The Pro Kabaddi League auction for Season 6 all set to take place on Wednesday and Thursday in Mumbai.
The highly popular Pro Kabaddi League returns for its sixth edition, with the auction for Season 6 all set to take place on Wednesday and Thursday in Mumbai.
A total of 422 players will go under the hammer during a two-day-auction.
Of the 422 players, 87 players are from the Future Kabaddi Heroes (FKH) programme while there are 58 foreign players from 14 countries including Iran, Bangladesh, Japan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Sri Lanka, a media release issued here said.
Out of the 12 franchises, nine have already picked 21 players as Elite Retained Players. The remaining three franchises UP Yodha, U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers will build their team from the scratch.
The total salary purse available for each franchise is Rs four crore and a franchise may choose between 18-25 players to form a team. Each team will have a purse of Rs 4 crore, minus the amount spent on Retained Elite Players, Existing New Young Players and NYP players drafted up at auction.
The players will be divided into five categories, according to which their base prices will be allocated.
Pro Kabaddi League Auction base prices
Category A – INR 20 Lakh
Category B – INR 12 Lakh
Category C – INR 8 Lakh
Category D – INR 5 Lakh
New Young Players – fixed salary of INR 6.6 Lakh
What is 'Final Bid Match' for Pro Kabaddi League Auction?
An interesting piece of innovation in the auction will be the concept of 'Final Bid Match', which will allow the franchises to match the final bid made by another team, for one or a maximum of two players from its squad from Season 5 - similar to the Right to Match (RTM) concept, which was introduced during the IPL 11 auctions earlier this year.
What is the team structure for Pro Kabaddi League Auction?
There are a total of 12 teams, with each needing to form a squad of a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 25. A maximum of four foreign players can be signed.
The list of Pro Kabaddi League retained players:
Bengal Warriors: Surjeet Singh, Maninder Singh
Bengaluru Bulls: Rohit Kumar
Dabang Delhi KC: Meraj Sheykh
Gujarat Fortunegiants: Sachin Tawar, Sunil Kumar, Mahendra Ganesh Rajput
Haryana Steelers: Kuldeep Singh
Patna Pirates: Pardeep Narwal, Jaideep, Jawahar Dagar, Manish Kumar
Puneri Paltan: Sandeep Narwal, Rajesh Mondal, More GB, Girish Ernak
Tami Thalaivas: Ajay Thakur, Amit Hooda, C ArunTelugu Titans: Nilesh Salunke, Mohsen Maghsoudloujafari
All you need to know about the Pro Kabaddi League auction:
When will Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Auction take place?
Pro Kabaddi League 2018 (PKL) Auction will take place on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. This is the first day of the two-day auction.
Where will the Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Auction happen?
Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Auction will be take place in Mumbai. Last year, the PKL Player Auction took place in New Delhi.
What time does Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Auction begin?
Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Auction begins at 6:30 PM IST. The broadcast channel will begin the coverage at 5:30 PM IST.
Where to watch Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Auction on TV ?
Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Auction will be broadcast on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD in English Commentary. It will also air on Star Sports 1 Hindi and Star Sports 1 Hindi HD in Hindi commentary. Star Sports First will also broadcast it.
Where to watch Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Auction live streaming online?
Pro Kabaddi League 2018 Auctions live streaming online will be available on Hotstar and Jio TV.
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