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Pro Kabaddi League auction: Deepak Niwas Hooda, Nitin Tomar most expensive

Indo Asian News Service, Mumbai | ByIndo Asian News Service
May 30, 2018 09:16 PM IST

Deepak Niwas Hooda and Nitin Tomar broke Fazel Atrachali’s record to become the joint costliest buys in the Pro Kabaddi League auctions in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Iranian defender Fazel Atrachali’s joy of being the costliest buy in Pro Kabaddi League’s (PKL) history was shortlived as Deepak Niwas Hooda and Nitin Tomar went to Jaipur Pink Panthers and Puneri Paltan respectively for identical sums of 1.15 crore.

Nitin Tomar was bought for <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.15 crore by Jaipur Pink Panthers in the Pro Kabaddi League auctions on Wednesday.(Twitter)
Nitin Tomar was bought for 1.15 crore by Jaipur Pink Panthers in the Pro Kabaddi League auctions on Wednesday.(Twitter)

Deepak sparked a bidding war between the various franchises. Haryana Steelers and Dabang Delhi fought a close fight to secure his services. However, it were the Panthers who came out victorious to bag the 23-year-old.

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Earlier in the day, Atrachali had become the costliest buy in the history of the tournament after being pocketed by U Mumba for a whopping 1 crore in the foreign player auctions.

READ | Fazel Atrachali becomes costliest buy ever in Pro Kabaddi League history

Meanwhile, defender Ran Singh and Srikant Tewatia were bagged by Pink Panthers and Bengal Warriors for 43 lakh and 25 lakh respectively.

However, the franchises showed meagre interest in Manjeet Chillar, who was one of the most expensive buys at last year’s auctions. Tamil Thalaivas took home the defender for a mere 20 lakh.

Patna Pirates paid 21 lakh for all-rounder Kuldeep Singh while Pink Panthers once again spent 58 lakh for Mohit Chillar.

Surinder Nada, meanwhile, also emerged as one of the most expensive players as Haryana Steelers had to spend 75 lakh for keeping the all-rounder in their squad.

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