Pardeep Narwal became the most expensive player in Pro Kabaddi history as he was signed by UP Yoddha for Rs 1.65 crore at the auction ahead of season eight.
Narwal, who was part of an auction in Pro Kabaddi for the first time having been retained by the Patna Pirates in each of the last four seasons, attracted an opening bid of Rs 1.2 crore.
After a close bidding war, it was UP Yoddha who acquired the coveted signature of Narwal, who is the all-time leading points scorer in the league’s history.
The Pirates had an option to take back Narwal but they decided against exercising the Final Bid Match card.
Siddharth Desai received the second-highest bid as he was secured by Telugu Titans by using the FBM card. UP Yoddha had won the bidding with a bid of Rs 1.3 crore.
Raiders received heavy bids as youngsters Arjun Deshwal and Manjeet were acquired at high prices of Rs 96 lakhs and Rs 90 lakhs respectively. Chandran Ranjit and Sachin Tanwar also attracted bids over Rs 80 lakhs.
Veteran defender Surjeet Singh was the most expensive defender while Rohit Gulia received the highest bid for all-rounder as he was signed by Haryana Steelers for Rs 83 lakhs.
Among the overseas players, Iran’s Mohammadreza Chiyaneh was the most expensive player attracting a bid of Rs 31 lakhs.
Some big names like Vishal Mane, Rann Singh and Mohit Chhillar surprisingly went unsold.
Also Read: Analysing every Pro Kabaddi team’s strengths and weaknesses at the end of auctions
Full list of players signed
| Player name | Teams | Final bid price (Rs lakh) |
|---|---|---|
| Pardeep Narwal (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 165 |
| Siddharth Desai (Raider) | Telugu Titans | 130 |
| Arjun Deshwal (raider) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 96 |
| Manjeet (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 92 |
| Sachin (Raider) | Patna Pirates | 84 |
| Rohit Gulia (all-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 83 |
| Chandran Ranjit (Raider) | Bengaluru Bulls | 80 |
| Surjeet Singh (Defender) | Tamil Thalaivas | 75 |
| Ravinder Pahal (Defender) | Gujarat Giants | 74 |
| Shriant Jadhav (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 72 |
| K Prapanjan (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 71 |
| Nitin Tomar (Raider) | Puneri Paltan | 61 |
| Vishal Bhardwaj (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 60 |
| Baldev Singh (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 60 |
| Sandeep Narwal (all-rounder) | Dabang Delhi | 60 |
| Sandeep (Defender) | Telugu Titans | 59.5 |
| Deepak Niwas Hooda | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 55 |
| Surender Singh (Defend er) | Telugu Titans | 55 |
| Prashant Kumar Rai (Raider) | Patna Pirates | 55 |
| Brijendra Singh Chaudhary (All-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 55 |
| Mahender Singh (Defender) | Bengaluru Bulls | 50 |
| Ajay Thakur (Raider) | Dabang Delhi | 46 |
| Sandeep Kumar Dhull (Defender) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 45 |
| Jeeva Kumar (Defender) | Dabang Delhi | 44 |
| Rahul Chaudhari (Raider) | Puneri Paltan | 40 |
| Rohit Kumar (Raider) | Telugu Titans | 36 |
| Sombir (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 34.5 |
| Rinku (Defender) | U Mumba | 32 |
| Sunil (Defender) | Patna Pirates | 31.5 |
| Sukesh Hegde (Raider) | Bengal Warriors | 30 |
| Athul MS (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 30 |
| Ravi Kumar (Defender) | Haryana Steelers | 27.5 |
| Deepak Narwal (Raider) | Bengaluru Bulls | 26.5 |
| More G B (raider) | Bengaluru Bulls | 25 |
| Ajith V Kumar (Raider) | U Mumba | 25 |
| Rathan k (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 25 |
| Naveen (Raider) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 22 |
| Vikas Jaglan (all-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 20 |
| Dharmaraj Cheralathan (defender) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 20 |
| Joginder Singh Narwal (Defender) | Dabang Delhi | 20 |
| Surender Nada (defender) | Haryana Steelers | 20 |
| Sonu (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 20 |
| Sumit Singh (Raider) | Bengal Warriors | 20 |
| Amit (Defender) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 20 |
| Manjeet Chillar (All-rounder) | Dabang Delhi | 20 |
| Rishank Devadiga (Raider) | Bengal Warriors | 20 |
| Monu Goyat (Raider) | Patna Pirates | 20 |
