New Delhi, Dec 16 (IBNS) Indian hockey took a giant leap Sunday as players were sold for unprecedented prices in the Hockey India League (HIL) auctions held here Sunday.
India’s captain and star playmaker Sardar Singh emerged the highest paid player, going for a whopping $78,000 dollar to Delhi Wave Riders while his team mate and ace drag-flicker V.R.Raghunath went for of $76,000 for Uttar Pradesh Wizards.
Sardar also with his team mate Sandeep Singh, Australian Jamie Dwyer, Dutch legend Teun De Nooijer and German Mortiz Fuertse were the marquee players for the league.
Dwyer was bought by Jaypee Punjab Warriors for $60,000, Fuertse by Ranchi Rhinos for $75,500 and Nooijer by Uttar Pradesh Wizards for $66,000.
But Sandeep, dropped from the national team after a poor Olympics, was Mumbai Magicians brought him for a base price of $27,800.
However, it was Australian defender Joel Caroll, who ensured that Sandeep gets a better pay package. Caroll was bought by Mumbai for $56,000 and as a marquee player Sandeep will be getting 15 percent more than the Australian.
But the biggest disappointment of the day was former India captain and goalkeeper Bharat Chettri, who went unsold. The Kalingpong boy had a reserve price of $18,550.
Chettri led India to a last-place finish at the London Olympics and was dropped subsequently from the Indian team.
But India’s two goalkeepers got a good deal - both being bought my Mumbai Magicians.
First choice goalkeeper P.R.Sreejesh had a reserve price of $13,900 and was sold for $38,000 while P.T Rao, who made an impressive debut at the age of 34 at the Champions Trophy, went for $17,000. Rao had a reserve price of $5,600. Pakistani Imran Butt ($5,500) was Mumbai's third goalkeeper.
Other Indian players sold at the auction were S.V. Sunil (Punjab for $42,000), Yuvraj Walmiki (Delhi for $18,000), and Shivendra Singh (Punjab for $27,500).
Mumbai`s Tushar Khandekar was sold for only $100 more than his reserve price of $13,900 to Uttar Pradesh while S.K. Uthappa went to Uttar Pradesh for $25,000 and Gurbaj Singh to Delhi for $36,000.
Ignace Tirkey, who had a reserve price of $13,900, went to Punjab for $31,000 while Rupinder Pal Singh, with a base price of $9,250, was sold to Uttar Pradesh for $56000.
The following is the list of the sold players:
Delhi Wave Riders:
1. Sardar Singh (IND, marquee player, sold for $78,000)
2. Yuvraj Walmiki (IND, sold for 18,500)
3. Oscar Deeke (GER, sold for $25000)
4. Gurvinder Singh Chandi (IND, sold for 50,000)
5. Lloyd Norris Jones (SA, sold for $17000)
6. Matt Ghodes (AUS, sold for $32000)
7. Danish Mujtaba (IND, sold for $63000)
8. Akashdeep Singh (IND, sold for $17000)
9. Mohammad Rizwan Sr. (PAK, sold for $26000)
10. Simon Child (NZ, sold for $20000)
11. Gurbaj Singh (IND, sold for $36000)
12. Bipin Kirketta (IND, sold for $12500)
13. Mohammad Rizwan Jr. (PAK, sold for $10000)
14. Andrea Mir Bel (ESP, sold for $15000)
15. Rupinderpal Singh (IND, sold for $56000)
16. Rahul Shilpkar (IND, sold for $3500)
17. Surender Kumar (IND, sold for $2800)
18. Taeke Taekema (NED, sold for $25000)
19. Nicolas Jacobi (GER, sold for $50000)
20. Pirmin Blaak (NED, sold for $33000)
Mumbai Magicians:
1. Sandeep Singh (IND, marquee player, sold for $27800)
2. Faisal Saari (MAL, sold for $26000)
3. Chinglensana Singh (IND, sold for $22,000)
4. Sarvanjit Singh (IND, $29,000)
5. Anup Valmiki (IND, $3700)
