Seventh season of Pro Kabaddi League is going to start from 19th July 2019 for which auction happened yesterday i.e on 8th April 2019 and 9th April 2019. In all, 19 category A players, 48 category B players and 12 new young players were picked up out of the pool of 441 players, which included 388 Indian and 53 overseas.
Each of the twelve franchise teams has a purse of Rs 4.4 crore to spend at the auction after deducting from the salaries of retained players. Total 29 players from Season VI of Pro Kabaddi League were retained by their respective franchises.
Here is the list of players who joined the 1 Crore club in Pro Kabaddi League 2019 Auction.
Siddharth Desai 1.45 Crore
Siddharth Desai is one of most expensive player for the Pro Kabaddi League 2019. Telugu Titans grabs the star player Siddharth Desai at whooping amount 1.45 Crore.
He scored 221 points from 21 matches and even earned the record for the fastest player to reach 50 points and 200 points in the PKL. Here is what Siddhart Desai Said after Auction
“I started dancing when I saw the result of my bid. I come from a humble background; my father is a farmer and I know how difficult it is to become a Kabaddi player. I would like to thank Telugu Titans for believing in me and handing me the opportunity to showcase my talent. Now that I have been sold for such a high price I will make sure I give my 100% and make the team proud.”
Nitin Tomar 1.2 Crores
Nitin Tomar is another costlier player in PKL 2019 Auction who was retained by Puneri Paltan by using FBM Card at 1.2 crores. An intense bidding occur when Nitin Tomar went under hammer.
Nitin Tomar became the only player to earn a pay packet greater than the ₹1 Crore mark in two consecutive seasons when he was re-signed by the Puneri Paltan in this auction.
Nitin Tomar miss many matches in last season due to injury and it was expected that he might not reached the 1 Crore club. He secured 102 points from 11 matches in last season.
Deepak Niwas Hooda 1.15 Crore
Deepak Niwas Hooda is one of star players who is retained by Jaipur Pink Panthers for the Pro Kabaddi League Season 7 or PKL 2019. He will receive the 1.15 crores. He ws purchased by Jaipur Pink Panthers at the same cost in last PKL auction. So Deepak Niwas Hooda is another player who is in the 1 crore club
Fazel Atrachali 1 Crore
U Mumba retained the Fazel Atrachali by using the player retain power before the Pro Kabadi League 2019 Auction. He will receive 1 crore amount as he was sold at the same price in last season.
He is also joined the 1 crore club in PKL 2019.
Final Call
Siddharth Desai is one of most expensive player for the Pro Kabaddi League 2019. Along with Siddharth, Nitin Tomar and Deepak Niwas Hooda also join the 1 crore club.
Above is the list of 1 Crore club who will receive the salary more than 1 crore for PKL 2019. We will see who will pay back to the franchise by playing like what they have received.
PKL has emerged as a top performing sports league in India after Indian Premier League (IPL). According to a recent published by GroupM ESP, the sports and entertainment arm of GroupM stated that Pro Kabbadi League (PKL) had a good year in 2018, registering a growth of 31% over the previous year in on-ground sponsorship.
