PKL Auction 2019 : Get Live Updates from Pro Kabaddi 2019 Auction | 08 April 2019 - Day 1

Siddharth Desai costliest player at ₹145 lakh, Rahul Chaudhari joins the Tamil Thalaivas (₹94 lakh)

Updated: 09 April 2019 12:58 IST - Published: 08 April 2019 12:50 IST

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A lot of big names such as Sukesh Hegde, Kashiling Adake and Jasvir Singh go unsold as we wrap up the proceedings for the opening day of the Pro Kabaddi Auction 2019.

Lots of excitement on the day as Siddharth Desai and Nitin Tomar join the exclusive 'Crorepati' club while Rahul Chaudhari's faithful fans from the Telugu Titans will now face a dilemma when the ace raider turns out for the Tamil Thalaivas for the seventh season.

That's all from the opening day of the pro kabaddi 2019 auction, do join us tomorrow as the rest of the unsold players go under the hammer along with the category 'C' and 'D' players.

Darshan Kadian finds a new team as he is snapped up by the Puneri Paltan for ₹20 lakh.

Woah! A massive ₹65 lakh deal for young Manjeet, who will turn out for the Puneri Paltan in season seven after a top outing with Patna in season six.

U Mumba exercise their FBM card to retain Rohit Baliyan's services at ₹35 lakh.

Pawan Kumar Kadian is the latest signing for the Puneri Paltan, for a sum of ₹20 lakh.

The Jaipur Pink Panthers actively bidding for raiders as Nilesh Salunke joins the Pink Panthers for ₹23.5 lakh.

A massive signing for the Bengal Warriors as they snap up the services of K Prapanjan for ₹55.5 lakh.

Deepak Narwal finds a new team as he joins the Jaipur Pink Panthers for ₹30.5 lakh.

We now move on to the raiders from Category 'B'.

The Steelers add more might to their defense as Ravi Kumar joins the Steelers for ₹20 lakh.

Ruturaj Koravi finds his spot back in the Gujarat Fortunegiants squad as he is roped in for ₹30.5 lakh.

Dabang Delhi seem to be re-building their core from last season as Vishal Mane is sold to Dabang Delhi for ₹28.5 lakh.

Sunil Siddhgavali re-joins the Jaipur Pink Panthers for ₹20 lakh.

Sachin Shingade and Rohit Rana find no takers in this round.

SOLD! Dharmaraj Cheralathan is sold to the Haryana Steelers for ₹38.5 lakh.

Dharmaraj Cheralathan is the next name up for bids.

A heated battle between the Haryana Steelers and Bengal Warriors to sign the ace corner defender.

SOLD! Jeeva Kumar is snapped up by the Bengal Warriors for ₹31 lakh.

The Bengal Warriors keen on signing veteran cover defender Jeeva Kumar as they increase the bid from base price.

Mohit Chhillar will add more experience to the Tamil Thalaivas as he joins them for ₹45 lakh.

Rinku Narwal joins the Bengal Warriors for ₹20 lakh.

SOLD! Vinod Kumar, who played for U Mumba last season joins the Gujarat Fortunegiants for ₹26 lakh.

SOLD! Dabang Delhi snap up the services of Vijay Malik for ₹41 lakh.

Vijay Malik is the first player up for grabs from the second category.

We are only a couple of minutes away from the bidding process of the Category 'B' players.

Purchases of the Pro Kabaddi auction thus far -

Bengaluru Bulls
Mahender Singh - ₹80 lakh

Dabang Delhi -
Chandran Ranjit - ₹70 lakh
Ravinder Pahal - ₹61 lakh

Gujarat Fortunegiants
Parvesh Bhainswal - ₹75 lakh

Haryana Steelers
Prashant Kumar Rai - ₹77 lakh

Jaipur Pink Panthers
Amit Hooda - ₹53 lakh

Patna Pirates
Surender Nada - ₹77 lakh
Jaideep - ₹35 lakh

Puneri Paltan
Nitin Tomar - ₹120 lakh
Surjeet Singh - ₹56 lakh
Girish Ernak - ₹33 lakh

Tamil Thalaivas
Rahul Chaudhari - ₹94 lakh
Ran Singh - ₹55 lakh

Telugu Titans
Siddharth Desai - ₹145 lakh
Vishal Bharadwaj - ₹60 lakh

U Mumba
Sandeep Narwal - ₹89 lakh

UP Yoddha
Monu Goyat - ₹93 lakh
Shrikant Jadhav - ₹68 lakh
Rishank Devadiga - ₹61 lakh

Here is something interesting for you to feast on -
Ajay Thakur, Rahul Chaudhari and Manjeet Chhillar will be featuring for the Tamil Thalaivas in the seventh season!

