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Former U Mumba raider Arjun Deshwal has been roped by Jaipur Pink Panthers for a whopping sum of INR 96 lakh for the upcoming season, making him the third most expensive player to be sold in the auction. Ajay Thakur, Manjeet Chillar, and Monu Goyat have been retained by their respective franchises.

Pardeep Narwal stole the limelight on Day 2 of the 2021 PKL mega-auction, with UP Yoddha roping him in for a mammoth 1.65 crores ahead of the new season. Siddharth Desai was the only other player who bagged a crore-rupee deal, with Manjeet going under the hammer as the third most expensive buy.

After losing their last game of the season, Jaipur Pink Panthers coach Srinivas Reddy has said that the franchise will now have to go back to the drawing board. Speaking about the defeat against the Thalaivas, Reddy said that his raiders failed to get points at important junctures of the match.

Tamil Thalaivas head coach J Uday Kumar has said that the team was carving for this win for a while in the seventh season of the league. Ajith’s 10 raid points and some good show in the defence helped the Chennai team beat Jaipur Pink Panthers by 35-33 in a closely-fought battle on Monday.