Siddharth Desai, Nitin Tomar win big at Pro Kabaddi League auctions

The VIVO Pro Kabaddi Player Auctions 2019 highlightsbull Moving out of UMumba and into the Telugu Titans squad Siddharth Desai becomes the first crorepati for the day with INR 145 Crorebull Puneri Paltans used the lsquoFinal Bid Matchrsquo card to retain Season VII second highest crorepati Nitin Tomar bought for 120 Crorebull Overseas player Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh bought for INR 7775 Lakhs by Bengal Warriorsbull Haryana Steelers top Raider Monu Gayat moves from Haryana Steelers to UP Yoddha for 93 Lakhsbull Rahul Chaudhari moves on from Telugu Titans and was bought by Tamil Talaivas for INR 94 LakhsThe day 1 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi season VII player auctions were concluded successfully in Mumbai with the first lot of crorepatis this season The player auctions witnessed Siddharth Desai sold for INR 145 Crore and Nitin Tomar sold for INR 120 Crore emerge as crorepatis Utilising the lsquoFinal Bid Matchrsquo card to the optimum level teams have showcased their enthusiasm to build on squad continuity With Puneri Paltan retaining the second highest sold raider Nithin Tomar to Parvesh Bhainswal retained by Gujarat Fortunegiants the player auction for Season VII is cognizant of the significance of squad continuity and longterm association of players with their respective teamsWith the league showcasing talent from across cities and VIVO Pro Kabaddi has gone up a notch with the sport popularizing talented players who have excelled year after year With Domestic Category A stars and Overseas players leading the bidchart for the day the auctions saw Crorepatirsquos emerge with franchises going all out in the bidding game to build a strong squad for the upcoming leagueMarquee players Siddharth Desai Nitin Tomar Rahul Chaudhari Monu Goyat Rishank Devadiga and Sandeep Narwal were the top buys in the auction picked up by Teams Telugu Titans Puneri Paltans Tamil Talaivas UP Yodha and U Mumba respectively Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh is the highest valued international player at INR 7775Lakhs bought by Bengal WarriorsTop 5 Indian PlayersRank Player Name Price In INR Team1 Siddharth Desai Rs 145 crore Telugu Titans2 Nitin Tomar Rs 120 crore Puneri Paltans FBM3 Rahul Chaudhari Rs 94 lakhs Tamil Talaivas4 Monu Goyat Rs 93 lakhs UPYodhas5 Sandeep Narwal Rs 89 lakhs UMumbaTop 5 International PlayersRank Player Name Price in INR Team Nationality1 Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh 7775 lakhs Bengal Warriors Iran2 Abozar Mohajermighani 75 lakhs Telugu Titans Iran3 Jang Kun Lee 40 lakhs Patna Pirates Republic of Korea4 Mohammad Esmaiel Maghsodhu 35 lakhs Patna Pirates Iran5 Dong Geon Lee 25 lakhs UMumba Republic of KoreaTeam Players Retained via FBMBengaluru Bulls Mahender SinghDabang Delhi KC Chandran Ranjit and Ravinder PahalPatna Pirates JaideepPuneri Paltan Nitin Tomar and Girish ErnakTelugu Titans Vishal Bhardwaj and AbozarU Mumba Rohit BaliyanGujarat Fortunegiants Parvesh BhainswalUP Yoddha Rishank Devadiga and Shrikant JadhavReacting to the auctions raider from Telegu Titans said Siddharth Desai ldquoI started dancing when I saw the result of my bid I come from a humble background my father is a farmer and I know how difficult it is to become a Kabaddi player I would like to thank Telugu Titans for believing in me and handing me the opportunity to showcase my talent Now that I have been sold for such a high price I will make sure I give my 100 and make the team proudrdquoCatch up on all the latest IPL News and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates