New Delhi: The biggest spenders in the player auction for the fifth season of the Pro Kabaddi League on Tuesday were Ronnie Screwvala’s U Mumba spending a total of Rs3.98 crore for nine players at the end of the two-day auction process. PKL’s 12 franchises spent a total of Rs46.9 crore for 277 players over two days. Unlike last year when Star India introduced a two-season kabaddi league, this year, Pro Kabaddi League will have one season spread over 13 weeks. Anupam Goswami, league commissioner, Pro Kabaddi said, “With 4 new teams coming on board, we embarked upon a new journey with the biggest Kabaddi auction in history. The first of the two-day auction netted a total of Rs27.27 crore for 60 selected players.

Source: Mint May 23, 2017 19:18 UTC