history Fazel Atrachali said, “I am extremely happy to join Gujarat Giants. They are a very good team. I played with them in Season 5. They know how to take care of the players. I have a very good feeling about this move.”

TOP 5 Category A players

Name	Position	Contracted amount	Team
Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh	All-rounder	INR 2.35 crore	Puneri Paltan
Maninder Singh	Raider	INR 2.12 crore	Bengal Warriors
Fazel Atrachali	Defender	INR 1.60 crore	Gujarat Giants
Manjeet	Raider	INR 92 lakh	Patna Pirates
Vijay Malik	All-rounder	INR 85 lakh	U.P. Yoddhas

TOP 5 Category B players

Name	Position	Contracted amount	Team
Pawan Sehrawat	Raider	INR 2.6 crore	Telugu Titans
Siddharth Desai	Raider	INR 1 crore	Haryana Steelers
Ashu Malik	Raider	INR 96.25 lakh	Dabang Delhi K.C.
Meetu	Raider	INR 93 lakh	Dabang Delhi K.C.
Guman Singh	Raider	INR 85 lakh	U Mumba

TOP 5 Category C players

Name	Position	Contracted amount	Team
Amirmohammad Zafardanesh	All-Rounder	INR 68 lakh	U Mumba
Rahul Sethpal	Defender	INR 40.7 lakh	Haryana Steelers
Amirhossein Bastami	Defender	INR 30 lakh	Tamil Thalaivas
Himanshu Singh	Raider	INR 25 lakh	Tamil Thalaivas
Monu	Raider	INR 24.1 lakh	Bengaluru Bulls

TOP 3 Category D players

Name	Position	Contracted amount	Team
Nitin Kumar	Raider	INR 32.2 lakh	Bengal Warriors
Masanamuthu Lakshnanan	Raider	INR 31.6 lakh	Tamil Thalaivas
Ankit	All-Rounder	INR 31.5 lakh	Patna Pirates

Total amount spent by teams on their entire squads

Sr No.	Teams	Total amount (INR)
1	Bengal Warriors	4.97 crore
2	Bengaluru Bulls	4.75 crore
3	Dabang Delhi K.C.	4.95 crore
4	Gujarat Giants	4.92 crore
5	Haryana Steelers	4.69 crore
6	Jaipur Pink Panthers	4.99 crore
7	Patna Pirates	4.39 crore
8	Puneri Paltan	4.97 crore
9	Tamil Thalaivas	4.02 crore
10	Telugu Titans	4.99 crore
11	U Mumba	4.99 crore
12	U.P. Yoddhas	4.76 crore

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