PKL auction 2024
The 12 Pro Kabaddi League teams bought 118 players for ₹33.7085 crore at the 2024 auction for Season 11. Sachin Tanwar went for the most, ₹2.15 crore to the Tamil Thalaivas, and Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh was next at ₹2.07 crore. 8 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 2024 auction
All 118 players, most expensive first
| # | PLAYER | TEAM | ROLE | NATION | PRICE | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tanwar | Tamil Thalaivas | Raider | India | ₹2.15 crore | £210,700£211k |
| 2 | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | Haryana Steelers | All-rounder | Iran | ₹2.07 crore | £202,860£203k |
| 3 | Guman Singh | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹1.97 crore | £193,060£193k |
| 4 | Pawan Sehrawat | Telugu Titans | All-rounder | India | ₹1.725 crore | £169,050£169k |
| 5 | Bharat Hooda | UP Yoddhas | All-rounder | India | ₹1.3 crore | £127,400£127k |
| 6 | Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹1.15 crore | £112,700£113k |
| 7 | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹1.1075 crore | £108,535£109k |
| 8 | Sunil Kumar | U Mumba | Defender | India | ₹1.015 crore | £99,470£99k |
| 9 | Manjeet Dahiya | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹80 lakh | £78,400£78k |
| 10 | Krishan | Telugu Titans | Defender | India | ₹70 lakh | £68,600£69k |
| 10 | Pardeep Narwal | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹70 lakh | £68,600£69k |
| 10 | Shubham Shashikant Shinde | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹70 lakh | £68,600£69k |
| 13 | Ajith V Kumar | Puneri Paltan | Raider | India | ₹66 lakh | £64,680£65k |
| 14 | Jai Bhagwan | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹63 lakh | £61,740£62k |
| 15 | Surjeet Singh | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹60 lakh | £58,800£59k |
| 16 | Gurdeep | Patna Pirates | All-rounder | India | ₹59 lakh | £57,820£58k |
| 17 | Deepak Rajender Singh | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 17 | Fazel Atrachali | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | Iran | ₹50 lakh | £49,000£49k |
| 19 | Bhavani Rajput | UP Yoddhas | Raider | India | ₹45 lakh | £44,100£44k |
| 20 | Arjun Rathi | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹41 lakh | £40,180£40k |
| 21 | Neeraj Kumar | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹35 lakh | £34,300£34k |
| 22 | Vikash Khandola | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹32 lakh | £31,360£31k |
| 23 | Mayur Jagannath Kadam | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹30.2 lakh | £29,596£30k |
| 24 | Sahul Kumar | UP Yoddhas | Defender | India | ₹30 lakh | £29,400£29k |
| 25 | Manjeet | Telugu Titans | Raider | India | ₹27 lakh | £26,460£26k |
| 26 | Siddharth Sirish Desai | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹26 lakh | £25,480£25k |
| 27 | Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi | UP Yoddhas | Defender | Iran | ₹25 lakh | £24,500£25k |
| 28 | Ashish | Dabang Delhi K.C. | All-rounder | India | ₹23.5 lakh | £23,030£23k |
| 29 | Meetu | Patna Pirates | Raider | India | ₹21.9 lakh | £21,462£21k |
| 30 | Mahender Singh | UP Yoddhas | Defender | India | ₹21.4 lakh | £20,972£21k |
| 31 | Devank Dalal | Patna Pirates | Raider | India | ₹20.1 lakh | £19,698£20k |
| 31 | Nitin Panwar | Dabang Delhi K.C. | All-rounder | India | ₹20.1 lakh | £19,698£20k |
| 33 | Mohit | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 33 | Sombir | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 33 | Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 33 | Vijay Malik | Telugu Titans | All-rounder | India | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| 37 | Parvesh Bhainswal | U Mumba | Defender | India | ₹19.5 lakh | £19,110£19k |
| 38 | Heidarali Ekrami | UP Yoddhas | Raider | Iran | ₹19.1 lakh | £18,718£19k |
| 39 | Jang Kun Lee | Patna Pirates | Raider | South Korea | ₹17.5 lakh | £17,150£17k |
| 40 | Vahid RezaEimehr | Gujarat Giants | Defender | Iran | ₹17.1 lakh | £16,758£17k |
| 41 | Mohd. Amaan | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹16.2 lakh | £15,876£16k |
| 42 | Amir Hossein Bastami | Tamil Thalaivas | Defender | Iran | ₹16 lakh | £15,680£16k |
| 43 | Shrikant Jadhav | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹15 lakh | £14,700£15k |
| 44 | Stuwart Singh | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹14.2 lakh | £13,916£14k |
| 45 | Ali Hadi | Puneri Paltan | Defender | Iran | ₹14.1 lakh | £13,818£14k |
| 46 | Amin Ghorbani | U Mumba | Defender | Iran | ₹14 lakh | £13,720£14k |
| 46 | Monu | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹14 lakh | £13,720£14k |
| 48 | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | Iran | ₹13.6 lakh | £13,328£13k |
| 49 | Mohammad Baba Ali | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | Iran | ₹13.5 lakh | £13,230£13k |
| 50 | Amir Hassan Noroozi | Puneri Paltan | All-rounder | Iran | ₹13.4 lakh | £13,132£13k |
| 51 | Sanjay Krishan Dhull | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹13.2 lakh | £12,936£13k |
| 52 | Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹13.1 lakh | £12,838£13k |
