Andrew Charter - AUS GK - BP 10
James Carr - IRE GK - BP 10
Benjamin Rennie - AUS - BP 10
Dominic Dixon - NZ GK - BP 10
Edgar Reynaud - FRA GK - BP 10
More than 550 men will go under the hammer, with eight franchises eager to acquire the best combination of 24 players each. Follow live updates from the Hockey India League auction, right here
Andrew Charter - AUS GK - BP 10
James Carr - IRE GK - BP 10
Benjamin Rennie - AUS - BP 10
Dominic Dixon - NZ GK - BP 10
Edgar Reynaud - FRA GK - BP 10
Gurjant Singh - 19L - Soorma
Mandeep - 25L - Gonasika
Manpreet - 42L - Gonasika
Sukhjeet - 42L - Bengal
Amit Rohidas - 48L - Tamil
Nilakanta - 34L - Hyderabad
Sanjay - 38L - Kalinga Lancers
Lalit Upadhyay - 28L - UP Rudras
Vivek Sagar Prasad - 40L - Soorma
Hardik - 70L - UP Rudras
Harmanpreet - 78L - Soorma
Sumit - 46L - Hyderabad
Abhishek - 72L - Tigers
Jugraj - 48L - Tigers
Krishan - 32L - Kalinga
Shamsher - 42L - Delhi
Jarmanpreet - 38L - Delhi
Raj Kumar Pal - 40L - Delhi
David Harte - IRE GK - BP 10 - 32L - Tamil Nadu Dragons
Jean Paul Danneburg - GER GK - 27L - Toofans
Oliver Payne - GBR GK - 15L - Gonasika
Pirmin Blaak - NED GK - 25L - Tigers
Tomas Santiago - ARG GK - 10L - Delhi
Vincent Vanasch - BEL GK - 23L - Soorma HC
Suraj Karkera - 22L - Gonasika
Pawan - 15L - Delhi
The first session concluded, and we’re taking the first break of the day. The auction will resume in 15 minutes.
Harmanpreet Singh is currently the highest-paid pick, joining Soorma Hockey Club for ₹78 lakh. Stay tuned for live coverage.
Suraj Karkera has been sold to Team Gonasika for ₹22 lakh.
After most of the overseas goalkeepers went unsold, the lot for international players has ended. Now, it's time for Indian goalkeepers, starting with a base price of ₹10 lakh.
Belgium goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch has been sold to Soorma Hockey Club for ₹23 lakh.
German goalkeeper Jean Paul Danneberg has joined Hyderabad Toofans for ₹27 lakh.
Ireland goalkeeper David Harte has been acquired by Tamil Nadu Dragons for ₹32 lakh.
Australian goalkeeper Andrew Charter is the first player to go unsold in the Hockey India League 2024 players' auction. He is joined by fellow Australian goalkeeper Benjamin Rennie and Ireland's James Carr, who also failed to secure a bid.
Jarmanpreet Singh, a significant member of the bronze medal-winning Indian squad at the Paris Olympics, will join Delhi SG Pipers for the Hockey India League 2024-25. The defender was acquired by the team for ₹38 lakh.
Jarmanpreet Singh is now on the auction table, attracting attention from several teams eager to bolster their rosters for the upcoming Hockey India League season.
Shamsher Singh has been roped in by Delhi Pipers for ₹42 lakh, marking the team’s first acquisition of the auction.
Vedanta Kalinga Lancers signs goalkeeper Krishan B. Pathak for ₹32 lakh. The talented keeper will join the squad as they prepare for the upcoming season of the Hockey India League.
Indian goalkeeper Krishan B. Pathak is up next on the auction table.
Indian defender Jugraj Singh has been sold to Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for ₹48 lakh.
Abhishek Nain, a bronze medalist from the Paris Olympics, joins Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for ₹72 lakh in the Hockey India League 2024-25.
Midfielder Sumit is next up, and after a mini tussle, goes to Hyderabad Toofans for INR 46 lakh.
And the big fish is now in the market. India captain Harmanpreet Singh is on offer, and there is a renewed excitement in the room. The bids cross the 50-lakh mark with ease, and continue. And they overtake the 70-lakh mark set by Hardik too, as the franchises clamour for the star drag-flick expert. Soorma Hockey Club is in the lead at 78 lakh, and wins the battle. Harmanpreet Singh goes to the Punjab-based team for the highest price spent on a player so far.
Indian midfield mainstay Hardik Singh is up next. A bidding war has erupted for him and the amount crosses the INR 50 lakh mark for the first time in the auction. But the battle continues and the UP Rudras have the last laugh, buying Hardik for INR 70 lakh.
Vivek Sagar Prasad, who was India's vice captain in the recent Asian Champions Trophy title triumph, is on offer next. The 24-year-old is much sought after and ends up with Soorma Hockey Club for INR 40 lakh.
India forward Lalit Kumar Upadhyay is up for grabs now, and ends up getting sold to UP Rudras for INR 28 lakh.
Defender Sanjay is next in Lot 1, and he is snapped up by Kalinga Lancers, who have been acquired by Vedanta Limited, for INR 38 lakh.
Indian midfielder Nilakanta Sharma is next up and it is Hyderabad Toofans who make their first buy, buying Nilakanta for INR 34 lakh.
The high-profile Indian players continue to come out. Amit Rohidas, the backbone of India's defence and their star first rusher, is up for grabs now. Sure enough, the bids start flying and amid interest from Hyderabad Toofans and others, Tamil Nadu Dragons acquire Rohidas for INR 48 lakh.
Sukhjeet Singh is up next, and is much in demand straight away. It is now the turn of Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers to make their first purchase. They snap him up for INR 42 lakh.
Manpreet Singh is third in Lot 1. The former Indian captain is heavily sought after and post a series of bids, goes to Team Gonasika for INR 42 lakh.
Next up is Indian forwardline star Mandeep Singh. UP Rudras and Hyderabad Toofans initiate interest, but Team Gonasika snoop in and eventually acquire Mandeep for INR 25 lakh.
The action finally gets underway after all the teams being felicitated. The first player to go under the hammer is India forward Gurjant Singh, with a base price of INR 10 lakh. Bidding begins, and there is interest all around. The Soorma Hockey Club (Punjab) ends up buying him for INR 19 lakh.
The first lot of players to be up for sale on the auction will include India's bronze-medallists at the Paris Olympics. The creme de la creme of Indian hockey, including much-in-demand skipper Harmanpreet Singh and top players like Hardik Singh, Abhishek, Amit Rohidas will be part of the round. Stay tuned for the bids, which are coming up now.
Well-known sports anchor Archana Vijaya will be the auctioneer for the men's auction today and tomorrow. Arjun Pandit, a veteran sports presenter, will be leading the women’s auction on Tuesday.
As many as 400 domestic and more than 150 overseas men’s players have registered for the auction. Over the next two days, each team will have a purse of INR 4 crore to pick players that have been categorized under three base price slabs: INR 2 lakh, 5 lakh and 10 lakh. Read all about it in our report HERE.
The HIL auction begins at 2:30pm IST on Sunday, and will be broadcast on DD Sports as well as Hockey India League's newly-launched YouTube channel. The men's auction will continue till Monday, followed by the women's player auction on Tuesday.