Hockey India League 2024-25 Women's Auction LIVE Updates: Udita Remains Costliest Player At 32L; Bengal Tigers Sign Her

Overseas midfilers up for grabs now and the first name has triggered a bidding war. Yibbi Jansen becomes the second costliest and the highest paid foreign player at the women's HIL. Odisha Warriors get Jansen, aNetherlands player, for a sum of 29 lakhs. Big signing!

Deep Grace Ekka goes to Odisha Warriors for 10 lakhs. The Warriors will be happy with that. A good Indian defender with a lot of experience at base price is a good deal definitely.

Now we move to overseas midfielders.

Indian defenders come to the party now.

Marina Lalramnghanki sold to Bengal Tigers for 10 lakhs. This is the same amount at which Mahima Choudhury to the same side. Two signings from Bengal but other teams letting most players pass.

Foreign defenders are up for grabs now.

Claire Colwil of Australia sold to Odisha Warriors for 13 lakhs. Ireland's Upton Roisin set to play for Bengal Tigers as they grab her at 10 lakhs. Irealnd's Elena Neill also goes to Bengal Tigers for the same price. Belgium's Emma Purvez signed by Delhi SG Pipers for 10 lakhs and that will end this lot.

Indian forwards up for grabs now and the first name is Mumtaz. Mumtaz is bagged by Delhi SG Pipers for 11 lakhs. Annu goes to Odisha for 10 lakhs. No takers for anyone else.

Ireland's Kathryn Mullan goes to Bengal Tigers for 10 lakhs. Germany's Charlotte Stapenhorst sees some bidding and it is the Soorma Hockey Club for whom she will play at 16 lakhs. Netherland's Freeke Georgette Marie signed by Odisha Warriors at base price of 10 lakhs.

Now we move on to Indian forwards.

Charlotte Englebert, another Belgium forward, has made franchises interested. Soorma Hockey Club sign Charlotte Englebert for 16 lakhs. Finally some bidding on show. A lot of players went unsold in between but the two Belgians managed to heat up the auction again.

Ambre Ballenghien, Belgium forward, has made franchises raise their paddles after a long time. Shrachi Rahr Bengal Tigers get Ambre Ballenghien for 14 lakhs.

Indian goalkeepers too do not raise any interest. Aditi Maheshwari, Madhuri Kindo and Bansari Solanki all unsold. We move to overseas forwards now.

A dry phase as teams just did not raise the pedal for anyone in this set consisting of foreign goalkeepers. Elodie Picard of Belgium was the lucky one who got signed. Elodie Picard signed by Delhi SG Pipers for 10 lakhs.

Indian goalkeepers up for grabs now.

Goalkepers Emma Buckley, Yu Kudo do not find bidders. Jocelyn Bartram, Australian goalkeper, has raised some interest. Bengal Tigers and Odisha Warriors jostling for Jocelyn. Warriors win the bid at 15 lakhs. Jocelyn Bartram to play for Odisha Warriors for 15 lakhs.

Now, we move to foreign players. Expect the auction to slow down a bit as franchises will be really cautious with their forieng signings. Only eight overseas players are to be signed by a franchise. Limited slots available.

Some good bidding wars currently going on. All four franchises want the best of the top Indian players. Beauty Dung Dung goes to Odisha Warriors for 12.5 lakhs. Deepika India's young dragflick expert has been signed by Delhi SG Pipers for 20 lakhs. Soorma Hockey Club get Jyoti for 16 lakhs.

Another signing from the Delhi side. This time they get Bichu Devi, India's second-best goal-keeper after Savita Punia. 16 lakh is where Delhi SG Pipers close the bidding.

19 lakhs is what Navneet Kaur will be getting and she will play for Delhi SG Pipers. Nikki Pradhan was bought by Soorma Hockey Club just before Navneet.

Another brilliant signing from Soorma Hockey Club. Savita Punia will join her captain Salima Tete at Soorma team. All four sides went for Savita but Soorma come up with the bid that mattered. 20 lakhs is what Savita will get.

