The PKL 9 auction started on a terrific note as Iranian player Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh went to Puneri Paltan for the whopping amount of ₹ 87 laksh. If this doesn’t surprise you, then the very next bid was even higher in the form of Fazal Atrachali, who was sold for a massive amount of Rs. 1.38 crores.
The auctions for season 9 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) are all set to take place soon. 12 teams will battle to bag Kabaddi superstars for the forthcoming season. More than 500 players are set go under the hammer in next two days, the franchises have made full use of the retention policy and retained their ace packs.
Retention Policy For PKL season 9:-
During this year’s auction, the non-retained players from the Domestic, Overseas, and New Young Players (NYPs) groups will be divided into four categories: A, B, C and D. The players are then subdivided as ‘All-Rounders’, ‘Defenders’ and ‘Raiders’ within each category.
The base prices for each of the categories are Category A – INR 30 Lakhs, Category B – INR 20 Lakhs, Category C – INR 10 Lakhs and Category D – INR 6 Lakhs.
The total Salary Purse available to each franchisee for its squad for PKL Season 9 is INR 4.4 Crores. The vivo PKL Season 9’s Player Pool has been expanded to 500+ including 24 players from the top 2 teams of the Khelo India University Games 2021, Bangalore.