Pro Kabaddi League 2023 auction: The first day of the PKL auction 2023 kicked off in some style on Monday, with a total of 39 players finding new homes in various teams. Notably, Pawan Sehrawat and Mohammadreza Shadloui made headlines by becoming the most expensive players in the history of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) and the costliest foreign player ever in PKL, respectively. Maninder Singh and Fazel Atrachali also secured multi-crore deals during the PKL auction 2023.
This PKL 2023 edition has seen the participation of both local and international players. Among the notable foreign players are Mohammadreza Shadlou, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, and Fazel Atrachali. These players have been grouped into four categories: Group A, B, C, and D. Within these categories, the Kabaddi athletes are further classified as All-Rounders, Defenders, and Raiders.
Full Pro Kabaddi Squads After Day One
Player |
Category |
Team |
Price (INR) |
Mohammadreza Shadloui |
All-rounder |
Puneri Paltan |
2.35 Cr |
Fazel Atrachali |
Defender |
Gujarat Giants |
1.60 Cr |
Rohit Gulia |
All-rounder |
Gujarat Giants |
58.50 Lakh |
Vijay Malik |
All-rounder |
UP Yodhhas |
85 Lakh |
Maninder Singh |
Raider |
Bengal Warriors |
2.12 Cr |
Manjeet |
Raider |
Patna Pirates |
92 Lakh |
Mohammad Nabibakhsh |
All-rounder |
Gujarat Giants |
22 Lakh |
Arkam Shaikh |
All-rounder |
Gujarat Giants |
20.25 Lakh |
Nitin Rawal |
All-rounder |
Bengal Warriors |
30 Lakh |
Girish Ernak |
Defender |
U Mumba |
20 Lakh |
Mahender Singh |
Defender |
U Mumba |
40.25 Lakh |
Shubham Shinder |
Defender |
Bengal Warriors |
32.25 Lakh |
Sombir |
Defender |
Gujarat Giants |
26.25 Lakh |
Vishal |
Defender |
Bengaluru Bulls |
20 Lakh |
Sunil |
Defender |
Bengaluru Bulls |
20 Lakh |
Shrikant Jadhav |
Raider |
Bengal Warriors |
35.25 Lakh |
Ashu Malik |
Raider |
Dabang Delhi |
96.25 Lakh |
Guman Singh |
Raider |
U Mumba |
85 Lakh |
Meetu |
Raider |
Dabang Delhi |
93 Lakh |
Pawan Sehrawat |
Raider |
Telugu Titans |
2.605 Cr |
Vikash Kandola |
Raider |
Bengaluru Bulls |
55.25 Lakh |
Siddharth Desai |
Raider |
Haryana Steelers |
1 Cr |
Chandran Ranjit |
Raider |
Haryana Steelers |
62 Lakh |
Samuel Wanjala Wafula |
All-rounder |
UP Yoddhas |
13 Lakh |
Amirmohammad Zafardanesh |
All-rounder |
U Mumba |
68 Lakh |
Md. Liton Ali |
Defender |
Bengaluru Bulls |
13 Lakh |
Vahid Rezaeimehr |
Defender |
Puneri Paltan |
16.60 Lakh |
Amirhossein Bastami |
Defender |
Tamil Thalaivas |
30 Lakh |
Felix Li |
Defender |
Dabang Delhi |
13 Lakh |
Mliad Jabbari |
Defender |
Telugu Titans |
13 Lakh |
Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi |
Defender |
Tamil Thalaivas |
19.20 Lakh |
Yuvraj Pandeya |
Defender |
Dabang Delhi |
13 Lakh |
Hasan Balbool |
Raider |
Haryana Steelers |
13 Lakh |
Ghanshyam Roka |
Raider |
Haryana Steelers |
13 Lakh |
Chai-Ming Chang |
Raider |
Bengal Warriors |
13 Lakh |
Alireza |
Raider |
U Mumba |
16.10 Lakh |
Amir Hossein |
Raider |
Jaipur Pink Panthers |
13 Lakh |
Piotr Pamulak |
Raider |
Bengaluru Bulls |
13 Lakh |
Hamid Mirzaei |
All-rounder |
Telugu Titans |
13 Lakh |
Pawan Sehrawat: the Most Expensive again
Pawan Sehrawat fetched a staggering INR 2.6 Cr as he joined the Telugu Titans, while Mohammadreza Shadloui secured a contract with the Puneri Paltan for 2.35 Cr at the PKL auction. Pawan, fresh from winning the Asian Games gold medal, was expected to command a high price, and he certainly did not disappoint.
