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Harmanpreet Singh becomes top pick at Hockey India League auction
New Delhi: The 2024/25 Hockey India League Player Auction kicked off in exciting fashion, with all eight franchises making significant investments to secure the core players of the Indian Men’s Hockey Team.
Gurjant Singh was the first player to be sold, fetching ₹19 lakh, while Indian captain and star drag-flicker Harmanpreet Singh emerged as the most expensive buy in the first half, going to Soorma Hockey Club for a staggering ₹78 lakh. This made Harmanpreet the highest pick of the day. Abhishek followed closely, being snapped up by the Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for ₹72 lakh, while Hardik Singh was acquired by UP Rudras for ₹70 lakh.
Other key purchases included Amit Rohidas, sold to Tamil Nadu Dragons for ₹48 lakh, Jugraj Singh (also ₹48 lakh) to Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers, and Sumit, who went to Hyderabad Toofans for ₹46 lakh.
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Among the international players, Ireland’s goalkeeper David Harte led the overseas acquisitions, with Tamil Nadu Dragons securing him for ₹32 lakh. German goalkeeper Jean-Paul Danneberg went to Hyderabad Toofans for ₹27 lakh, while the Netherlands’ Pirmin Blaak was bought by Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for ₹25 lakh, and Belgium’s Vincent Vanasch joined Soorma Hockey Club for ₹23 lakh. Indian goalkeepers were also in demand, with Suraj Karkera going to Team Gonasika for ₹22 lakh and Pawan to Delhi SG Pipers for ₹15 lakh.
Full List of Players Sold in the First Half of Day 1:
1. Gurjant Singh – Soorma Hockey Club – ₹19 lakh
2. Mandeep Singh – Team Gonasika – ₹25 lakh
3. Manpreet Singh – Team Gonasika – ₹42 lakh
4. Sukhjeet Singh – Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers – ₹42 lakh
5. Amit Rohidas – Tamil Nadu Dragons – ₹48 lakh
6. Nilakanta Sharma – Hyderabad Toofans – ₹34 lakh
7. Sanjay – Kalinga Lancers – ₹38 lakh
8. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay – UP Rudras – ₹28 lakh
9. Vivek Sagar Prasad – Soorma Hockey Club – ₹40 lakh
10. Hardik Singh – UP Rudras – ₹70 lakh
11. Harmanpreet Singh – Soorma Hockey Club – ₹78 lakh
12. Sumit – Hyderabad Toofans – ₹46 lakh
13. Abhishek – Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers – ₹72 lakh
14. Jugraj Singh – Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers – ₹48 lakh
15. Krishan B Pathak – Kalinga Lancers – ₹32 lakh
16. Shamsher Singh – Delhi SG Pipers – ₹42 lakh
17. Jarmanpreet Singh – Delhi SG Pipers – ₹40 lakh
18. Rajkumar Pal – Delhi SG Pipers – ₹40 lakh
19. David Harte (Ireland) – Tamil Nadu Dragons – ₹32 lakh
20. Jean-Paul Danneberg (Germany) – Hyderabad Toofans – ₹27 lakh
21. Oliver Payne (Great Britain) – Team Gonasika – ₹15 lakh
22. Pirmin Blaak (Netherlands) – Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers – ₹25 lakh
23. Tomás Santiago (Argentina) – Delhi SG Pipers – ₹10 lakh
24. Vincent Vanasch (Belgium) – Soorma Hockey Club – ₹23 lakh
25. Suraj Karkera – Team Gonasika – ₹22 lakh
26. Pawan – Delhi SG Pipers – ₹15 lakh