| 53 | Aman | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki | Jaipur Pink Panthers | All-rounder | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Arpit Saroha | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Ashish Narwal | Telugu Titans | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Babu Murugasan | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Brijendra Singh Chaudhary | Dabang Delhi K.C. | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Chai-Ming Chang | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | Taiwan | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Gaurav Chhillar | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Hamid Mirzaei Nader | Patna Pirates | Defender | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Harsh Mahesh Lad | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Hasun Thongkruea | Bengaluru Bulls | Defender | Thailand | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Himanshu | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Himanshu Singh | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Jatin | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | K. Dharanidharan | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Lucky Sharma | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Manuj | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Md. Mijanur Rahman | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | Bangladesh | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Milad Jabbari | Telugu Titans | Defender | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Moein Safaghi | Tamil Thalaivas | All-rounder | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Mohammad Malak | Telugu Titans | Defender | Iran | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Mohit | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Navneet | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Neeraj Narwal | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Nitesh | Gujarat Giants | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Nitesh Kumar | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Nitin Rawal | Bengaluru Bulls | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Pramot Saising | Bengaluru Bulls | Raider | Thailand | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Pranay Vinay Rane | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Prashant Kumar Rathi | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Praveen Thakur | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Pravinder | Patna Pirates | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Ravi Kumar | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Rinku Narwal | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Rohan Singh | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Sagar Kumar | Bengal Warriorz | All-rounder | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Satish Kannan | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Sunder | Telugu Titans | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Vinay | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 53 | Vishal | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹13 lakh | £12,740£13k |
| 93 | Akshay R. Suryawanshi | UP Yoddhas | Raider | India | ₹12.9 lakh | £12,642£13k |
| 93 | Sambhaji Wabale | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹12.9 lakh | £12,642£13k |
| 95 | M. Dhanasekar | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹9.4 lakh | £9,212£9k |
| 96 | Shubham Kumar | U Mumba | All-rounder | India | ₹9.2 lakh | £9,016£9k |
| 97 | Aadesh Siwach | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Aamir Wani | Jaipur Pink Panthers | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Aashish Kumar | U Mumba | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Akash B Chavhan | Bengal Warriorz | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Aman | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Amit Kumar | Telugu Titans | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Aryavardhan Navale | Puneri Paltan | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Ashish Gill | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Hem Raj | Bengal Warriorz | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Himanshu | Gujarat Giants | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Manikandan S. | Haryana Steelers | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Mayank Malik | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Naveen | Haryana Steelers | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Parveen | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Rahul | Dabang Delhi K.C. | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Raj D. Salunkhe | Gujarat Giants | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Sagar | Patna Pirates | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Sanskar Mishra | Haryana Steelers | All-rounder | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Sourabh Fagare | Tamil Thalaivas | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Sourav | Puneri Paltan | Defender | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Vishal Choudhary | U Mumba | Raider | India | ₹9 lakh | £8,820£9k |
| 97 | Vivek | UP Yoddhas | All-rounder | 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 ₹28.57 lakh, pulled up by the top of the list: 24 players went for more than it and 94 for less. 64 of the 118 were bought at their base price, the first and only bid. Sachin Tanwar was bid furthest past his, from ₹30 lakh to ₹2.15 crore, 7.2 times over.
