Pro Kabaddi Auction 2022 Live: Pawan Sehrawat costliest player at ₹2.26 Crore; Vikash Khandola sold to Bengaluru Bulls at ₹1.70 Crore

Right then, that caps off our coverage for Day 1 of the Pro Kabaddi 2022 Auction! Join us back tomorrow at 11:00 am as the teams will look to complete their squads! Until tomorrow then, this is me, Maanas Upadhyay, alongside Prasen Moudgal, bidding you adieu!

We have just experienced a day that will certainly go down in PKL history! It all started with Bengaluru Bulls snapping up Vikash Kandola for ₹1.70 Crores, bettering the previous record by 50 lakhs. However, the record was not to be held by the swift raider for long as it was the Hi-Flyer's name came up within minutes! What ensued was a massive, enormous bidding war, with U Mumba and Tamil Thalaivas being relentless in their pursuit to acquire the services of Pawan Sehrawat. In the end, it was a bid of ₹2.26 Crores! Breached the ₹2 Crores mark and in grand style too, with the Thalaivas breaking the bank to snap him up! Apart from these, there was the 'Sultan' Fazel Atrachali who garnered a bid over the ₹1 Crore mark while U Mumba bounced back to sign the last player of the day, Guman Singh, for ₹1.215 Crores!

Puneri Paltan, after starting the day with a couple of Iranian buys, were happy to sit back and watch proceedings while the Telugu Titans bid aggressively and have assembled a formidable squad ahead of Day 2 of the PKL Auction 2022. The Bengal Warriors have added a good mix of youngsters and experienced players to their squad. Still a lot to be done for most franchises as they will look to build a squad around their star players. Promises to be a riveting second day and expect a lot more surprises and disappointments coming up!

Full list of sold players on Pro Kabaddi Auction 2022 Day 1!

Bengal Warriors
Deepak Niwas Hooda - ₹43 lakh
Ajinkya Kapre - ₹26 lakh
Shrikant Jadhav - ₹26 lakh
Girish Maruti Ernak - ₹20 lakh

Bengaluru Bulls
Vikash Khandola - ₹1.70 CR

Dabang Delhi K.C
Sandeep Dhull - ₹40 lakh

Gujarat Giants
Chandran Ranjith - ₹30 lakh
Pardeep Kumar - ₹25 lakh [FBM]

Haryana Steelers
Manjeet - ₹80 lakh
Nitin Rawal - ₹37.50 lakh

Jaipur Pink Panthers
Sunil Kumar - ₹90 lakh
V Ajith Kumar - ₹66 lakh

Patna Pirates
Sachin Tanwar - ₹81 lakh [FBM]
Rohit Gulia - ₹30 lakh
Sunil - ₹21.5 lakh [FBM]

Puneri Paltan
Fazel Atrachali - ₹1.38 CR
Mohammad Nabibakhsh - ₹88 Lakh

Tamil Thalaivas
Pawan Sehrawat - ₹2.26 CR

Telugu Titans
Parvesh Bhainswal - ₹62 lakh
Abhishek Singh - ₹60 lakh
Surjeet Singh - ₹50 lakh
Vishal Bhardwaj - ₹30 lakh
Siddharth Desai - ₹20 lakh
Monu Goyat - ₹20 lakh

UP Yoddha
Pardeep Narwal - ₹90 lakh [FBM]
Nitin Tomar - ₹20 lakh

U Mumba
Guman Singh - ₹1.215 CR
Ashish - ₹45 lakh
Surender Singh - ₹35.5 lakh

SOLD!

Guman Singh is sold to U Mumba for 1.215 Crores! Whew! A massive buy to finish the day and that will wrap up proceedings tonight!

U Mumba bid 1.205 Crores for Guman Singh! And the Giants return with a bid of 1.21 Crores!

Gujarat Giants make a surprise entry and ramp up the bid to ₹1.105 Crores!

₹1 Crores is the bid now! U Mumba raise the paddle to bid the massive amount for Guman Singh!

Whew! A bidding war ensues as the bid nears the ₹1 Crore mark!

The bid has crossed the ₹80 lakhs mark! What a finish we are having to the day!

₹70 lakhs goes the bid now as U Mumba look to sign the lanky raider.

The bid has reached ₹60 lakhs in favour of U Mumba!

U Mumba ramp up the bid to ₹53 lakhs! But Haryana are up for it as they counter by raising their paddle!

Guman Singh is the final player on offer today and the Steelers start off the bidding. U Mumba join in too!

Former Patna Pirates skipper Prashanth Kumar Rai is up next and he suffers the same fate as Ajay Kumar as he goes UNSOLD!

