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#1 Siddharth Desai - ₹145 lakh (Telugu Titans)
Making his debut with U Mumba in the season six of the Pro Kabaddi League, Siddharth Desai stamped a wave of authority in the previous season with 221 points from 21 matches and was one of the highlights in U Mumba's campaign.
Ahead of the auctions, Siddharth Desai was making all the right headlines as he was labelled as the 'hottest property' in the lead-up to the auctions and given the Telugu Titans' strategy to make a straight swap between Rahul Chaudhari and Siddharth Desai, the youngster's efficiency and ability to win games on his own right was out in the open.
Yet, what was a bigger boost to the 27-year old raider's confidence was Telugu Titans' opening bid - ₹1 Crore - as a vociferous round of applause circled around the auction room. With the season fast approaching, the Telugu Titans' faithful will have a tough issue to deal with on their hands - The crowning of a new 'Poster Boy' or a shift in loyalty to the Tamil Thalaivas.
