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That will be all from us today!! What a day it has been!! Huge money being spent in every corner. Every team seems to be getting what they came for and the strategies seem to be quite clear! For me, apart from Tamil Thalaivas, U Mumba and Bengal Warriors, everyone looked to have a good day at the office. 

However, we still have an entire day to go tomorrow. We will do a proper analysis after that. Do join us again tomorrow when we continue the auction. Till then, you can have a look at our website for all the news related to Indian Sports. 

LAST PLAYER OF THE DAY!!! Tushar Patil!!! NO TAKERS FOR HIM EITHER!!

Sukesh Hegde!!! NO TAKERS!!! THIS IS SURPRISING!!!

Wazir Singh!!! UNSOLD!!! I AM STILL RECOVERING FROM KASHI NOT BEING PICKED!!!

Kashinling Adake!!!! WOW THIS IS A SHOCKER!!! TRUELY!!! NO TAKERS FOR THE FORMER BULL!!

Another U-Mumba man is up!!! Darshan Kadian!!! He will travel 200 off Km after being signed up by Puneri Paltan for 20 lakhs!

Manjeet!!! This is one name I am really interested in!!! He was playing with Pardeep but looked great when called upon!! He can carry a bit more workload if allowed. 

AND HE HAS ANUP KUMAR'S SEAL OF APPROVAL!!! Puneri Paltan spend a massive 63 lakhs on the youngster!!

Rohit Baliyan is up next!!! He was very good last year. Had ge played for a different team, he would surely have been retained.

AND HE WILL GET RETAINED EVENTUALLY! U Mumba get him with the FBM for Rs 35 lakhs!

Pawan Kumar is up next!!! NO TO BE CONFUSED WITH PAWAN SEHRAWAT!! 

BUT IT SEEMS THE NAME ALONE HAS GOT HIM A TEAM!!! Puneri Paltan shell out a cool 20 lakhs.

THIS SHOULD BE INTERSTING!!! Nilesh Salunke. He blew hot and cold last year!!! IT IS ENOUGH TO ATTRACT A WINNING BID OF 23.5 LAKHS FROM THE PINK PANTHERS!

Jasvir!!! NO BIDS FOR HIM EITHER!!! NOT TOO SURPRISING THOUGH!!! HE DIDN'T LOOK AT HIS BEST LAST YEAR!

NAVEEN!!! UNSOLD!!

MGR!!! UNSOLD!!! SHOCKING!!! HE HAD AN EIGHT POINT RAID LAST YEAR!!! 

GB More who played for Pune last year would have seen his name come up!! AND GO BACK WITHOUT A BID!!

Prapanjan was in Sachin Tanwar's shadow last year but it was for all to see his talent! Let's see if he can attract some suitors.

YES HE CAN!!! A HOST OF TEAMS ARE INTERSTED!!! BUT IT IS BENGAL WHO WILL GET HIM FOR 55.5 lakh

Deepak Narwal!!! SURELY!!! YES!! FINALLY SOME ACTION!!! Jaipur Pink Panthers wrap him up for a mere 30.5 lakhs!!! GOOD BUY!

Suresh Kumar!!! Can he end the run?? NOPE!!! UNSOLD!!

Deepak is up next!! Surely he can attract a bid!! NO HE CAN'T!!

Ajay Kumar!!! AND UNSOLD!!!

Athul is the next name up!!! UNSOLD!!! THIS IS SURPRSING!!

Suresh Kumar is the last name in the Category B defenders!!! AND HE TOO WILL GO UNSOLD!!

Anil Kumar now!!! UNSOLD!!! WE ARE IN A SLOW PHASE NOW!!

Darshan is up next!!! SAME RESULT!!! UNSOLD!!

Kuldeep had an off and on season last year is up next. UNSOLD!

Vijay welcome to Dabang squad! Milke banenge #DabangDelhi#TheEagles #AssiDilli #DilBoleDilli #VivoProKabaddiAuction #PKLAuction pic.twitter.com/nnCSziwimE

— Dabang Delhi KC (@DabangDelhiKC) April 8, 2019

Ravi Kumar is on the board now!!! Can he get someone to bite??? YES HE CAN!!! HARYANA STEELERS FOR 20 LAKHS!