Players in each price band
What each team spent
The 12 teams at the 2024 auction, biggest spender first
| # | TEAM | BOUGHT | SPENT | CONVERTED | BIGGEST BUY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarat Giants | 15 | ₹4.017 crore | £393,666£394k | Guman Singh |
| 2 | Bengal Warriorz | 13 | ₹3.521 crore | £345,058£345k | Maninder Singh |
| 3 | Telugu Titans | 9 | ₹3.505 crore | £343,490£343k | Pawan Sehrawat |
| 4 | Patna Pirates | 13 | ₹3.216 crore | £315,168£315k | Shubham Shashikant Shinde |
| 5 | Bengaluru Bulls | 7 | ₹2.9575 crore | £289,835£290k | Ajinkya Ashok Pawar |
| 6 | UP Yoddhas | 8 | ₹2.924 crore | £286,552£287k | Bharat Hooda |
| 7 | U Mumba | 10 | ₹2.788 crore | £273,224£273k | Sunil Kumar |
| 8 | Haryana Steelers | 6 | ₹2.562 crore | £251,076£251k | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh |
| 9 | Tamil Thalaivas | 4 | ₹2.53 crore | £247,940£248k | Sachin Tanwar |
| 10 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 12 | ₹2.16 crore | £211,680£212k | Surjeet Singh |
| 11 | Dabang Delhi K.C. | 12 | ₹1.791 crore | £175,518£176k | Siddharth Sirish Desai |
| 12 | Puneri Paltan | 9 | ₹1.737 crore | £170,226£170k | Ajith V Kumar |
Spend by team
Raiders, defenders and all-rounders
What the teams paid for each role at the 2024 auction
| ROLE | BOUGHT | SPENT | AVERAGE | MOST EXPENSIVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raider | 43 | ₹14.7685 crore | ₹34.35 lakh | Sachin Tanwar |
| Defender | 53 | ₹10.937 crore | ₹20.64 lakh | Sunil Kumar |
| All-rounder | 22 | ₹8.003 crore | ₹36.38 lakh | Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh |
The 43 raiders took 44% of the money, the 53 defenders 32%, and the 22 all-rounders 24%. 21 of the 118 were from outside India and went for ₹5.373 crore between them, an average of ₹25.59 lakh against ₹29.21 lakh for an Indian player.
Kept on a final bid match
6 players whose team from the season before matched the winning bid and kept them
| PLAYER | TEAM | PRICE | CONVERTED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pawan Sehrawat | Telugu Titans | ₹1.725 crore | £169,050£169k |
| Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriorz | ₹1.15 crore | £112,700£113k |
| Sombir | Gujarat Giants | ₹20 lakh | £19,600£20k |
| Amir Hossein Bastami | Tamil Thalaivas | ₹16 lakh | £15,680£16k |
| Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh | Gujarat Giants | ₹13.6 lakh | £13,328£13k |
| Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj | Patna Pirates | ₹13.1 lakh | £12,838£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 2024?
Sachin Tanwar, bought by the Tamil Thalaivas for ₹2.15 crore. Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh of the Haryana Steelers was next at ₹2.07 crore.
How many players were sold at the PKL auction 2024?
118, for ₹33.7085 crore between them. 634 were in the pool: 87 had already been retained by their teams and 429 went unsold.
How many players went for a crore or more in 2024?
8: Sachin Tanwar (₹2.15 crore), Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (₹2.07 crore), Guman Singh (₹1.97 crore), Pawan Sehrawat (₹1.725 crore), Bharat Hooda (₹1.3 crore), Maninder Singh (₹1.15 crore), Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (₹1.1075 crore) and Sunil Kumar (₹1.015 crore).
Which team spent the most at the PKL auction 2024?
The Gujarat Giants, ₹4.017 crore on 15 players. The Puneri Paltan spent the least, ₹1.737 crore on 9 players.
What was the average price at the PKL auction 2024?
₹28.57 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: Gujarat Giants, Bengal Warriorz, Telugu Titans, Patna Pirates, Bengaluru Bulls, UP Yoddhas, U Mumba, Haryana Steelers, Tamil Thalaivas, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Dabang Delhi K.C. and Puneri Paltan. The auction before is 2023. The auction after is 2025. 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.