PKL auction 2025
The 12 Pro Kabaddi League teams bought 121 players for ₹37.9075 crore at the 2025 auction for Season 12. Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh went for the most, ₹2.23 crore to the Gujarat Giants, and Devank Dalal was next at ₹2.205 crore. 10 players went for a crore or more. Every figure is the price a player was bought for at the league's auction, which is his fee for the season that follows. The players each team retained from the season before are not bought, so they are not in these figures, and nor are the young players the teams sign outside the auction.
Every player bought at the 2025 auction
All 121 players, most expensive first
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | ROLE | NATION | PRICE | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | Iran | ₹2.23 crore | £218,540£219k |
| 2 | Devank Dalal | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹2.205 crore | £216,090£216k |
| 3 | Ashu Malik | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹1.9 crore | £186,200£186k |
| 4 | Ankit Jaglan | Patna Pirates | All-rounder | India | ₹1.5725 crore | £154,105£154k |
| 5 | Arjun Deshwal | Tamil Thalaivas | Raider | India | ₹1.405 crore | £137,690£138k |
| 6 | Naveen Sansar Singh Kumar | Haryana Steelers | Raider | India | ₹1.2 crore | £117,600£118k |
| 7 | Yogesh Bijender Dahiya | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹1.125 crore | £110,250£110k |
| 8 | Guman Singh | UP Yoddhas | Raider | India | ₹1.0725 crore | £105,105£105k |
| 9 | Sachin Tanwar | Puneri Paltan | Raider | India | ₹1.0575 crore | £103,635£104k |
| 10 | Nitin Kumar Dhankhar | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹1.0025 crore | £98,245£98k |
| 11 | Deepak Rajender Singh | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹86 lakh | £84,280£84k |
| 12 | Bharat Hooda | Telugu Titans | All-rounder | India | ₹81 lakh | £79,380£79k |
| 13 | Shubham Shashikant Shinde | Telugu Titans | Defender | India | ₹80 lakh | £78,400£78k |
| 14 | Aanil Mohan | U Mumba | All-rounder | India | ₹78 lakh | £76,440£76k |
| 15 | Sanjay Krishan Dhull | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹60 lakh | £58,800£59k |
| 16 | Pawan Sehrawat | Tamil Thalaivas | All-rounder | India | ₹59.5 lakh | £58,310£58k |
| 17 | Akash Santosh Shinde | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹53.1 lakh | £52,038£52k |
| 18 | Vijay Malik | Telugu Titans | All-rounder | India | ₹51.5 lakh | £50,470£50k |
| 19 | Uday Parte | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹50.1 lakh | £49,098£49k |
| 20 | Nitin Rawal | Jaipur Pink Panthers | All-rounder | India | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 21 | Sandeep Kumar | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹49 lakh | £48,020£48k |
| 22 | Gurdeep | Puneri Paltan | All-rounder | India | ₹47.1 lakh | £46,158£46k |
| 23 | Sanket Suresh Sawant | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹40.5 lakh | £39,690£40k |
| 24 | Dheeraj | Bengaluru Bulls | All-rounder | India | ₹40.2 lakh | £39,396£39k |
| 25 | Manjeet Dahiya | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹40 lakh | £39,200£39k |
| 26 | Himanshu | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹39.2 lakh | £38,416£38k |
| 27 | Ajith V Kumar | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹36.3 lakh | £35,574£36k |
| 28 | Mohd. Amaan | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹35 lakh | £34,300£34k |
| 29 | Neeraj Narwal | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹32.6 lakh | £31,948£32k |
| 30 | Alireza Khalili | Tamil Thalaivas | Defender | Iran | ₹30.2 lakh | £29,596£30k |
| 31 | Amir Hossein Bastami | Dabang Delhi K.C. | All-rounder | Iran | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 31 | Ankush Rathee | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 31 | Fazel Atrachali | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | Iran | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 31 | Rahul | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 35 | Shubham Kumar | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹27.4 lakh | £26,852£27k |
| 36 | Aashish Kumar | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹27 lakh | £26,460£26k |
| 37 | Amir Hossein Ejlali | Telugu Titans | Raider | Iran | ₹26 lakh | £25,480£25k |
| 38 | Arkam Shaikh | Dabang Delhi K.C. | All-rounder | India | ₹25.3 lakh | £24,794£25k |
| 39 | Parvesh Bhainswal | U Mumba | Defender | India | ₹25.1 lakh | £24,598£25k |
| 40 | Rinku Sharma | U Mumba | Defender | India | ₹21 lakh | £20,580£21k |
| 41 | Nitesh Kumar | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹20.25 lakh | £19,845£20k |
| 42 | Mahender Singh | UP Yoddhas | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 42 | Maninder Singh | Patna Pirates | Raider | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 42 | Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi | UP Yoddhas | Defender | Iran | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 42 | Surjeet Singh | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 46 | Lucky Sharma | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹19.5 lakh | £19,110£19k |
| 47 | Ali Samadi Choubtarash | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | Iran | ₹16.2 lakh | £15,876£16k |
| 48 | Ashish Narwal | Telugu Titans | Raider | India | ₹15.7 lakh | £15,386£15k |
| 49 | Ashish | Haryana Steelers | All-rounder | India | ₹15 lakh | £14,700£15k |
| 50 | Alireza Mirzaeian | Bengaluru Bulls | All-rounder | Iran | ₹14 lakh | £13,720£14k |
| 51 | Nitin Panwar | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹13.7 lakh | £13,426£13k |
