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IANS

All-rounder Manjeet Chhillar and defender Surjeet Singh remained the top Indian buys from the Pro Kabaddi League 2017 auction on Monday May 22. That was before raider Nitin Tomat went to Team UP for an unbelievable 93 lakh INR.

Manjeet moved to the Abhishek Bachchan co-owned Jaipur Pink Panthers for a mammoth 75.5 lakh INR, while Surjeet moved to the Bengal Warriors for 73 lakh INR. All of them had a base price of 20 lakh INR.

Iran's Abozar Mohajermighani became the costliest foreigner from the Pro Kabaddi League season 5 auction.

Star raider Ajay Thakur, meanwhile, moved to Sachin Tendulkar's Team Tamil Nadu as a priority pick.

Priority picks

  • Haryana - Surender Nada
  • Gujarat - Fazel Atrachali
  • Tamil Nadu - Ajay Thakur

Here are the most lucrative Indian buys from the auction:

All-rounders

Name Team Price
Manjeet Chhillar Jaipur Pink Panthers 75.5 lakh INR
Rajesh Narwal Team UP 69 lakh INR
Sandeep Narwal Puneri Paltan 66 lakh INR
Rakesh Kumar Telugu Titans 54 lakh INR
Kuldeep Singh U Mumba  51.5 lakh INR
Ran Singh Bengal Warriors 47.5 lakh INR

Defenders

Name Team Price
Surjeet Singh Bengal Warriors 73 lakh INR
Jeeva Kumar Team UP 52 lakh INR
Ravinder Pahal Bengaluru Bulls 50 lakh INR
Dharmaraj Cheralathan Puneri Paltan 46 lakh INR
Mohit Chhillar Haryana 46.50 lakh INR
Amit Hooda  Tamil Nadu 63 lakh INR
Sachin Shingade Patna Pirates 42.5 lakh INR
Vishal Mane Patna Pirates 36.5 lakh INR
Nilesh Shinde Dabang Delhi 35.5 lakh INR
Girish Ernak  Puneri Paltan 33.5 lakh INR
Joginder Singh Narwal U Mumba 32 lakh INR
Anil Kumar  Tamil Nadu 25.5 lakh INR
Rohit Rana Telugu Titans 27.5 lakh INR