PKL Auction 2024: Sachin Tanwar emerges as most expensive buy; full list of players sold

The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 11 Player Auction made history on Thursday as eight players were bought for more than Rs 1 crore on the first ay, which is the highest in PKL’s history. Sachin Tanwar who was bought for Rs 2.15 crore by Tamil Thalaivas emerged as the most expensive buy and Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh of Iran was the most expensive foreign player after Haryana Steelers spent Rs 2.07 crore on him.

Chiyaneh also made the record of being the first foreign player to be bought for over Rs 2 crore in consecutive Player Auctions.

A total of 20 players were sold to the 12 franchise teams with as many as 3 Final Bid Match (FBM) cards being used on Day 1. Bengal Warriorz, Telugu Titans and Gujarat Giants utilized the FBM card for Maninder Singh, Pawan Sehrawat and Sombir respectively.

Sachin, Chiyaneh, Guman Singh, Pawan Sehrawat, Bharat, Maninder Singh, Ajinkya Pawar and Sunil Kumar were part of the Rs 1 crore club on Day 1 of the Player Auction. Sunil Kumar, who went to U Mumba for Rs 1.015 crore, became the most expensive Indian defender ever.

The player with the most raid points in the history of PKL - Pardeep Narwal was acquired by Bengaluru Bulls for Rs 70 lakh, meanwhile, the veteran defender Surjeet Singh was bought by Jaipur Pink Panthers for INR 60 Lakh.

Full list of the players sold on PKL Season 11 Player Auction:

The remaining purse for 12 teams after Day 1 of PKL Season 11 Player Auction:

Bengal Warriorz: 1.97 crore (12 players)

Bengaluru Bulls: 1.21 crore (14)

Dabang Delhi: 2.16 crore (11)

Gujarat Giants: 1.91 crore (7)

Haryana Steelers: 49.59 lakh (13)

Jaipur Pink Panthers: 1.69 crore (10)

Patna Pirates: 2.87 crore (11)

Puneri Paltan: 1.85 crore (13)

Tamil Thalaivas: 41.94 lakh (15)

Telugu Titans: 1.19 crore (13)

U Mumba: 1.05 crore (13)

UP Yoddhas: 1.44 crore (12)