| 52 | Milad Jabbari | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | Iran | ₹13.6 lakh | £13,328£13k |
| 53 | Dong Geon Lee | UP Yoddhas | Raider | South Korea | ₹13.5 lakh | £13,230£13k |
| 53 | Milad Mohajer | Puneri Paltan | Raider | Iran | ₹13.5 lakh | £13,230£13k |
| 55 | Ashish | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹13.1 lakh | £12,838£13k |
| 56 | Abhimanyu Raghuvanshi | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Ahmadreza Asgari | Bengaluru Bulls | All-rounder | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Akshit | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Aman | Telugu Titans | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Amin Ghorbani | Patna Pirates | Raider | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Ashish Kumar Sangwan | Dabang Delhi K.C. | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Ganesh Parki | Telugu Titans | All-rounder | Nepal | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Gaurav Chhillar | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Ghanshyam Roka Magar | Haryana Steelers | Raider | Nepal | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Hardeep | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Jai Bhagwan | Telugu Titans | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Jang Kun Lee | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | South Korea | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Mahipal | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Manish | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Manjeet | Telugu Titans | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Mayank Saini | Haryana Steelers | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Mayur Jagannath Kadam | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Meetu | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh | Puneri Paltan | All-rounder | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Mohammad Ghorbani | U Mumba | Raider | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Mohit | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Mohit | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Mohit | Tamil Thalaivas | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Naveen | Dabang Delhi K.C. | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Omid Khojasteh Mohammadshah | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Parteek | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Pranay Vinay Rane | UP Yoddhas | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Ravi | U Mumba | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Rohit Kumar | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Satyappa Matti | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Saurabh Nandal | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Shahan Sha Mohammed | Haryana Steelers | Raider | Bangladesh | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Shivansh Thakur | Bengal Warriorz | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Sombir | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Stuwart Singh | Puneri Paltan | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Vinay | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Vishal Bhardwaj | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 56 | Visvanth V | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 96 | Suresh Jadhav | Tamil Thalaivas | All-rounder | India | ₹9.5 lakh | £9,310£9k |
| 97 | Shubham Bitake | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹9.1 lakh | £8,918£9k |
| 98 | Amarjeet | U Mumba | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Amit | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Amit | Dabang Delhi K.C. | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Amit Singh Thakur | Bengaluru Bulls | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Anil Gurjar | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Ankit | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Ankit | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Harander | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Himanshu Yadav | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | K Harish | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Mandeep | Patna Pirates | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Moolchandra Singh | Bengal Warriorz | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Rahul Dagar | Telugu Titans | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Ritik | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Rohan Ashok Tupare | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Ronak | UP Yoddhas | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Sachin | Bengaluru Bulls | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Sachin | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Sahil Suhas Rane | Bengaluru Bulls | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Sandeep | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Shubham Rahate | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Sumit | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Vijay | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 98 | Zubair | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
The 20 most expensive
How the money was spread
Half the 121 went for ₹13 lakh or less, and the average is ₹31.33 lakh, pulled up by the top of the list: 29 players went for more than it and 92 for less. 69 of the 121 were bought at their base price, the first and only bid. Aanil Mohan was bid furthest past his, from ₹9 lakh to ₹78 lakh, 8.7 times over.