| Girish Maruti Ernak (Defender) | Gujarat Giants | 20 |
| Ruturaj Shivaji Koravi (Defender) | Telugu Titans | 19.8 |
| Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 19.5 |
| Guman Singh (Raider) | Patna Pirates | 18.5 |
| Sachin Vittala (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 17.5 |
| Akash Pikalmunde (Raider) | Bengal Warriors | 17 |
| Sourabh Tanaji Patil (All-rounder) | Tamil Thalaivas | 15 |
| Mayur Jagannath Kadam (Defender) | Bengaluru Bulls | 15 |
| Mahendra Ganesh Rajput (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 15 |
| Manoj Gowda (All-rounder) | Bengal Warriors | 10 |
| Sajin Chandrasekar (All-rounder) | Patna Pirates | 10 |
| Rajesh Narwal (All-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 10 |
| Ajay Ghanghas (All-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 10 |
| Gurdeep ((All-rounder) | UP Yoddha | 10 |
| E Subash (All-rounder) | Puneri Paltan | 10 |
| Pankaj (All-rounder) | U Mumba | 10 |
| Vijin Thangadurai (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 10 |
| Parveen (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 10 |
| Sourav Gulia (Defender) | Patna Pirates | 10 |
| Rohit Banne (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 10 |
| Gaurav Kumar (Defender) | UP Yoddha | 10 |
| Rajesh Gurjar (Defender) | Haryana Steelers | 10 |
| Sunil Siddhgavali (Defender) | U Mumba | 10 |
| Sandeep (Defender) | Patna Pirates | 10 |
| Darshan J (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 10 |
| Adarsh T (Defender) | Telugu Titans | 10 |
| Ankit (Defender) | Bengaluru Bulls | 10 |
| Shubham Shinde (Defender) | Patna Pirates | 10 |
| Karamvir (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 10 |
| Ajeet (Defender) | U Mumba | 10 |
| Sahil (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 10 |
| Ashok (Raider) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 |
| Bhavani Rajput (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 |
| Maninder Singh (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 |
| Harshit Yadav (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 |
| Jashandeep Singh (Raider) | U Mumba | 10 |
| Rahul Rana (Raider) | U Mumba | 10 |
| Vishwas S (Raider) | Puneri Paltan | 10 |
| Gulveer Singh (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 10 |
| Ankit (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 10 |
| C Arun (Defender) | Telugu Titans | 10 |
| Sahil (Defender) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 |
| Amit Nagar (Raider) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 |
| Vikas (Defender) | Bengaluru Bulls | 10 |
| Shaul Kumar (Defender) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 |
| Ashish Kumar Sangwan (All-rounder) | U Mumba | 10 |
| Pardeep Kumar (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 |
| Sagar B Krishna (All-rounder) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 |
| Aashish Nagar (Defender) | UP Yoddha | 10 |
| Sushant Sail (Raider) | Dabang Delhi | 10 |
| Ajay Kumar (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 |
| Santhapanaselvam (All-rounder) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 |
| Rohit (All-rounder) | Bengal Warriors | 6 |
| Abinesh Nadarajan (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 6 |
| Vikas (Defender) | Dabang Delhi | 6 |
| G Raju (Raider) | Telugu Titans | 6 |
| Amit Chauhan (Raider) | Telugu Titans | 6 |
| Sourav Kumar (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 6 |
Top five most expensive players
| S.No | Name | Playing position | Contracted amount (INR) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pardeep Narwal | Raider | 165L | UP Yoddha |
| 2 | Siddharth Desai | Raider | 130L | Telugu Titans (FBM) |
| 3 | Arjun Deshwal | Raider | 96L | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
| 4 | Manjeet | Raider | 90L | Tamil Thalaivas |
| 5 | Sachin Tanwar | Raider | 84L | Patna Pirates |
Top five most expensive overseas players
| S.No | Name | Playing position | Country | Contracted amount (INR) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | All rounder | Iran | 31L | Patna Pirates |
| 2 | Abozar Mohajer Mighani | Defender | Iran | 30.50L | Bengal Warriors |
| 3 | Jangkun Lee | Raider | Republic of Korea | 20.50L | Patna Pirates |
| 4 | Hadi Oshtorak | All rounder | Iran | 20L | Gujarat Giants |
| 5 | Mohammad Esmaeil Maghsodlou | Raider | Iran | 13.20L | Haryana Steelers |