Delhi SG Pipers get Manisha Chauhan for just 12.5 lakhs. Next up is Sharmila Devi who goes to Soorma Hockey Club at the base price for 10 lakhs.

Neha Goyal's opening bid of 10 lakh is her last bid too and Odisha Warriors is the side for which the Indian midfielder will play for.

Another signing by the Soorma Hockey Club and this time it is Vaishnavi Vithal Phalke. She will get 21 lakhs. Odisha and Bengal were bidding for Phalke but Soorma sneak in at the right time to get the player.

Soorma Hockey Club had the Indian men's captain and now have the women's skipper as well. They fight with Delhi SG Pipers for Salima Tete and wrap the bidding up at 20 lakhs.

The 22-year-old Indian captain is under the hammer and Delhi SG Pipers and Soorma Hockey Club both want her and why would not they. One of world's best players currently.

It was between Bengal Tigers and Delhi SG Pipers early on and later Soorma Hockey Club too joined. But it is Bengal Tigers who stay with Lalremsiami alll through the bidding and get the veteran Indian international for 25 lakhs.

22 lakhs is what Sangita Kumari will get and she will feature in the women's HIL for Delhi SG Pipers. Some strong bidding from Delhi and Bengal there but Delhi refused to budge till they got their woman.

17-year-old Sunelita Toppo has triggered a bidding war. Delhi SG Pipers and Soorma Hockey Club fight hard and in the end it is the Delhi franchise who come out on top. Toppo goes to Delhi SG Pipers for 24 lakhs.

Shrachi Rahr Bengal Tigers are in some hurry. They keep bidding and keep bidding to outbid Soorma Hockey Club and get Udita. A good signing as Udita is a solid defender for India.

Vandana Katariya goes to Bengal Tigers at Rs 10 lakhs. Interestingly there was no bidding war for the Indian international. Bengal get lucky here and somehow no other team bid for Katariya.

Ishika Chaudhary goes to Odisha Warriors for 16 lakhs. She was being fought for by Bengal Tigers and Odisha Warriors and it is the Warriors who win the battle.

Preeti Dubey comes up first and no franchise is interested for the Indian forward. She goes unsold.

Here we begin. Top 19 Indian players, all of them with a base price of Rs 10 lakhs. Jyoti came up first but there is some problem and we restart again.

So, it begins. Arjun Pandit is the auctioneer. He introduces the dignitaries and the four franchises. A small address from FIH President Dato Tayyab Ikram precedes the introduction. Ikram showers praise on the league and hopes for it to be a big success.

In the meantime you can check the full squads of all eight men's teams.

We are about to begin soon. The tables are set, the franchise representatives are seated and we look all set to start the player auction for the women's Hockey India League. Four franchises, over 300 players and a day filled with a lot of action.

Over 70 overseas players have signed up for the auction. International stars like Delfina Merino (Argentina), Charlotte Stapenhorst (Germany), Maria Granatto (Argentina), Rachael Lynch (Australia), and Nike Lorenz (Germany) are set to participate, ensuring a global spectacle.

The historic auction will witness over 250 domestic players vying for a spot in the inaugural season of the women's HIL.

India's top women players, including seasoned goalkeeper Savita, national team captain Salima Tete, rising drag-flicker Deepika, the most-capped women's player Vandana Katariya, and forward Lalremsiami are some of the big names from the country.

Additionally, former Indian stalwarts such as Yogita Bali, Lilima Minz, and Namita Toppo have registered, adding further excitement to the auction.

All four teams will have a total purse of Rs 4 crore. They can buy at most 24 players but at least four of them must be junior players (age 21 and below) and at most eight can be overseas signings.

The base price of the players will be Rs 2 lakhs, 5 lakhs and 10 lakhs.

Six teams were to take part in the inaugural women's HIL but now we know that only four will do. Soorma Hockey Club, Shrachi Rahr Bengal Tigers, Delhi SG Pipers, and Odisha Warriors are the four sides that will participate in the first season and also in this auction today.

Hyderabad Toofans and a team owned by the BC Jindal Group will be added later this year.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the player auction for the women's edition of the Hockey India League 2024-25.