Satpal is the next man who will go under the hammer. NO TAKERS!!! UNSOLD>!

Santhosh BS' name comes out of hat!! Unfortunately for him, he can't get a team to raise the paddle.

Rituraj Koravi has come in now!!! I have a feeling Gujarat Fortunegiants would want to keep him. AND THEY DO!!!! For a decent price of Rs 30.5 lakh

Vishal Mane is up next!!! NO WAY HE GOES UNSOLD!!! AND HE DOESN'T!!

Dabang Delhi snap him up for Rs 28.5 lakh. Good cover defender in an experienced team.

Somvir Shekhar.... UNSOLD!!

Neither can Manish Kumar!!! UNSOLD

Sachin Shingade also cannot find any takers. He will go unsold.

Sunil Siddhgawali comes in now!!!! AND HE WILL FIND A TEAM IN THE FORM OF JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS WHO ARE READY TO PUT OUT Rs 20 LAKHS FOR HIM!

Rohit Rana is up next!!! UNSOLD!!! WOW!! DID NOT SEE THAT COMING!!

Talking about veterans, Dharmaraj Cheralathan is up next. Mumba might want him back!! 

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HARYANA WANT HIM MORE... 38.5 Lakhs to make him a Steeler.

Here is another big name!!! JEEVA Kumar!!! AND BENGAL SHELL OUT SOME OF THEIR MONEY FOR THE VETERAN!!! 31 LAKHS TO BE EXACT!!!

Mohit Chillar!!! I don't care how old he is, the guy can still play. And he is still elite. Patna Pirates and Gujarat FortuneGiants are fighting it out for his signature. Eventually, it is Tamil Thalaivas who beat the rest of the teams to the punch. For 45 Lakhs, they have acquired a very very good right corner.

Rinku Narwal is on his way to Bengal after the Warriors shelled out a cool 20 lakhs for him.

U Mumba all rounder Vinod Kumar is up next. Gujarat FortuneGiants waste no time in signing him up for a mere 26 lakh. This could potentially be a very good signing.

Vijay is the first Category B all rounder to go under the hammer. And it is Dabang Delhi who bag him for a handsome 41 lakhs.

Star player moves to Telugu Titans for a whopping amount of 1.45 Crores! 😁😁😆😁#PKL #PKLAuction #ProKabaddiAuction #Prokabaddi2019 pic.twitter.com/P3KPibHy1s

— SportsCafe (@IndiaSportscafe) April 8, 2019

Phir Hawk dikhaega dabangiri with Delhi! Swaagat hain Ravinder Pahal, #DabangDelhi mein ek baar phir!#DabangDelhi #TheEagles #AssiDilli #DilBoleDilli #VivoProKabaddiAuction #PKLAuction pic.twitter.com/wShQXgysn6

— Dabang Delhi KC (@DabangDelhiKC) April 8, 2019

The reliable Chandran Ranjit is back home! Shor machao aur swaagat karo Chandran Ranjit ka ek baar phir #DabangDelhi mein!#TheEagles #AssiDilli #DilBoleDilli #VivoProKabaddiAuction #PKLAuction pic.twitter.com/Q9OjlWuDmt

— Dabang Delhi KC (@DabangDelhiKC) April 8, 2019

Srikanth Jadhav is up next!!! This should be interesting!!! WE ARE UPTO 52 LAKHS WITH THE STEELERS AND PUNE BATTLING IT OUT!!

HERE IS BENGAL!!! 60 LAKHS!! ITS BENGAL VS PUNE FOR JADHAV!!! WE ARE UPTO 66 LAKHS! PUNE HOLD THE BID BUT THE WARRIORS COME BACK!!! AND JUST LIKE THAT WE ARE AT 68 LAKHS!! PUNE GET HIM!

BUT UP WILL TAKE HIM WITH THE FBM!!! 

Prashant Kumar Rai!!! Left handed raider!! Will be a very good second choice for anyone! PUNE GO FOR IT!! AND SO DO GUJARAT WHO TAKE THE BID TO 58 LAKHS!

AFTER A FEW QUICK EXCHANGES, GUJARAT HAVE HAD ENOUGH AND TAKE IT UPTO 70!!! 

