PKL auction 2023
The 12 Pro Kabaddi League teams bought 118 players for ₹32.4495 crore at the 2023 auction for Season 10. Pawan Sehrawat went for the most, ₹2.605 crore to the Telugu Titans, and Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh was next at ₹2.35 crore. 5 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 2023 auction
All 118 players, most expensive first
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | ROLE | NATION | PRICE | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawan Sehrawat | Telugu Titans | Raider | India | ₹2.605 crore | £255,290£255k |
| 2 | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | Puneri Paltan | All-rounder | Iran | ₹2.35 crore | £230,300£230k |
| 3 | Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹2.12 crore | £207,760£208k |
| 4 | Fazel Atrachali | Gujarat Giants | Defender | Iran | ₹1.6 crore | £156,800£157k |
| 5 | Siddharth Sirish Desai | Haryana Steelers | Raider | India | ₹1 crore | £98,000£98k |
| 6 | Ashu Malik | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹96.25 lakh | £94,325£94k |
| 7 | Meetu | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹93 lakh | £91,140£91k |
| 8 | Manjeet Dahiya | Patna Pirates | Raider | India | ₹92 lakh | £90,160£90k |
| 9 | Guman Singh | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹85 lakh | £83,300£83k |
| 9 | Vijay Malik | UP Yoddhas | All-rounder | India | ₹85 lakh | £83,300£83k |
| 11 | Amirmohammad Zafardanesh | U Mumba | All-rounder | Iran | ₹68 lakh | £66,640£67k |
| 12 | Chandran Ranjit | Haryana Steelers | Raider | India | ₹62 lakh | £60,760£61k |
| 13 | Rohit Gulia | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹58.5 lakh | £57,330£57k |
| 14 | Vikash Khandola | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹55.25 lakh | £54,145£54k |
| 15 | Rahul Sethpal | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹40.7 lakh | £39,886£40k |
| 16 | Mahender Singh | U Mumba | Defender | India | ₹40.25 lakh | £39,445£39k |
| 17 | Shrikant Jadhav | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹35.25 lakh | £34,545£35k |
| 18 | Shubham Shashikant Shinde | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹32.25 lakh | £31,605£32k |
| 19 | Nitin Kumar | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹32.2 lakh | £31,556£32k |
| 20 | Masanamuthu Lakshnanan | Tamil Thalaivas | Raider | India | ₹31.6 lakh | £30,968£31k |
| 21 | Ankit | Patna Pirates | All-rounder | India | ₹31.5 lakh | £30,870£31k |
| 22 | Amir Hossein Bastami | Tamil Thalaivas | Defender | Iran | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 22 | Nitin Rawal | Bengal Warriorz | All-rounder | India | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 24 | Sombir | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹26.25 lakh | £25,725£26k |
| 25 | Himanshu Singh | Tamil Thalaivas | Raider | India | ₹25 lakh | £24,500£25k |
| 26 | Monu | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹24.1 lakh | £23,618£24k |
| 27 | Ashish | Haryana Steelers | All-rounder | India | ₹23.25 lakh | £22,785£23k |
| 27 | Sachin Narwal | Bengaluru Bulls | All-rounder | India | ₹23.25 lakh | £22,785£23k |
| 29 | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | Iran | ₹22 lakh | £21,560£22k |
| 30 | Arkam Shaikh | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹20.25 lakh | £19,845£20k |
| 31 | Girish Maruti Ernak | U Mumba | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 31 | Gurdeep | UP Yoddhas | All-rounder | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 31 | Mohit | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 31 | Sunil | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 31 | Vishal | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 31 | Vishal Bhardwaj | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 37 | Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi | Tamil Thalaivas | Defender | Iran | ₹19.2 lakh | £18,816£19k |
| 37 | Ponparthiban Subramanian | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹19.2 lakh | £18,816£19k |
| 39 | Satish Kannan | Tamil Thalaivas | Raider | India | ₹18.1 lakh | £17,738£18k |
| 40 | Krishan | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹17.2 lakh | £16,856£17k |
| 41 | Vahid RezaEimehr | Puneri Paltan | Defender | Iran | ₹16.6 lakh | £16,268£16k |
| 42 | Alireza Mirzaeian | U Mumba | Raider | Iran | ₹16.1 lakh | £15,778£16k |
| 43 | Rohit | Patna Pirates | All-rounder | India | ₹16 lakh | £15,680£16k |
| 44 | Deepak Rajender Singh | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹15.7 lakh | £15,386£15k |
| 45 | Surjeet Singh | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹14.2 lakh | £13,916£14k |
| 46 | Abhishek Singh | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹14 lakh | £13,720£14k |
| 47 | Ravi Kumar | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹13.3 lakh | £13,034£13k |