Here are the top five buys from this pro kabaddi 2019 auction -

Siddharth Desai - ₹145 lakh (Telugu Titans)
Nitin Tomar - ₹120 lakh (Puneri Paltan)
Rahul Chaudhari - ₹94 lakh (Tamil Thalaivas)
Monu Goyat - ₹93 lakh (UP Yoddha)
Sandeep Narwal - ₹89 lakh (U Mumba)

An exciting start to the PKL Auctions 2019 as we have had some massive buys in the Category 'A'!

Siddharth Desai (₹145 lakh) and Nitin Tomar (₹120 lakh) stole the honours as they emerged as the only two 'Crorepatis' from the category while the likes of Rahul Chaudhari (₹94 lakh) and Monu Goyat (₹93 lakh) had to settle for lesser from last season.

SOLD! UP Yoddha use their FBM card to sign up Shrikant Jadhav for ₹68 lakh.

Gujarat Fortunegiants looked determined to sign up Jadhav as they call out for a ₹50 lakh bid. The Puneri Paltan and Haryana Steelers jump in with bids as well until the Bengal Warriors call a ₹61 lakh bid.

The last player on the list is Shrikant Jadhav.

Prashant Kumar Rai has been sold to the Haryana Steelers for ₹77 lakh.

Puneri Paltan start the bidding process until the Fortunegiants raise the bid to ₹50 lakh. Yet again, the Gujarat Fortunegiants raise the price to ₹70 lakh and are involved in a battle with the Haryana Steelers.

Prashant Kumar Rai is next up on the list.

SOLD! UP Yoddha use their FBM card to sign Rishank Devadiga for ₹61 lakh.

Puneri Paltan enter the bidding at ₹40 lakh for Rishank. The Haryana Steelers jump in with a ₹50 lakh bid.

Rishank Devadiga is the next player up for the auction.

SOLD! Rahul Chaudhari has been sold to the Tamil Thalaivas for ₹94 lakh.

The bid is now at ₹90 lakh with the Tamil Thalaivas. A two-way battle with the Thalaivas and the Paltan involved as the Paltan have a ₹93 lakh bid with them.

Puneri Paltan start off the bidding at ₹40 lakh. The Haryana Steelers join in for some action as the bid is now at ₹64 lakh with the Puneri Paltan.

The Tamil Thalaivas are the latest entrants into the bidding process as they raise the bid to ₹70 lakh.

The 'Raid Machine' is up next as Rahul Chaudhari is the man in focus.

Monu Goyat will turn out for UP Yoddha this season as they sign him up for a sum of ₹93 lakh!

Gujarat kick-start the bidding with a raise of ₹50 lakh and raise the bid to ₹60 lakh. UP Yoddha keen to sign Goyat as well, after missing out on Tomar.

The UP Yoddha have now raised the bid to ₹75 lakh. Puneri Paltan now enter the bidding process as they call a ₹80 lakh bid!

Monu Goyat, the most expensive player from season six at ₹1.51 Cr is next up.

SOLD! The Puneri Paltan use their FBM card to re-procure the services of Nitin Tomar for ₹120 lakh!

UP Yoddha and the Tamil Thalaivas in the battle to sign Tomar as the Yoddha have the upper hand with a ₹117 lakh bid.

Nitin Tomar crosses the ₹1 Cr mark as the Thalaivas make the landmark bid!

UP Yoddha and Gujarat Fortunegiants indulged in a tussle to sign Tomar as the bid now stands at ₹60 lakh with UP. The Yoddha firmly in the race to sign the star raider as the bid is now on ₹90 lakh with the Yoddha.

Next up is Nitin Tomar.