UP ARE IN NOW!!! BUT GUJARAT ARE GOING NOWHERE! HARYANA HAVE THE BID AT 77 LAKHS!!! AND THEY WILL GET THEIR MAN!! A TOUCH EXPENSIVE BUT A VERY GOOD SIGNING!

Riskhank Devadiga!!! AND PUNE MAKE THE FIRST BID!!! AND STEELERS MAKE A 51 LAKH BID!

MAKE THAT 61 LAKHS!!! PUNE HAVE THE BID!! AND SOLD!!! UP HAVE THE FBM!!! AND THEY WILL KEEP HIM WITH THE BID!

The raid machine is up next!!! Rahul Chaudhri!!! WE START AT 40!! AND JUST LIKE THAT WE ARE AT 50!!! AND NOW 60 WITH PUNE STILL HOLDING THE BID!

Tamil want him!! Can you imagine Rahul and Ajay in the same team in the PKL???

As far as the bid is concerned we have crossed 70 lakhs! AND NOW 80!!!

TAMIL TAKE IT PAST 90 LAKHS!!! TAMIL STILL HOLD THE BID AT 94 LAKHS!! AND SOLD!!! TELUGU WANT NO PART IN THIS!!

THE MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYER IN AUCTION HISTORY IS UP FOR BIDDING NOW!!! GUJARAT BID 50 LAKHS!! UP come in but Gujarat put the bid to 65 lakhs! MAKE THAT 70!!

UP ARE NOT HOLDING BACK!!! 75 LAKHS!!! BUT IN COMES ANUP WITH ALL HIS MONEY AND MAKE THE 80 LAKHS BID!

AND UP TAKE IT AT 93 LAKHS!!! HARYANA DON'T USE THE CARD!!! UP HAVE MONU!!! 

Nitin Tomar in now!! He has taken the bid over 1 crore in the last two seasons. UP HAVE TAKEN THE BID TO 51 LAKHS!

UP TAKE IT TO 60 LAKHS! IN COME HARYANA AND TAMIL!!! AND WE ARE UPTO 75 LAKHS!

AND THEY INCREASE IT TO 81 LAKHS! I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY ARE FIGHTING ABOUT!! PUNE WILL USE THE FBM!! 

In the meantime, we have gone upto 1 crore with TAMIL holding the bid! BUT UP HAVE PUSHED IT UPTO 1.17 CRORES! 

TAMIL TAKE IT TO 1.2 CRORES!!! AND AS EXPECTED PUNE TAKE HIM AT THAT PRICE!!

HERE WE GO!!! HUGE HUGE NAME OUT OF THE HAT!!! SIDDHARTH DESAI!!!

AND FROM 30 WE HAVE JUMPED UPTO 1 CRORE!! I DON'T THINK ANYONE IS SURPRISED!!! TELUGU TAKE IT TO 1.2 CRORES! 

PUNE JOIN IN 1.22 CRORES!!! TAMIL IN THE RUNNING AS WELL!! WE ARE UPTO 1.24 CRORES!!

TELUGU GO TO 1.31 CRORES!! MAKE THAT 1.39 CRORES! TO TELUGU!!

THE TITANS GET HIM FOR 1.45 CRORES!!! MUMBA ARE NOT GOING TO RETAIN!! THE TITANS HAVE IT!!

Chandran Ranjith is the first name out of the hat!! 30 LAKHS!!! PUNE MAKE THE INITIAL BID!! TAMIL TAKE IT TO 50 LAKHS!! Pune take it to 60!!!

PUNE HOLD THE BID AT ..... WAIT FOR IT... PUNE INCREASE IT TO 70 LAKHS!!

DELHI HAVE THE FBM!!! AND THEY WILL RETAIN HIM!!

Here come the big numbers!!

We are done with the defenders!!! QUICK RECAP!!