| 48 | Akshay Jaywant Bodake | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Akshay Kumar | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Aslam Saja Mohamed Thambi | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | Sri Lanka | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Balaji D | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Banty | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Bhoir Akshay Bharat | Bengal Warriorz | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Chai-Ming Chang | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | Taiwan | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Daniel Omondi Odhiambo | Patna Pirates | All-rounder | Kenya | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Felix Li | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | England | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Ghanshyam Roka Magar | Haryana Steelers | Raider | Nepal | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Gulveer Singh | UP Yoddhas | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Hamid Mirzaei Nader | Telugu Titans | All-rounder | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Harendra Kumar | UP Yoddhas | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Hasan Balbool | Haryana Steelers | Raider | Iraq | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Helvic Simuyu Wanjala | UP Yoddhas | All-rounder | Kenya | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Kiran Laxman Magar | UP Yoddhas | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Lavish | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Lucky Sharma | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Md. Liton Ali | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | Bangladesh | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Milad Jabbari | Telugu Titans | Defender | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | More G B | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Navneet | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Nitin Chandel | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Nitin Panwar | UP Yoddhas | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Piotr Pamulak | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | Poland | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Rahul Chaudhari | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Rakesh Narwal | Patna Pirates | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Ran Singh | Bengaluru Bulls | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Sajin Chandrasekar | Patna Pirates | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Samuel Wanjala Wafula | UP Yoddhas | All-rounder | Kenya | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Sanjay | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Selvamani K | Tamil Thalaivas | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Shankar Bhimraj Gadai | Telugu Titans | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Sourav Gulia | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Sumit | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Sunder | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Sushil | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Vikas Jaglan | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Vishwas S | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Visvanath V. | U Mumba | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Yuvraj Pandeya | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | England | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 48 | Zheng-Wei Chen | Patna Pirates | Raider | Taiwan | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 92 | Ahmed Mustafa Enamdar | Puneri Paltan | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Ajit Pandurang Pawar | Telugu Titans | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Akash Prasher | Dabang Delhi K.C. | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Ankit | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Deepak Kumar | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Gaurav Dahiya | Telugu Titans | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Hardeep | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Himanshu Choudhary | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Ishwar | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Jagdeep | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Jitender Yadav | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Kunal | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Mahendra Choudhary | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Mohit | Telugu Titans | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Mohit | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Nitesh | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Omkar R. More | Telugu Titans | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Rakshith | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Ravindra Chouhan | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Ritik | Tamil Thalaivas | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Robin Chaudhary | Telugu Titans | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Rohit Kumar | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Rohit Yadav | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Sandeep Kumar | Patna Pirates | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Saurav Parthe | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Shashank B | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 92 | Vikrant | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
The 20 most expensive
How the money was spread
Half the 118 went for ₹13 lakh or less, and the average is ₹27.5 lakh, pulled up by the top of the list: 23 players went for more than it and 95 for less. 76 of the 118 were bought at their base price, the first and only bid. Pawan Sehrawat was bid furthest past his, from ₹20 lakh to ₹2.605 crore, 13 times over.
