Hockey India League Auctions: Harmanpreet, Abhishek, Hardik, Gonzalo Peillat most expensive on Day 1 - Highlights
Follow all the Highlights from the first day of Hockey India League 2024 auctions.
The first day of the auctions of the returning Hockey India League commenced with more than 600 men's players going under the hammer.
Eight teams were in the fray to get the services of the best hockey players in the world.
The teams have a purse of four crores and have to take 24 players in with the team composition being 16 Indian players (four mandatory U21 players) and eight overseas players.
As it happened:
Best Indian Player - Harmanpreet Singh (78 Lakh)
Best Foreign player - Gonzalo Peillat (68 Lakh)
Best U21 Player - Araijeet Singh Hundal (42 Lakh)
Harmanpreet Singh - 78 Lakh - Soorma Hockey Club
Abhishek - 72 Lakh - Rahr Bengal Tigers
Hardik Singh - 70 Lakh - Up Rudras
Gonzalo Peillat - 68 Lakh - Hyderabad Toofans
Jip Janssen - 54 Lakh - Tamil Nadu Dragons
Team Gonasika (10)
Indian players - Manpreet Singh (42 Lacs), Araijeet Singh Hundal (42 Lacs), Amir Ali (34 Lacs), Mandeep Singh (25 Lacs), Suraj Karkera ( 22 Lacs),Nilam Xess (17 Lacs), Birendra Lakra (10 Lacs), Yogember Rawat (11 Lacs)
Overseas Players - Jeroen Hertzberger (NED - 20 Lacs), Oliver John Payne (ENG - 15 Lacs)
Soorma Hockey Club (7)
Indian Players - Harmanpreet Singh (78 Lacs), Vivek Sagar Prasad (40 Lacs), Gurjant Singh (19 Lacs), Gurinder Singh (11 Lacs)
Overseas Players - Jeremy Hayward (AUS - 42 Lacs), Dayaan Cassiem ( RSA - 25 Lacs), Vincent Vanasch (BEL - 23 Lacs)
Rahr Bengal Tigers (8)
Indian Players - Abhishek (72 Lacs), Jugraj Singh (48 Lacs), Sukhjeet Singh (42 Lacs), Rupinder Pal Singh (12.5)
Overseas Players - Pirmin Blaak (NED - 25 Lacs), Florent Van Aubel (BEL - 25 Lacs), Gauthier Boccard (BEL - 18 Lacs), Hayden Beltz (AUS - 13 Lacs)
Tamil Nadu Dragons (6)
Indian players - Amit Rohidas ( 48 Lacs), Selvam Karthi (24 Lacs), Kothajit Singh (10 Lacs)
Overseas Players - Jip Janssen (NED- 54 Lacs), Duco Telgenkamp (NED - 36 Lacs), David Harte (IRE - 32 Lacs)
Hyderabad Toofans (5)
Indian Players - Sumit (46 Lacs), Nilakanta Sharma (34 Lacs), Shilanand Lakra (21 Lacs)
Overseas - Gonzalo Peillat (Ger - 68 Lacs), Jean Danneberg (GER - 27 Lacs)
Kalinga Lancers (5)
Indian Players - Sanjay (38 Lacs), Dilpreet Singh (34 Lacs), Krishan B Pathak (32 Lacs), Boby Singh Dhami (20 Lacs), Mandeep Mor (19 Lacs)
Overseas - None
UP Rudras (6)
Indian players - Hardik Singh (70 Lacs), Lalit Upadhaya (28 Lacs), Surender Kumar (14 Lacs)
Overseas Players - Lars Balk (NED - 40 Lacs), Kane Russell (NZ - 30 Lacs), Álvaro Iglesias (ESP - 12.5 Lacs)
Delhi SG Pipers (7)
Indian Players - Samsher Singh (42 Lacs), Rajkumar Pal (40 Lacs), Rohit (40 Lacs), Jarmanpreet Singh (38 Lacs), Varun Kumar (34 Lacs), Pawan (15 Lacs)
Overseas Players - Tomas Santiago (ARG - 10 Lacs)
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