Players in each price band
What each team spent
The 12 teams at the 2025 auction, biggest spender first
| # | TEAM | BOUGHT | SPENT | CONVERTED | BIGGEST BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dabang Delhi K.C. | 16 | ₹4.459 crore | £436,982£437k | Ashu Malik |
| 2 | Bengaluru Bulls | 15 | ₹4.069 crore | £398,762£399k | Yogesh Bijender Dahiya |
| 3 | Gujarat Giants | 13 | ₹4.045 crore | £396,410£396k | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh |
| 4 | Bengal Warriorz | 13 | ₹3.9405 crore | £386,169£386k | Devank Dalal |
| 5 | Patna Pirates | 8 | ₹3.5175 crore | £344,715£345k | Ankit Jaglan |
| 6 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 9 | ₹3.2255 crore | £316,099£316k | Nitin Kumar Dhankhar |
| 7 | Telugu Titans | 10 | ₹3.152 crore | £308,896£309k | Bharat Hooda |
| 8 | Tamil Thalaivas | 5 | ₹2.527 crore | £247,646£248k | Arjun Deshwal |
| 9 | Puneri Paltan | 8 | ₹2.4935 crore | £244,363£244k | Sachin Tanwar |
| 10 | Haryana Steelers | 10 | ₹2.44 crore | £239,120£239k | Naveen Sansar Singh Kumar |
| 11 | U Mumba | 8 | ₹2.211 crore | £216,678£217k | Aanil Mohan |
| 12 | UP Yoddhas | 6 | ₹1.8275 crore | £179,095£179k | Guman Singh |
Spend by team
Raiders, defenders and all-rounders
What the teams paid for each role at the 2025 auction
| ROLE | BOUGHT | SPENT | AVERAGE | MOST EXPENSIVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raider | 43 | ₹16.6455 crore | ₹38.71 lakh | Devank Dalal |
| Defender | 48 | ₹10.6355 crore | ₹22.16 lakh | Yogesh Bijender Dahiya |
| All-rounder | 30 | ₹10.6265 crore | ₹35.42 lakh | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh |
The 43 raiders took 44% of the money, the 48 defenders 28%, and the 30 all-rounders 28%. 20 of the 121 were from outside India and went for ₹5.47 crore between them, an average of ₹27.35 lakh against ₹32.12 lakh for an Indian player.
Kept on a final bid match
14 players whose team from the season before matched the winning bid and kept them
| PLAYER | TEAM | PRICE | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashu Malik | Dabang Delhi K.C. | ₹1.9 crore | £186,200£186k |
| Ankit Jaglan | Patna Pirates | ₹1.5725 crore | £154,105£154k |
| Deepak Rajender Singh | Patna Pirates | ₹86 lakh | £84,280£84k |
| Vijay Malik | Telugu Titans | ₹51.5 lakh | £50,470£50k |
| Mohd. Amaan | Puneri Paltan | ₹35 lakh | £34,300£34k |
| Parvesh Bhainswal | U Mumba | ₹25.1 lakh | £24,598£25k |
| Rinku Sharma | U Mumba | ₹21 lakh | £20,580£21k |
| Nitesh Kumar | Bengal Warriorz | ₹20.25 lakh | £19,845£20k |
| Mahender Singh | UP Yoddhas | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi | UP Yoddhas | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| Ashish Narwal | Telugu Titans | ₹15.7 lakh | £15,386£15k |
| Ghanshyam Roka Magar | Haryana Steelers | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| Hardeep | Haryana Steelers | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| Mayur Jagannath Kadam | Bengal Warriorz | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
Every auction, season by season
What the teams spent at each of the 5 auctions, and the record buy at each
| SEASON | AUCTION | BOUGHT | SPENT | CONVERTED | RECORD BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 12 | 2025 | 121 | ₹37.9075 crore | £3,714,935£3.7m | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, ₹2.23cr |
| Season 11 | 2024 | 118 | ₹33.7085 crore | £3,303,433£3.3m | Sachin Tanwar, ₹2.15cr |
| Season 10 | 2023 | 118 | ₹32.4495 crore | £3,180,051£3.2m | Pawan Sehrawat, ₹2.6cr |
| Season 9 | 2022 | 122 | ₹29.209 crore | £2,862,482£2.9m | Pawan Sehrawat, ₹2.26cr |
| Season 8 | 2021 | 116 | ₹27.073 crore | £2,653,154£2.7m | Pardeep Narwal, ₹1.65cr |
Spent at each auction
The most anyone has gone for across the 5 auctions is ₹2.605 crore, paid for Pawan Sehrawat by the Telugu Titans in 2023. Spending rose from ₹27.073 crore in 2021 to ₹37.9075 crore in 2025.
