The yet-to-start Hockey India League became the sport’s most lucrative tournament in the world, when its five franchise owners liberally opened their purses at an IPL-style auction, the first ever in hockey, in which players were sold for amounts unheard of in the sport. Indian captain Sardar Singh was the most sought after player and went to the Delhi Waveriders for Rs 42.5 lakh, a big jump from his base price of about Rs 15 lakh. The biggest surprise of the day was drag-flicker V R Raghunath’s winning bid of Rs 41.4 lakh by Sahara UP Warriors, way up from his base price of Rs 7.6 lakh. The inaugural HIL will run from January 16 to February 10 next year.
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