Pro Kabaddi League Auction | Pawan Sehrawat’s reign as most expensive player continues; Zafardanesh top pick on day two
The Hindu
Rahul Chaudhari returns to Jaipur Pink Panthers; nine Iranians, players from Poland, England & Chinese Taipei find takers in PKL auction. Amirmohammad Zafardanesh & Vishal Bharadwaj among top buys. 118 players join 10th edition, starting Dec. 2.
Pro Kabaddi League legend Rahul Chaudhari returned to Jaipur Pink Panthers while players from Poland, England and Chinese Taipei also found takers on day two of the auction here on Tuesday.
Chaudhari, who won the league title with the Panthers last season, was roped in for ₹13 lakh.
Nine Iranians were snapped up by franchises on the second day with Amirmohammad Zafardanesh topping the list.
He was acquired by U Mumba for ₹68 lakh. Zafardanesh had a good Asian Games where he showed much promise as a raider.
In U Mumba, he will have time to flesh out his skills under his national coach Gholamreza Mazandarani and alongside compatriot Alireza Mirzaeian, who U Mumba got for ₹16.10 lakh.
The services of Iranian defender Amirhossein Bastami, who was at the centre of controversy during the Asian Games final was bought by Tamil Thalaivas for ₹30 lakh.
Asian Games gold medallist Vishal Bharadwaj was snapped up by Dabang Delhi for ₹20 lakh.
Asian Games champion Avinash Sable opened his season in the 3000m steeple chase with a silver in the Portland Track Festival, a World Athletics Continental Tour bronze event, in Oregon on Saturday. He clocked 8:21.85s. Asian champion Parul Chaudhary took the bronze in the women’s 3000m steeple chase in a season-best 9:31.38s. Former Asian bronze medallist Sanjivani Jadhav struck gold in the women’s 10,000m in 32:22.77s, a time which was a second off her personal best, while Seema was sixth in 32:55.91s.