The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) auction for Season 11 has witnessed a frenzy of record-shattering bids and sensational transfers, setting the tone for an electrifying season ahead. (More Sports News)
Indian raiders stole the show, with Sachin Tanwar becoming the most expensive player, while international stars like Mohammedreza Shadloui Chiyaneh and Fazel Atrachali made headlines with their massive moves.
Indian raiders shone brightly on the opening day of the PKL auction, with Guman Singh securing a whopping Rs. 1.97 crore deal with the Gujarat Giants. Telugu Titans made a strong start, signing two top Indian players, while Haryana Steelers made a statement by acquiring Iranian defender Mohammedreza Shadloui Chiyaneh for a staggering Rs. 2.07 crore.
A two-time PKL Best Defender, Shadloui joins the Steelers after previously playing for Puneri Paltan, the team that defeated Haryana in last season's final. Meanwhile, Pawan Sehrawat returns to Telugu Titans for Rs. 1.725 crore, and Bengal Warriorz bolstered their defence with Iranian star Fazel Atrachali.
Here is the list of the players picked by each team and the bids they attracted in the PKL Season 11 Auctions
Bengal Warriorz
Elite Retained Players: Vishwas S (Raider), Nitin Kumar (Raider).
Existing New Young Players: Shreyas Umbardand (Defender), Aditya Shinde (Defender), Dipak Arjun Shinde (Defender), Maharudra Garje (Raider)
Overseas Players: Fazel Atrachali (Defender, Rs 50 lakh)
Category A domestic Players: Maninder Singh (Raider, Rs 1.15cr)
Bengaluru Bulls
Elite Retained Players: Ponparthiban Subramanian (Defender), Sushil (Raider), Rohit Kumar (Defender), Saurabh Nandal (Defender)
Existing New Young Players: Parteek (Defender), Akshit (Raider), Arulnathababu (Defender), Aditya Shankar Powar (Defender)
Category B Domestic Players: Ajinkya Pawar (Raider, Rs 1.1075cr), Pardeep Narwal (Raider, Rs 70 lakh)
Category C Players: Hasun Thongkruea (Defender, Rs 13 lakh)
Dabang Delhi KC
Elite Retained Players: Ashu Malik (Raider), Naveen Kumar (Raider), Vikrant (Defender)
Existing New Young Players: Ashish (Defender), Himmat Antil (Defender), Manu (Raider), Yogesh (Defender)
Category B Domestic Players: Ashish (All-Rounder, Rs 23.50 lakh), Siddharth Desai (Raider, Rs 26 lakh)
Gujarat Giants
Elite Retained Players: Jitender Yadav (Defender), Balaji D (All-Rounder)
FBM card (Final Bid Match) Players: Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (All-Rounder, Rs 13.60 lakh)
Retained Young Players: Rakesh HS (Raider), Parteek Dahiya (Raider)
Existing New Young Players: Nitin (Raider)
Category A Domestic Players: Guman Singh (Raider, Rs. 1.97cr)
Category B Domestic Players: Sombir (Defender, Rs 20 lakh)
Haryana Steelers
Elite Retained Players: Rahul Sethpal (Defender), Ghanshyam Roka Magar (Raider)
Retained Young Players: Jaideep (Defender), Vinay (Raider), Mohit (Defender)
Existing New Young Players: Shivam Anil Patare (Raider), Hardeep (Defender), Vishal Tate (Raider), Jaya Soorya NS (Raider)
Overseas Players: Mohammedreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (All-Rounder, Rs 2.07cr)
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Elite Retained Players: Arjun Deshwal (Raider), Reza Mirbagheri (Defender)
Retained Young Players: Ankush Rathee (Defender), Abhishek KS (Defender)
Existing New Young Players: Abhijeet Malik (Raider)
Category B Domestic Players: Surjeet (Defender, Rs 60 lakh)
Category C Players: Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki (All-Rounder, Rs 13 lakh)
Arjun Deshwal - Jaipur Pink Panthers' raider for all seasons
Patna Pirates
Elite Retained Players: Ankit (All-Rounder), Sandeep Kumar (Raider)
Retained Young Players: Manish (Defender)
Existing New Young Players: Kunal Mehta (Raider), Sudhakar M (Raider), Abinand Subash (Defender)
Category B Domestic Players: Shubham Shinde (Defender, Rs 70 lakh)
Category C Players: Hamid Mirzaei Nader (Defender, 13 lakh)
Puneri Paltan
Elite Retained Players: Abinesh Nadarajan (Defender), Gaurav Khatri (Defender)
Retained New Young Players: Aslam Inamdar (All Rounder), Mohit Goyat (Raider), Akash Shinde (Raider), Pankaj Mohite (Raider), Sanket Sawant (Defender), Aditya Shinde (Raider)
Existing New Young Players: Vaibhav Balasaheb Kamble (Defender), Nitin (Raider), Dadaso Shivaji Pujari (Defender), Tushar Dattaray Adhavade (Defender)
Category B Domestic Players: Mohit (Defender, Rs 20 lakh)
Category C Players: Amir Hassan Noroozi (All rounder, Rs 13.40 lakh), Ali Hadi (Defender, Rs 14.10 lakh).
Tamil Thalaivas
FBM card (Final Bid Match) Players: Amirhossein Bastami (Defender, Rs 16 lakh)
Existing New Young Players: Narender (Raider), Himanshu (Defender), Sahil (Defender), Mohit (Defender), Ashish (Defender), Sagar (Defender), M Abishek (Defender), Nitesh Kumar (Defender), Nitin Singh (Raider), Ronak (Defender), Vishal Chahal (Raider)
Category A Domestic Players: Sachin Tanwar (Raider, Rs 2.15cr)
Category C Players: Moein Safaghi (All-Rounder, Rs 13 laks)
Telugu Titans
Retained Young Players: Shankar Bhimraj Gadai (All-Rounder), Ajit Pandurang Pawar (Defender)
Existing New Young Players: Sanjeevi S (All Rounder), Ankit (Defender), Praful Sudam Zaware (Raider), Omkar Narayan Patil (Raider)
Category A Domestic Players: Pawan Sehrawat (All-Rounder, Rs 1.725cr), Krishan Dhull (Defender, Rs 70 lakh)
Category B Domestic Players: Vijay Malik (All-Rounder, Rs 20 lakh)
U Mumba
Elite Retained Players: Amirmohammad Zafardanesh (All-Rounder), Rinku (Defender)
Retained Young Players: Shivam (Raider)
Existing New Young Players: Gokulakannan M (Defender), Bittu (Defender), Sombir (Defender), Mukilan Shanmugham (Defender)
Category A Domestic Players: Sunil Kumar (Defender, Rs. 1.015cr)
Category B Domestic Players: Manjeet (Raider, Rs 80 lakh)
UP Yoddha
Retained Young Players: Sumit (Defender)
Existing New Young Players: Ashu Singh (Defender), Hitesh (Defender), Gagana Gowda HR (Raider), Shivam Chaudhary (Raider)
Category B domestic Players: Bharat Hooda (All-Rounder, Rs 1.3cr), Sahul Kumar (Defender, Rs 30 lakh)
Category C Players: Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi (Defender, Rs 25 lakh)