Other High-Value Buys in Pro Kabaddi 2023
In addition to Sehrawat and Shadloui, Maninder Singh secured a substantial contract as the Bengal Warriors retained their captain. Fazel Atrachali became part of the Gujarat Giants for 1.60 Cr, and Ashu Malik remained with Dabang Delhi, securing a deal worth 96.25 lakh.
Full Pro Kabaddi Squads After Day One Auction
Bengal Warriors: Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje, R Guhan, Suyog Baban Gaikar, Prashant Kumar, Maharudra Garje, Shreyas Umardand, Dipak Arjun Shinde, Aditya S Shinde, Maninder Singh, Nitin Rawal, Shubham Shinde, Shrikant Jadhav, Chai-Ming Chang.
Bengaluru Bulls: Bharat, Aman, Yash Hooda, Saurabh Nandal, Neeraj Narwal, Akshit, Aditya Powar, Parteek, Arulnanthababu, Vishal, Vikash Kandola, Md. Liton Ali, Piotr Pamulak.
Dabang Delhi: Naveen Kumar, Vijay, Manjeet, Anish Narwal, Suraj Panwar, Himmat Antil, Manu, Ashish, Yogesh, Sunil, Ashu Malik, Meetu, Felix Li, Yuvraj Pandeya.
Gujarat Giants: Manuj, Sonu, Parteek Dahiya, Rohan Singh, Rakesh, Nitin, Fazel Atrachali, Rohit Gulia, Mohammad Nabibakhsh, Arkam Shaikh, Sombir.
Haryana Steelers: K Prapanjan, Vinay, Naveen, Harsh, Monu, Sunny, Jaideep, Mohit, Shivam Patare, Hardeep Ranbit, NS Jayasoorya, Vishal Tate, Siddharth Desai, Chandran Ranjit, Hasan Balbool, Ghanshyam Roka Magar.
Jaipur Pink Panthers: Sunil Kumar, Ajith Kumar V, Reza Mirbagheri, Bhavani Rajput, Sahul Kumar, Arjun Deshwal, Ankush, Ashish, Devank, Abhishek KS, Abhimanyu Raguvanshi, Abhijeet Malik, Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki.
Patna Pirates: Sachin, Neeraj Kumar, Thiyagarajan Yuvraj, Naveen Sharma, Ranjit Venkatramana Naik, Anuj Kumar, Manish, Kunal Mehta, Sudhakar M, Abinand Subash, Manjeet.
Puneri Paltan: Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Sanket Sawant, Pankaj Mohite, Badal Taqdir, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Akash Santosh Shinde, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Tushar Dattaray Adhavade, Vaibhav Kamble, Dadaso Pujari, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, Vahid RezaEimehr.
Tamil Thalaivas: Aditya Ashok Pawar, Sagar, Himanshu, M Abishek, Himanshu, Jatin, Narender, Sahil, Mohit, Aashish, Vishal Chahal, Ronak, Nitesh Kumar, Nitin Singh, Amirhossein Bastami, Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi.
Telugu Titans: Parvesh Bhainswal, Rajnish, Mohit, Nitin, Vinay, Omkar Narayan Patil, Praful Sudam Zaware, Sanjeevi S, Ankit, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, Hamid Mirzaei Nader, Milad Jabbari.
U Mumba: Surinder Singh, Jai Bhagwan, Heidarali Ekrami, Rinku, Shivansh Thakur, Pranay Vinay Rane, Rupesh, Sachin, Shivam, Mukilan Shanmugam, Gokul AK, Bittu, Sombir Goswami, Girish Ernak, Mahender Singh, Guman Singh, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Alireza Mirzaeian
U.P. Yoddhas: Pardeep Narwal, Nitesh Kumar, Sumit, Surender Gill, Ashu Singh, Anil Kumar, Mahipal, Hitesh, Gagana Gowda, Shivam Choudhary, Vijay Malik, Samuel Wanjala Wafula.