Pro Kabaddi League auction 2019: Siddharth Desai to Sandeep Narwal; 5 most expensive players
Pro Kabaddi League auction 2019
The auction for the seventh season of Pro Kabaddi League or PKL started on April 8 with 29 players retained by the respective franchises. The two-day auction started with a bang as last year's hero for U Mumba, Siddharth Desai was sold to Telugu Titans for a whopping Rs 1.45 crore, making him the most expensive player of this season while Nitin Tomar was retained by Puneri Paltan for Rs 1.20 crore. The teams are allowed to keep a minimum of 18 players in their squad and a maximum of 25. Here are the five most expensive players of this year's auction -
1. Siddharth Desai (Rs 1.45 crore, Telugu Titans) -
PKL Auction: Desai made his Pro Kabaddi debut last year and caught everyone's eye with his impressive performances. He scored 221 points in his first season and is a perfect replacement for Rahul Chaudhari who has parted ways with the franchise after spending six years with them. (Image source: Pro Kabaddi Twitter account)
2. Nitin Tomar (Rs 1.20 crore, Puneri Paltans FBM) -
PKL 2019: It came as no surprise when Puneri Paltan used FBM to get hold of one of their biggest starts Nitin Tomar who had scored 102 points from just 11 games last year. Tomar would look to continue the impressive performance this year. (Image source: Pro Kabaddi Twitter account)
3. Rahul Chaudhari (Rs 94 lakh, Tamil Talaivas) -
PKL 2019 Auction: The magic of Rahul Chaudhari has faded away over the last couple of years and a switch to Tamil Thalaivas might just be what he needed. In Tamil Thalaivas, he will play alongside experienced names like Ajay Thakur and Manjeet Chillar. (Image source: Pro Kabaddi Twitter account)
4. Monu Goyat (Rs 93 lakh, UPYodhas) -
Pro Kabaddi League 2019: The most expensive player in PKL's history saw a decline in his fortunes this year as he was bagged by UP Yodhas for just Rs 93 lakh, Rs 58 lakh less than what he was paid last year by Haryana Steelers. (Image source: Pro Kabaddi Twitter account)
5. Sandeep Narwal (Rs 89 lakh, U Mumba) -
The beast too has moved on to a new adventure with U Mumba where he will form a deadly duo with Iranian Fazer Attrachali at the back. Sandeep holds the record for most super tackles in Pro Kabaddi League's history and would look to impress at the new side. (Image source: Pro Kabaddi Twitter account)