Published 16:31 IST, November 26th 2019
PBL auction: Sindhu retained for maximum; Tai Tzu sold for same price
PV Sindhu was retained by Hyderabad Hunters for a maximum player cap of Rs 77 Lakh while Tai Tzu Ying was sold at the same price to Bengaluru Raptors
World Champion PV Sindhu was retained by Hyderabad Hunters for a maximum player cap of Rs 77 Lakh while world number one Tai Tzu Ying was sold at the same price to defending champions Bengaluru Raptors after bidding war with Pune 7 Aces at the PBL auction in the national capital on Tuesday.
The auction also saw crazy bidding for world no 7 doubles player Satwiksairaj Rankireddy among Awadhe Warriors, Mumbai Rockets, Hyderabad Hunters and Chennai Superstarz and was finally sold for 62 lakh to Chennai.
Update:
Parupalli Kashyap bought for 43 lakhs by Mumbai.
Ko Sung Hyun- Awadh Warriors- 55 Lakh
Lee Cheuk Yu- North East Warriors- 50 Lakhs
Shin Baek Cheol- Awadh- 45 Lakh
Olympic medallist Lee Yong Dae bought by North East Warriors for 44 lakhs. Awadhe Warriors retained Beiwen Zhang for Rs 39 lakhs, Bengaluru Raptors retained B Sai Praneeth for Rs 32 Lakhs and Chennai Superstarz B Summeth Reddy for Rs 11 Lakhs. Mumbai Rockets retained Kim Gi Jung for 45 Lakh and Pune 7 Aces retained Chirag Shetty for 15.5 Lakh. Only Northeastern Warriors did not retain any player.
PBL-5 - At a Glance:
Total number of Teams: 7
Total number of Venues: 4 (Hyderabad, Lucknow, Bengaluru, Chennai)
Total number of players: 154
Total number of Indians: 74
Total number of foreigners: 80
Auction purse for each Team: INR 2 crore
Player cap: INR 77 lakh
Minimum Players per Team: 9
Maximum Players per Team: 11
Maximum Number of Foreign Players per Team: 6
Minimum Number of female shuttlers per Team: 3
Total Prize Money: INR 6 crores
Updated 18:42 IST, November 26th 2019