The experienced Ajay Kumar fails to garner any attention from the franchises and he passes UNSOLD!

U Mumba seem to be pretty keen on Ashish and they relentlessly bid for the raider. And he is SOLD to the Mumbai outfit for ₹45 lakhs!

Bengaluru Bulls enter the bidding at the last moment as they put in a bid of ₹43.50 lakhs!

The Pirates join in the bidding as they present a challenge to U Mumba.

The bid stands at ₹35 lakhs with U Mumba

Ashish is up for grabs next and it is U Mumba and U.P. Yoddha who engage in a bidding war to acquire his services.

SOLD!

Shrikant Jadhav has been snapped up by the Bengal Warriors for ₹26 lakhs!

Shrikant Jadhav is up next and it is Bengal Warriors who kick-off the bidding with a price of ₹20 lakhs. The Giants have joined in and the bidding trudges along to cross the ₹25 lakh mark.

The veteran Sukesh Hegde fails to garner any bids and will remain UNSOLD!

Rakesh Narwal is up next and since there is no interest in the room, he goes UNSOLD!

Monu Goyat is on offer next up and after a long pause in the room, it is the Titans who open up the bidding at ₹20 lakhs. And he is SOLD for his base price!

SOLD!

Nitin Tomar is sold to U.P. Yoddha for his base price of ₹20 lakhs! Pune do not use their FBM Card and Tomar will stay with U.P!

SOLD!

U Mumba snap up Pardeep Kumar for ₹21.50 lakhs but wait a moment, they bump up their own bid to ₹25 lakhs! The Giants exercise their FBM Card and Pardeep Kumar will ply his trade for the Giants in Season 9 as well!

Pardeep Kumar is up next and U Mumba open up the bidding at ₹20 lakhs! The Giants raise their paddle and up the bid.

Gujarat Giants ramp up the bid to ₹30 lakhs and there is not any interest from the other franchises. And Chandran Ranjit will join the Giants for ₹30 lakhs!

Chandran Ranjit is up for grabs next up and the Pirates open the bidding at ₹20 lakhs. The Giants have joined in as bidding continues.

Onto the raiders now and it is Siddharth Sirish Desai who is up first. Telugu Titans raise their paddle just at the last moment and they snap up the lanky raider for his base price of ₹20 lakhs!

Girish Maruti Ernak is on offer and Bengal Warriors kick-off the bidding. And he is SOLD for his base price of ₹20 lakhs!

SOLD!

U Mumba get their former cover defender back, snapping him up for a price of ₹35.50 lakhs! First buy of the auction for the Mumbai-based franchise!

Surinder Singh is up for grabs next up and Bengal Warriors kick-off the bidding. U Mumba join in as they attempt to get back their former defender. The bid is raised to ₹30 lakhs in favour of the Warriors.

The bid is currently at ₹90 lakhs with the Jaipur Pink Panthers! And he is SOLD to the Pink Panthers! The Giants deny the use of the FBM and Jaipur have their man!

₹70 lakhs in favour of the Delhi outfit as U Mumba backs down. Jaipur Pink Panthers enter the fray as they increase the bid to ₹80 lakhs!

The bid has crossed the ₹65 lakhs mark as U Mumba and Delhi are engaged in a bidding war.

Sunil Kumar is up next and Delhi ramp up the bid to ₹50 lakhs! Meanwhile, U Mumba continue raising their paddle.

Sunil is snapped up by the Pirates as they use their FBM Card to get back their right-corner defender for ₹21.50 lakhs!

Amit Narwal is up next and he goes UNSOLD!

Vishal Bharadwaj will don the Titans jersey again as they sign him for ₹30 lakhs!

SOLD!

Nitin Rawal joins the Haryana Steelers for a price of ₹37.50 lakhs!

SOLD!

Ajinkya Kapre has been sold to Bengal Warriors for ₹26 lakhs!

A much-needed break now and we take a 15-minute recess to catch our breaths!

SOLD!

PAWAN SEHRAWAT IS SOLD TO THE TAMIL THALAIVAS FOR ₹2.26 CRORES! Wow! A wry smile by the Bulls camp as they are offered the option to use their FBM Card. Well, they do not have the purse left!

Whew! A phenomenal battle between the two franchises, with none willing to back down!

₹2.25 Crores in favour of U Mumba!

₹2.20 CRORES NOW, WITH U MUMBA GOING IN STRONG AFTER THE HI-FLYER!

THE BID HAS REACHED ₹2.10 Crores, with U Mumba holding the bid!

₹2.05 Crores by U Mumba and the bidding still continues!