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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.