6. Mahmood Rashid (PAK, sold for $41000)
7. MB Aiyappa (IND, sold for $21000)
8. Fareed Ahmad (PAK, sold for $21000)
9. Mohammad Tousiq (PAK, sold for $27000)
10. Matthew Butturinin (AUS, sold for $31000)
11. Suresh Toppo (IND, sold for $2800
12. Joel Caroll (AUS, sold for $56000)
13. Matthew Swann (AUS, sold for $51000)
14. Chandan Singh (IND, sold for $7500)
15. Gagandeep Singh (IND, sold for $23000)
16. Sergi Enrique (ESP, sold for $18000)
17. Sampath Maylaram (IND, sold for $10000)
18. Imran Butt (PAK, sold for $5500)
19. PT Rao (IND, sold for $17000)
20. PR Sreejesh (IND, sold for $38000)
Jaypee Punjab Warriors:
1. Jamie Dwyer (AUS, marquee player, sold for $60000)
2. SV Sunil (IND, sold for $42000)
3. Shivendra Singh (IND, sold for $27500)
4. Kieron Govers (AUS, sold for $41000)
5. Roder Padros (ESP, sold for $5000)
6. Malak Singh (IND, sold for $9000)
7. Sukhdev Singh (IND, sold for $5500)
8. Ranjeet Singh (IND, sold for $3700)
9. Gaganpreet Singh (IND, sold for $2800)
10. Jarmanpreet Singh (IND, sold for $7500)
11. Dharamvir Singh (IND, sold for $52000)
12. Simon Orchard (AUS, sold for $45,000)
13. Gurmail Singh (AUS, sold for $33000)
14. Nilakanta Sharma (IND, sold for $2800)
15. Gurinder Singh (IND, sold for $2800)
16. Rob Hammond (AUS, sold for $25000)
17. Lucas Rey (ARG, sold for $40500)
18. Harjeet Singh (IND, sold for $2800)
19. Ignace Tirkey (IND, sold for $31000)
20. Mark Knowles (AUS, sold for $57000)
21. Kashif Shah (PAK, $9500)
22. Christopher Ciriello (AUS, $29000)
23. Jaap Stockmann (NED, sold for $68000)
24. Keshav Dutt (IND, sold for #2800)
Ranchi Rhinos:
1. Moritz Fuerste (GER, marquee player, sold for $75500)
2. Mandeep Singh (IND, sold for $13000)
3. Stanli Minz (IND, sold for $7000)
4. Floris Evers (NED, sold for $31000)
5. Prabhdeep Singh (IND, sold for $14000)
6. Shafaq Rasool (PAK, sold for $10000)
7. Nick Wilson (NZ, sold for $24000)
8. Amon Mirash Tirkey (IND, sold for $6500)
9. Kothajit Singh (IND, sold for $33000)
10. Birendra Lakra (IND, sold for $41000)
11. Arvind Kujur (IND, sold for $2800)
12. Austin Smith (SA, sold for $46000)
13. Manpreet Singh (IND, sold for $61000)
14. Parvinder Singh (IND, sold for $2800)
15. Ashley Jackson (ENG, sold for $73000)
16. Amit Rohidas (IND, sold for $29000)
17. Justin Reid Ross (SA, sold for $33000)
18. Sukhmanjit Singh (IND, sold for $21000)
19. Mohammad Irfan (PAK, sold for $5000)
20. Fransisco Cortes (ESP, sold for $42000)
21. Sushant Tirkey (IND, sold for $13000)
Uttar Pradesh Wizards:
1. Teun de Nooijer (NED, marquee player, sold for $66000)
2. Tushar Khandker (IND, sold for $14000)
3. SK Uthappa (IND, sold for 25000)
4. Pradhan Somanna (IND, sold for $14000)
5. Nithin Thimmaiah (IND, sold for $27500)
6. M Gunasekar (IND, sold for $3700)
7. Siddharth Shanker (IND, sold for $7000)
8. Pardeep Mor (IND, sold for $23000)
9. Sander Baart (NED, sold for $24000)
10. Eddie Ockenden (AUS, sold for $65000)
11. David Alegre (ESP, sold for $55000)
12. Rockey Lohchab (IND, sold for $14000)
13. Vivek Dhar (IND, sold for $17000)
14. Harbir Singh (IND, sold for $18000)
15. VR Raghunath (IND, sold for $76000)
16. Luke Doerner (AUS, sold for $22000)
17. Marcel Balkestein (NED, sold for $20000)
18. Joilie Wouter (NED, sold for $53000)
19, Vikramjit Singh (IND, sold for $2800)
20. Sreenivas Rao (IND, sold for $2800)
21. Kumar Subramanian (IND, sold for $15000)
22. Goerge Bazeley (AUS, sold for $15000)
