MUMBAI, Oct 10:
India’s Pawan Sehrawat set the record of being the costliest player at Pro Kabaddi League for the second consecutive year after he was picked by Telugu Titans for whopping Rs 2.60 crore at the auctions. A total of 601 players are up for auction this year.
Sehrawat was picked up by Tamil Thalaivas for Rs 2.26 crore in season nine auctions. On Monday, Haryana Steelers, UP Yoddhas, Telugu Titans and Bengaluru Bulls were engaged in a bidding war for Sehrawat, who played a vital role in India’s victory over Iran in the Asian Games final as the team clinched the gold medal.
But before the Indian reclaimed the record on the first of the two-day auction here, Iran’s Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh had emerged as the costliest after he was bought for Rs 2.35 crore by Puneri Paltan in category A.India’s Maninder Singh was also among high demand as he was roped in by Bengal Warriors for Rs 2.12 crore.
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