Every team at every auction
What each team spent at each of the 5 auctions, biggest spender over all of them first
| TEAM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat Giants | ₹4.04cr | ₹4.02cr | ₹3.95cr | ₹2.74cr | ₹2.06cr | ₹16.81cr |
| Bengal Warriorz | ₹3.94cr | ₹3.52cr | ₹4.2cr | ₹2.58cr | ₹1.61cr | ₹15.85cr |
| Telugu Titans | ₹3.15cr | ₹3.5cr | ₹3.44cr | ₹3.35cr | ₹2.12cr | ₹15.58cr |
| Bengaluru Bulls | ₹4.07cr | ₹2.96cr | ₹2.75cr | ₹2.78cr | ₹2.34cr | ₹14.9cr |
| Dabang Delhi K.C. | ₹4.46cr | ₹1.79cr | ₹3.08cr | ₹1.86cr | ₹2.32cr | ₹13.52cr |
| Patna Pirates | ₹3.52cr | ₹3.22cr | ₹2.49cr | ₹1.01cr | ₹2.8cr | ₹13.03cr |
| Tamil Thalaivas | ₹2.53cr | ₹2.53cr | ₹1.46cr | ₹2.83cr | ₹3.63cr | ₹12.97cr |
| Haryana Steelers | ₹2.44cr | ₹2.56cr | ₹2.9cr | ₹2.59cr | ₹2.33cr | ₹12.82cr |
| U Mumba | ₹2.21cr | ₹2.79cr | ₹2.69cr | ₹2.97cr | ₹1.3cr | ₹11.96cr |
| Puneri Paltan | ₹2.49cr | ₹1.74cr | ₹2.79cr | ₹2.67cr | ₹2cr | ₹11.69cr |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers | ₹3.23cr | ₹2.16cr | ₹87 lakh | ₹2.73cr | ₹2.09cr | ₹11.07cr |
| UP Yoddhas | ₹1.83cr | ₹2.92cr | ₹1.83cr | ₹1.1cr | ₹2.47cr | ₹10.15cr |
Across the 5 auctions the Gujarat Giants spent the most, ₹16.806 crore, and the UP Yoddhas the least, ₹10.1515 crore.
Frequently asked questions
Who was the most expensive player at the PKL auction 2025?
Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, bought by the Gujarat Giants for ₹2.23 crore. Devank Dalal of the Bengal Warriorz was next at ₹2.205 crore.
How many players were sold at the PKL auction 2025?
121, for ₹37.9075 crore between them. 644 were in the pool: 115 had already been retained by their teams and 408 went unsold.
How many players went for a crore or more in 2025?
10: Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (₹2.23 crore), Devank Dalal (₹2.205 crore), Ashu Malik (₹1.9 crore), Ankit Jaglan (₹1.5725 crore), Arjun Deshwal (₹1.405 crore), Naveen Sansar Singh Kumar (₹1.2 crore), Yogesh Bijender Dahiya (₹1.125 crore), Guman Singh (₹1.0725 crore), Sachin Tanwar (₹1.0575 crore) and Nitin Kumar Dhankhar (₹1.0025 crore).
Which team spent the most at the PKL auction 2025?
The Dabang Delhi K.C., ₹4.459 crore on 16 players. The UP Yoddhas spent the least, ₹1.8275 crore on 6 players.
What was the average price at the PKL auction 2025?
₹31.33 lakh across the 121 players bought. The median is ₹13 lakh, so half of them went for that or less.
Where to next
What each team bought: Dabang Delhi K.C., Bengaluru Bulls, Gujarat Giants, Bengal Warriorz, Patna Pirates, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Telugu Titans, Tamil Thalaivas, Puneri Paltan, Haryana Steelers, U Mumba and UP Yoddhas. The auction before is 2024. Cricket's auction, player by player since 2009, is on the IPL auction pages. India's hockey auction, men and women, is on the HIL auction pages. Street cricket's auction, tennis ball and ten overs a side, is on the ISPL auction pages.