Pro Kabaddi League player auction: Pawan Sehrawat of Telugu Titans gets top bid of Rs 2.6 crore

About 118 players were auctioned off to the 12 franchises during the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) player auction on October 9-10 in Mumbai. With a price tag of ₹2.6 crore, Pawan Sehrawat of the Telugu Titans was the most expensive player.

The most expensive foreign player ever was Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, who was purchased by Puneri Paltan for ₹2.35 crore. Each franchise had a salary purse of ₹5 crore, which was increased after three seasons from ₹4.4 crore.

Three players received bids of more than ₹2 crore in the auction. Amirmohammad Zafardanesh won the highest offer among the Category C players, receiving a sum of ₹68 lakh from U Mumba. Nitin Kumar, a player in Category D, received the highest offer from the Bengal Warriors, who offered him ₹32.2 lakh.