Sardar, Dwyer availability expected to spice up HIL auctions...
NEW DELHI: The ball for the fourth edition of the Hockey India League will get rolling with the players' auctions on Thursday featuring big-ticket players such as Sardar Singh, Jamie Dwyer, Rupinder Pal Singh and Moritz Fuertse to name a few. The event, which will be conducted by renowned auctioneer Bob Hayton, will see a total of 277 (135 Indian and 142 foreign) players going under the hammer.
But there is little doubt for whom the franchises will be bidding vigorously. The Indian men's national team skipper Sardar Singh was released by his franchise Delhi Waveriders and the midfield maestro will be the hottest property at the auction. Sardar, with a base price of USD 20,000 (INR 20,00,000 approx.) is expected to garner the most bids for an Indian player - especially keeping in mind the new goal system in which a field goal will fetch two points, thus making a midfielder's role even more crucial. His Waveriders team-mates in goalkeeper Nicolas Jacobi and Rupinder Pal Singh will also be in the franchises' radar.
Hockey legend Dwyer, released by last year's runner-up Jaypee Punjab Warriors and with a base price USD 30,000, will be on top of the buying list when it comes to foreign players and again, like Sardar, the Australian's demand with the new goal system should be very high.
REFRENCES=TIMES OF INDIA
NEW DELHI: The ball for the fourth edition of the Hockey India League will get rolling with the players' auctions on Thursday featuring big-ticket players such as Sardar Singh, Jamie Dwyer, Rupinder Pal Singh and Moritz Fuertse to name a few. The event, which will be conducted by renowned auctioneer Bob Hayton, will see a total of 277 (135 Indian and 142 foreign) players going under the hammer.
But there is little doubt for whom the franchises will be bidding vigorously. The Indian men's national team skipper Sardar Singh was released by his franchise Delhi Waveriders and the midfield maestro will be the hottest property at the auction. Sardar, with a base price of USD 20,000 (INR 20,00,000 approx.) is expected to garner the most bids for an Indian player - especially keeping in mind the new goal system in which a field goal will fetch two points, thus making a midfielder's role even more crucial. His Waveriders team-mates in goalkeeper Nicolas Jacobi and Rupinder Pal Singh will also be in the franchises' radar.
Hockey legend Dwyer, released by last year's runner-up Jaypee Punjab Warriors and with a base price USD 30,000, will be on top of the buying list when it comes to foreign players and again, like Sardar, the Australian's demand with the new goal system should be very high.
REFRENCES=TIMES OF INDIA
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