Players in each price band
What each team spent
The 12 teams at the 2023 auction, biggest spender first
| # | TEAM | BOUGHT | SPENT | CONVERTED | BIGGEST BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengal Warriorz | 11 | ₹4.197 crore | £411,306£411k | Maninder Singh |
| 2 | Gujarat Giants | 14 | ₹3.95 crore | £387,100£387k | Fazel Atrachali |
| 3 | Telugu Titans | 9 | ₹3.445 crore | £337,610£338k | Pawan Sehrawat |
| 4 | Dabang Delhi K.C. | 11 | ₹3.0825 crore | £302,085£302k | Ashu Malik |
| 5 | Haryana Steelers | 9 | ₹2.8995 crore | £284,151£284k | Siddharth Sirish Desai |
| 6 | Puneri Paltan | 5 | ₹2.786 crore | £273,028£273k | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh |
| 7 | Bengaluru Bulls | 16 | ₹2.75 crore | £269,500£270k | Vikash Khandola |
| 8 | U Mumba | 9 | ₹2.6935 crore | £263,963£264k | Guman Singh |
| 9 | Patna Pirates | 12 | ₹2.487 crore | £243,726£244k | Manjeet Dahiya |
| 10 | UP Yoddhas | 8 | ₹1.83 crore | £179,340£179k | Vijay Malik |
| 11 | Tamil Thalaivas | 7 | ₹1.459 crore | £142,982£143k | Masanamuthu Lakshnanan |
| 12 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 7 | ₹87 lakh | £85,260£85k | Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki |
Spend by team
Raiders, defenders and all-rounders
What the teams paid for each role at the 2023 auction
| ROLE | BOUGHT | SPENT | AVERAGE | MOST EXPENSIVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raider | 41 | ₹15.3635 crore | ₹37.47 lakh | Pawan Sehrawat |
| Defender | 48 | ₹8.7485 crore | ₹18.23 lakh | Fazel Atrachali |
| All-rounder | 29 | ₹8.3375 crore | ₹28.75 lakh | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh |
The 41 raiders took 47% of the money, the 48 defenders 27%, and the 29 all-rounders 26%. 23 of the 118 were from outside India and went for ₹7.619 crore between them, an average of ₹33.13 lakh against ₹26.14 lakh for an Indian player.
Kept on a final bid match
10 players whose team from the season before matched the winning bid and kept them
| PLAYER | TEAM | PRICE | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriorz | ₹2.12 crore | £207,760£208k |
| Ashu Malik | Dabang Delhi K.C. | ₹96.25 lakh | £94,325£94k |
| Guman Singh | U Mumba | ₹85 lakh | £83,300£83k |
| Vikash Khandola | Bengaluru Bulls | ₹55.25 lakh | £54,145£54k |
| Shrikant Jadhav | Bengal Warriorz | ₹35.25 lakh | £34,545£35k |
| Shubham Shashikant Shinde | Bengal Warriorz | ₹32.25 lakh | £31,605£32k |
| Himanshu Singh | Tamil Thalaivas | ₹25 lakh | £24,500£25k |
| Sachin Narwal | Bengaluru Bulls | ₹23.25 lakh | £22,785£23k |
| Arkam Shaikh | Gujarat Giants | ₹20.25 lakh | £19,845£20k |
| Sajin Chandrasekar | Patna Pirates | ₹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 2023?
Pawan Sehrawat, bought by the Telugu Titans for ₹2.605 crore. Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh of the Puneri Paltan was next at ₹2.35 crore.
How many players were sold at the PKL auction 2023?
118, for ₹32.4495 crore between them. 720 were in the pool: 125 had already been retained by their teams and 477 went unsold.
How many players went for a crore or more in 2023?
5: Pawan Sehrawat (₹2.605 crore), Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (₹2.35 crore), Maninder Singh (₹2.12 crore), Fazel Atrachali (₹1.6 crore) and Siddharth Sirish Desai (₹1 crore).
Which team spent the most at the PKL auction 2023?
The Bengal Warriorz, ₹4.197 crore on 11 players. The Jaipur Pink Panthers spent the least, ₹87 lakh on 7 players.
What was the average price at the PKL auction 2023?
₹27.5 lakh across the 118 players bought. The median is ₹13 lakh, so half of them went for that or less.
Where to next
What each team bought: Bengal Warriorz, Gujarat Giants, Telugu Titans, Dabang Delhi K.C., Haryana Steelers, Puneri Paltan, Bengaluru Bulls, U Mumba, Patna Pirates, UP Yoddhas, Tamil Thalaivas and Jaipur Pink Panthers. The auction before is 2022. The auction after 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.