Ran Singh - Tamil Thalaivas - 55 lakhs

Sandeep Narwal - U Mumba - 89 lakhs

Ravinder Pahal - Haryana - 50 lakhs

Surinder Nada - Patna Pirates - 77 lakhs

Girish Ernak - 33 lakhs (FBM PUNE)

Surjeet Singh - Puneri Paltan - 56 lakhs 

Jaideep - 35 lakhs (FBM PATNA)

Mahender Singh - 80 lakhs (FBM BENGALURU)

Parvesh Bhainswal - 75 lakhs (FBM Gujarat )

Vishal Bhardwaj - 60 lakhs (FBM TELUGU)

Amit Hooda - 53 lakhs - Jaipur Pink Panthers

Amit Hooda is in now!!! Jaipur jumps in!!! And so do Haryana!!

AND GUJARAT ARE IN AS WELL!!! MANPREET WANTS EVERY SINGLE DEFENDER WHO COMES OUT OF THE HAT!!

Jaipur have the bid at 39 lakhs!!! But Haryana come back with a 44 lakh bid!

AND WE HAVE CROSSED 50 LAKHS!!! Haryana still control the bid with 52 Lakhs!

JAIPUR MAKE IT 53 LAKHS!!! FBM IS WITH TAMIL!!! NOT USING IT!!!

Vishal Bhardwaj - ANOTHER CAPTAIN!!! The second best Indian left corner in my opinion!! GUJARAT TAKE THE PRICE UPTO 50 LAKHS!!! BUT BENGAL GO TO 60 LAKHS!!

AND SOLD!!! TELUGU WILL USE THEIR CARD!! VISHAL STAYS PUT IN TELUGU TITANS!

Parvesh Bhainswal!!! I AM MAKING A PREDICTION!!! HE WILL GO OVER 1 CRORE!!

THE PANTHERS TAKE IT TO 70 LAKHS IN ONE GO!! TELUGU GO TO 75!!! I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP GUJARAT OFF!!! 

AND GUJARAT TAKE HIM!!

Mahender Singh, who played his part in Bengaluru's title win, is on the board next!!! Cover defender!! Rash but talented!!! Bengal hold the bid at 34 lakhs!!! 

OH MY!!! TELUGU HAVE TAKEN THE BID TO 75 LAKHS!!! I AM NOT JOKING!!!

AND WE ARE UPTO 80 LAKHS!!! TELUGU HOLD THE BID!!! AND THEY HAVE HIM!!! BULLS HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE!! AND THEY HAVE HIM!!! HE WILL CONTINUE TO PLAY FOR THE BULLS!!

Patna defender Jaideep is on now!!! Left corner!!! 30 lakhs is the base price!! Gujarat make the base price bid!! AND RAISE IT TO 35 LAKHS!! AND SOLD!!

BUT PATNA WILL STEAL HIM!!! THEY USE THEIR CARD!!

Another Captain - Surjeet Singh. The auctioneer knows that he has a player on the board now!!! He pumps it upto 50. NO TAKERS!!! PUNE MAKE THE 30 LAKH BID THOUGH!! AND HARYANA COME IN AS WELL! 

PUNE UP THE SPEED FROM 33 LAKHS TO 40 LAKHS!!! HARYANA ARE OUT!! BUT HERE COME PATNA!!

PATNA PUMP IT UPTO 46 BUT THAT JUST

BRINGS IN UP!!! AND PUNE ARE BACK AS WELL!!! THREE WAY BATTLE!!! PUNE HOLD THE BID WITH A 50 LAKHS BID! 

All three teams are interested!!! I mean, who wouldn't be??? PUNE HOLD THE BID AT 56 LAKHS!!

AND PUNE GET IT!!! BENGAL DON'T WANT TO USE THE CARD!!! PUNE HAVE HIM AS WELL!

Girish Ernak - Pune's skipper from last year is on the board now!!! Gujarat make the opening bid of 30 lakhs!! AFTER TWO CALLS, BENGAL COME IN!!! GUJARAT NEED SOMEONE TO PARTNER SUNIL!!!

WOW!!!! GUJARAT GET HIM FOR 33 LAKHS!!! I AM SURE PUNE WILL USE THE CARD!!!

AND THEY DO!!! 33 LAKHS!!! WHAT A STEAL!!

The great Surinder Nada is up next!!! 30 lakhs is the base price. AND PATNA OPEN THE BIDDING!! AND THE NEW LOOK PUNE JOIN IN!!! ANUP KNOWS WHAT NADA CAN DO!!! NO WAY HE IS LETTING ANYONE HAVE HIM AT THAT PRICE!

