Mahinder was bought for Rs 80 lakh by Bengaluru Bulls while Manjeet was bought by Puneri Paltans for Rs 63 lakh. In the all-rounders category Sandeep Narwal was purchased for Rs 89 lakh by U Mumba.
A total of Rs 50 crore were spent by the 12 franchises to buy 200 domestic and foreign players over the two days of the auction and only two players - Siddharth Desai (Rs 1.45 crore for category A) and Nitin Tomar (Rs 1.20 crore for category A) -- fetched over Rs one crore in the auction. They were bought by Telugu Titans and Puneri Paltan, respectively, on Monday.
And that's a WRAP! 🙌
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) April 9, 2019
After two days of bids and buy backs, #VivoProKabaddiAuction comes to an end.
We are now counting days to July 19, when #VivoProKabaddi Season 7 takes the centre stage.
Among the foreign players, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh of Iran was the highest paid player with a Rs 77.75 lakh bid on day one of the action. Season 7 is set to run from July 1 to October 9 featuring 173 domestic and 27 international players. Siddharth Desai said he jumped with joy when he saw the bid amount Monday by the Titans.
"I jumped with joy when I saw the result of my bid. I come from a humble background, my father is a farmer and I know how difficult it is to become a Kabaddi player. I would like to thank Telugu Titans for believing in me and handing me the opportunity to showcase my talent. Now that I have been sold for such a high price I will make sure I give my 100 per cent and make the team proud," he said.
Defending champions @BengaluruBulls played it right by using their Final Bid Match card for ⭐ defender Mahender Singh, who was instrumental in winning the 🏆 last season!
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) April 9, 2019
What's in store for them on Day 2? Watch this space for LIVE updates from the #VivoProKabaddiAuction! pic.twitter.com/ZlwoERmCD0
"Puneri Paltans is home to me, and I am extremely happy that the franchise used the FBM (Final Bid Match) card to retain me in the team. I will take this opportunity to raise my performance level and win for my team. I will give my 100 per cent and maintain my fitness level to make sure that Season VII for Puneri Paltans is a successful one," said Tomar who was retained by the Pune franchise.