Pro Kabaddi 2022 Auction: Most Expensive Players From Every Category; Pawan Sehrawat Creates Record

Mumbai, Aug 6: The highly-anticipated Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 9 Player Auctions saw history being created as star-raider Pawan Sehrawat became the first player in the history of the league to breach the Rs 2 crore mark. While Guman Singh became the most expensive Category B player at the auction after getting sold for a humongous bid of Rs 1.21 crore.

This year's players auction witnessed a jump in the INR 1 crore club from two players in the last auction to four players. While Pardeep Narwal and Siddharth Desai were part of the 1 crore club last time, this year Pawan Sehrawat, Vikash Kandola, Fazel Atrachali, and Guman Singh were part of the 1 crore club on day one.

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A total of 30 players were sold to the 12 franchise teams with as many as 4 Final Bid Match (FBM) cards being used on Day 1. The auction witnessed teams spend Rs 18.11 crore on Day 1, across the various categories of players being auctioned.

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The highlight of the auction was Sehrawat who smashed the all-time record after he was bought by Tamil Thalaivas for a whopping sum of Rs 2.26 crore. Meanwhile, Vikash Kandola - who was part of the Haryana Steelers side until last season - found a new home in Bengaluru Bulls after he was bought for Rs 1.70 crore (a record he held till Pawan Kumar Sehrawat was bid). The raider became the second most expensive buy ever in the PKL Auction history.

Pardeep Narwal - who wished to go to Gujarat Giants found a bid of Rs 90 lakh from the Ahmedabad-based franchise - but returned to the UP Yoddha side after the franchisee used the Final Bid Match (FBM) Card.

Like every season, the Iranian players were once again in heavy demand it was the kabaddi legend Fazel Atrachali who broke the record for the most expensive defender and overseas player ever after being acquired by Puneri Paltan for Rs 1.38 crore.

Atrachali held both the records previously when he was picked by U Mumba for Rs 1 crore in the 2018 auction. While his compatriot, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakgsh (F) was acquired by Puneri Paltan for Rs 87 lakh.

Here are the most expensive players in the PKL Season 9 Auctions:

Top 5 most expensive players:

Player	Country	Amount (INR)	Team
Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	India	2.26 crore	Tamil Thalaivas
Vikash Kandola	India	1.70	Bengaluru Bulls
Fazel Atracheli	Iran	1.38 crore	Puneri Paltan
Pardeep Narwal	India	90 lakh (FBM)	UP Yoddha
Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakgsh	Iran	87 lakh	Puneri Paltan

Top 5 Category B players on Day 1

Player	Position	Amount (INR)	Team
Guman Singh	Raider	1.21 crore	Tamil Thalaivas
Sunil Kumar	Defender	90 lakh	Jaipur Pink Panthers
Ashish	Raider	45 lakh	U Mumba
Nitin Rawal	All-rounder	37.5 lakh	Haryana Steelers
Surinder Singh	Defender	35.5 lakh	U Mumba

Top 5 Category C players bought on Day 2

Player	Position	Amount (INR)	Team
Amirhossein Bastami	Defender	65.1 lakh	Haryana Steelers
Ravi Kumar	Defender	64.1 lakh	Dabang Delhi K.C.
Neeraj Narwal	Raider	43 lakh	Bengaluru Bulls
Rinku Narwal	Defender	40 lakh	Gujarat Giants
Arkam Shaikh	All-Rounder	32.1 lakh	Gujarat Giants

Top 3 Category D players bought on Day 2

Player	Position	Amount (INR)	Team
Nitin Chandel	Defender	19.70 lakh	Jaipur Pink Panthers
Sakthivel R	Defender	12.20 lakh	Bengal Warriors
Arpit Saroha	Raider	8.20 lakh	Tamil Thalaivas