PKL 2024 Auction Live, Day 2: Sachin Tanwar top buy; drop in price for Pardeep Narwal, Pawan Sehrawat

Raider Sachin Tanwar was the top buy on day 1 of the auction for the eleventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League here on Thursday. 

The Indian mainstay was picked by Tamil Thalaivas for a whopping Rs. 2.15 crore. A part of Patna Pirates for multiple seasons so far, Sachin was known for his prowess in the third raid and as a reliable striking option. 

He pipped Iranian star Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, who was picked by Haryana Steelers for Rs. 2.07 crore. The allrounder powered Puneri Paltan to its maiden PKL title last season. 

Indian captain Pawan Sehrawat, the most expensive player in PKL history (who went for a record Rs. 2.61 crore last season) couldn’t replicate his luck this time around and was retained by Telugu Titans who used its final bid match option to keep the raider for Rs. 1.725 crore. 

Bharat Hooda (to UP Yoddhas), Maninder Singh (retained by Bengal Warriorz), Ajinkya Pawar (to Bengaluru Bulls) and Sunil Malik (to U Mumba) were the others to manage more than a crore. 

Surprisingly, veteran Iranian defender and two-time PKL winner Fazel Atrachali was snapped up for a bargain of just Rs. 50 Lakh by Bengal Warriorz. Similarly, Pardeep Narwal too saw a fall in value going for a modest Rs. 70 Lakh to the Bulls.