WE ARE UPTO 50 LAKHS!!! PUNE HAVE THE BID!! PUNE ARE SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS!!! ITS UPTO 60!! 

Patna go upto 67 but Pune come back with a snap 68 lakh bid!

MAKE THAT 73 LAKHS!!! PIRATES HAVE THE BID!! AND THE PIRATES HAVE HIM AT 77 LAKHS!!! HARYANA WILL HAVE THE RETENTION!!! THEY DONT USE IT!!

The first defender out of the hat is..... Ravinder Pahal... We start with 30 lakhs!!! TAMIL THALAIVAS COME IN AND GUJARAT JOIN THEM!!

GUJARAT LEAD WITH A BID OF 40 LAKHS!!They are not slowing down. We will be at 50 lakhs pretty soon! AND WE ARE AT 50 LAKHS AS HARYANA JOIN THE ACTION!!

AND JUST LIKE THAT WE ARE UPTO 60 LAKHS WITH HARAYANA CONTROLLING THE BID!! DELHI STILL HAVE THE OPTION OF RETAINING HIM!

Tamil's bid of 61 lakhs seems to be enough!! NOW ITS DELHI'S TURN! AND THEY WILL USE THEIR OPTION CARD!!! PAHAL STAYS IN DELHI!!

The "beast" will start from a 30 lakh base price!
U Mumba has come with a 31 lakhs bid!
Dabang Delhi comes at 32 lakhs!
After Bengaluru Bulls raise the paddle, Mumba comes back at 35 lakhs!
Gujarat start at 40 lakhs! 
Bengaluru Bulls bid 44 lakhs before Dabang Delhi comes at 45!
U Mumba comes back at 50 lakhs!
Delhi come at 59 but Mumba takes it to 60!
Remember FBM is available with Puneri Paltan!

Dabang Delhi take it to 69 and Mumba quickly bids 70!
Mumba bid 73 now!
The Bid-o-meter has gone to "Fair" now!
Mumba with a 79 lakhs bid now! They really don't want to leave him!
Dabang Delhi bid 84 now! It has been a two-team race here!
Are you sure Sandeep Narwal isn't getting overpaid here?
89 lakhs bid by Mumba now and SOLD!
Puneri don't want to use the card!

The all-rounder has a base price of 30 lakhs!
Gujarat raises the paddle!
Tamil Thalaivas and Patna Pirattes make 32!
Pirates are turning up the heat - 41 now!
Gujarat and Patna fighting it out with Pirates bidding 44!
Tamil Thalaivas with 47 now!
Tamil Thalaivas bid 50 lakhs!
This is stretching!
Patna and Tamil are fighting it out for the all-rounder! 
Tamil Thalaivas bid 55 lakhs!
55 lakhs and Ran Singh is sold! Obviously Bengal Warriors have the card to match!
No Bengal don't!

We're getting ready for the big event where the big names would be coming out from the Category A sack!

THAT IS A WRAP AS FAR AS INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS GO!!! WE WILL HAVE THE COVETED INDIAN PLAYERS UP NEXT AT 4:30.

TRUST ME, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THE MADNESS THAT IS ABOUT TO COME ON. TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT, THINK ABOUT KOHLI, DHONI AND ROHIT SHARMA IN THE SAME AUCTION!

Kenyan captain David Mosambayi who was a part of the Jaipur Pink Panthers last season cannot find a taker this year. THIS IS A SURPRISING ONE!

The Thailand star has been picked up by Haryana Steelers for 10 lakhs.

While Jaipur Pink Panthers get Sri Lanka's Milinda Chathuranga for his base price of 10 lakhs, Gujarat FortuneGiants do the same for Bangladesh's Shazid Hossain.

Telugu Titans gets him for 10 lakhs!

Jaipur Pink Panthers pick him for a standard 10 lakhs!

The Bangladeshi has been sold to UP Yoddha for 10 lakhs. It was their first signing today!

Another short break here for the nominations of players who went unsold!
This will take 5-10 minutes!

Tamil Thalaivas had moved too fast to rope in the Iranian Milat Sheibak for 10 lakhs right after lunch. We didn't even see it!

