Pro Kabaddi League 2022: Highlights From Day 1 Of PKL 2022 Auctions
Pawan Shehrawat and Sandeep Narwal in Pro Kabaddi League (Image Source: Twitter)
The ninth season of the Pro Kabaddi League is going to start in October 2022. Hence, before that, an auction took place on 5 August 2022. A total number of more than 500 players went under the hammers for the next season. However, the auction will take place on 6 August also with the available players. Speaking of the Day 1 of the auction, all 12 teams fought well to build a strong squad for the upcoming season. Some players like Fazel Atrachali, Pawan Shehrawat, and Vikash Kandola cracked huge sums of money.
Pawan Shehrawat became the most expensive player (Rs 2.26 crore for the Tamilnadu franchise) in the PKL auctions 2022. On the other side, the Iranian star Fazel Atrachali became the most expensive overseas buy at Rs 1.38 crore for the Pune franchise. Surprisingly, Sandeep Narwal and Abozar Mighani were some of the renowned names that went unsold. Speaking about the spent amount, a whopping Rs 18.1 crore was spent on Day 1 of the auction.
Players sold on Day 1 of Pro Kabaddi League 2022 Auctions
| Team | Player | Price |
| Bengal Warriors | Girish Maruti Ernak (Defender) | Rs 20 lakh |
| Ajinkya Rohidas Kapre (All rounder) | Rs 26 lakh | |
| Shrikant Jadhav (Raider) | ||
| Deepak Nivas Hooda (All Rounder) | Rs 43 lakh | |
| Bengaluru Bulls | Vikash Khandola | Rs 170 lakh |
| Dabang Delhi KC | Vishal Lather (Defender) | Rs 20 lakh |
| Sandeep Kumar Dhull (Defender) | Rs 40 lakh | |
| Gujarat Giants | Pradeep Kumar (Raider) – FBM used | Rs 25 lakh |
| Chandran Ranjit (Raider) | Rs 30 lakh | |
| Haryana Steelers | Nitin Rawal (All-rounders) | Rs 37.5 lakh |
| Manjeet(Raider) | Rs 80 lakh | |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | V Ajith Kumar (Raider) | Rs 66 lakh |
| Sunil Kumar (Defender) | Rs 90 lakh | |
| Puneri Paltan | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (All rounder) | Rs 87 lakh |
| Fazel Atrachali (Defender) | Rs 138 lakh | |
| Patna Pirates | Sunil Narwal (Defender) – FBM Used | Rs 21.5 lakh |
| Rohit Gulia (All-rounder) | Rs 30 lakh | |
| Sachin (Raider) – FBM Used | Rs 81 lakh | |
| Telugu Titans | Siddharth Sirish Desai (Raider) | Rs 20 lakh |
| Monu Goyat – (Raider) | ||
| Vishal Bhardwaj (Defender) | Rs 30 lakh | |
| Surjeet Singh (Defender) | Rs 50 lakh | |
| Abhishek Singh (Raider) | Rs 60 lakh | |
| Parvesh Bhaiswal (Defender) | Rs 62 lakh | |
| Tamil Thalaivas | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (Raider) | Rs 226 lakh |
| UP Yoddha | Pardeep Narwal (Raider) – FBM Used | Rs 90 lakh |
| U Mumba | Surinder Singh (Defender) | Rs 35.5 lakh |
| Ashish Narwal (Raider) | Rs 45 lakh | |
| Gurman Singh (Raider) | Rs 121.5 lakh |
Budget remaining after Day 1 of Pro Kabaddi League 2022 Auctions
|
Team |
Purse Remaining |
|
Gujarat Giants |
Rs 3.63 Cr. |
| Telugu Titans |
Rs 3.47 Cr. |
|
U Mumba |
Rs 3.34 Cr. |
| Haryana Steelers |
Rs 3.33 Cr. |
|
Tamil Thalaivas |
Rs 2.83 Cr |
| Bengaluru Bulls |
Rs 2.81 Cr |
|
Bengal Warriors |
Rs 2.76 Cr |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers |
Rs 2.76 Cr |
|
Puneri Paltan |
Rs 2.69 Cr |
| Patna Pirates |
Rs 2.12 Cr |
|
UP Yoddhas |
Rs 2.11 Cr |
| Dabang Delhi KC |
Rs 1.95 Cr |