Oops! There's another Iranian in the fray!
Nia goes to Puneri Paltan for 11.25 lakhs!

The last Iranian player on the table and he doesn't disappoint!
The runner-up from last season, Gujarat FortuneGiant spends 15.75 lakhs to get him!

The South Korean raider goes for 25 lakhs to U Mumba! Quite interestingly, Lee didn't know PKL existed until 2015! 

A relatively lesser known name it seems. But that didn't stop U Mumba shelling out 15.5 lakhs!

Was he a big name? Patna's massive 35 lakh surely hints at that! 
Haryana Steelers and U Mumba were in a small battle when Pirates got serious! I'm sure the player didn't see that coming!

Iranian Raider in the house and they don't go unsold!
He goes to Haryana Steelers for 12.5 lakhs.

The first overseas raider and he is swiftly picked!

The Nepali raider is sold for 10 lakh by Puneri Paltan. Although quite interestingly they haven't used the option of FBM.

Not surprising that as many as 10 players see no bid now! The teams are waiting for the category A stars here!

The right -corner defender from Iran gets a quick pick by Puneri Paltan. They shell out 10 lakhs and it looks a wise move for a side that is looking to go for a total revamp next season.

After an exciting start, two players go unsold instantly after the break!
Sri Lanka's Ranidu Chamara and Malaysia's Mugilan Batumalai.

We are almost ready! We will start with some remaining overseas players before going into the big fishes bag!

Janta ki chahat se, iss season #Pirates ka saath dene ke liye chune gaye hain Irani khiladi, Hadi Oshtorak! 🔥#PirateHamla #VIVOProKabaddiAuction pic.twitter.com/LDSOc2jgBw

— Patna Pirates (@PatnaPirates) April 8, 2019

Abozar Mighani back to base 😍
Jang Kun Lee in a new team for the first time 😮
Mohd. Esmaeil Nabibakhsh grabbing all the 👀

If the first session of #VivoProKabaddiAuction was anything to go by, the 2nd one is bound to blow your minds!

Stay tuned, we'll be back after a break.

— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) April 8, 2019

स्वागत! स्वागत! स्वागत! 💥

कोरिया के धुआंधार खिलाड़ी अब करेंगे #PirateHamla 💪🏼#VIVOProKabaddiAuction #PKLAuction pic.twitter.com/8lDWVGsI84

— Patna Pirates (@PatnaPirates) April 8, 2019

Mohit Sehrawat is our first buy amongst the 'New Young Players' for #VivoPKL7!

Welcome to the #Bullsquad, Mohit!#FullChargeMaadi #VivoPKL6 #Champions #VivoProKabaddiAuction #BengaluruBulls #Kabaddi #VivoProKabaddiLeague #Season7 #KhelKabaddi #LePanga pic.twitter.com/RQa3F2CjsY

— Bengaluru Bulls (@BengaluruBulls) April 8, 2019

We will resume again at 2:45. Stay Tuned.

Pirates look like they are serious! Hadi Oshtorak has been added to the roster at a price of 16 Lakh. Gujarat FortuneGiants were interested but did not want to go too high!

Saeid Ghaffari will ply his trade at Dabang Delhi next year after he was bought for 16.5 lakh.

Bengaluru Bulls are back in and have signed up Nepalese all-rounder Sanjay Shrestha for ₹10 lakh.

 Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh has two teams, U Mumba and Telugu Titans, fighting for his signature. Patna have come in as well.

BUT IT IS BENGAL WHO WILL SIGN THE TALENTED ALL ROUNDER!

Jang Kun Lee's time at Bengal has come to an end. He will now team up with the great Pardeep Narwal in Patna. WHAT A SIGNING THIS COULD BE!!

Abozar Mighani will remain at Telugu! They waited for all teams to have a go at him before exercising Final Bid Match.

Bengal Warriors have decided to add Sahil to their defence for the next season. That was one area where they did not look too confident last season despite having one of the best covers in the game in the form of Surjeet.

Patna Pirates have spent some money to get a hold of Mohit for the upcoming season. He is a raider and we know they need help based on what happened last season.

Defending Champions Bengaluru Bulls have started off their auction as well with the signing of Mohit Sehrawat, along with fellow Banty.