Hockey India League 2024 Auction LIVE Updates: Harmanpreet joins Soorma Hockey Club for 78 lakhs; Netherlands’ goalkeeper Pirmin bought by Rarh Bengal Tigers for 25 lakhs

Indian skipper Harmanpreet SIngh, who was bought by Soorma Hockey Club (Punjab franchise), is the highest-paid player so far in the Hockey India League players’ auction 2024. 

End of the lot and we go for the the first break of the day. The auction will resume in 15 minutes. 

Stay tuned LIVE coverage. 

Indian goalkeeper Pawan is roped in by Delhi SG Pipers for 15 lakhs.

Suraj Karkera sold to to Team Gonasika for 22 lakhs.

End of overseas goalkeepers lot. It is time for Indian goalkeepers with a base price of 10 lakhs now. 

Belgium goalkeeper Vincent Vanasch goes to Soorma Hockey Club for 23 lakhs.

Argentine goalie Tomas Santiago sold to Delhi Pipers for base price of 10 lakhs.

Netherlands’ goalkeeper Pirmin Blaak sold to Rarh Bengal Tigers for 25 lakhs.

Great Britain custodian Oliver Payne goes to Team Gonasika for 15 lakhs.

Germam goalie Jean Paul Danneberg is roped in by Hyderabad Toofans for 27 lakhs.

French custodian Edgar Reynaud is unsold. 

New Zealand goalkeeper Dominic Dixon is unsold. 

Ireland goalkeeper David Harte is roped in by Tamil Nadu Dragons for 32 lakhs.

Australian goalkeeper Benjamin Rennie goes unsold. 

Ireland’s James Carr remains unsold.

Australian goalkeeper Andrew Charter is the first player to go unsold in the HIL players’ auction 2024. 

We move on to overseas players after the end of Indian Paris Olympic squad. 

Raj Kumar Pal is roped in by Delhi SG Pipers for 40 lakhs. 

Raj Kumar Pal is on. 

An intense bidding war is going on for the services of Jarmanpreet Singh. Tigers, Pipers and Toofans are bidding. 

Jarmanpreet Singh is on the table at the moment. 

Shamsher Singh is roped in by Delhi Pipers for 42 lakhs. This is Delhi’s first buy of the auction. 

Shamsher is the next player on the auction table. 

Krishan B. Pathak, Indian goalkeeper, is the next player on the table.

Jugraj Singh, Indian defender, is sold to Rarh Bengal Tigers for 48 lakhs. 

Jugraj Singh is the next player on the list. 

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Hockey India League 2024 Auction: Abhishek goes to Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for 72 lakhs

Abhishek Nain, who was part of the Indian squad which won bronze at the Paris Olympics, will play for Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers in the Hockey India League 2024-25.

Indian forward Abhishek is the next player up for grabs.

Sumit is sold to Hyderabad Toofans for 46 lakhs. 

Indian midfielder is next. 

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Hockey India League 2024-25 Auction: Harmanpreet Singh goes to Soorma Hockey Club for Rs 78 lakh

Indian skipper Harmanpreet Singh will play for Soorma Hockey Club in Hockey India League 2024-25 after being picked for Rs 78 lakh amount during the players’ auction in Delhi on Sunday.

Harmanpreet has already crossed Hardik’s 70 lakh price tag. 

The Indian skipper crosses the 60 lakhs mark in no time. 

The bidding war has gone over 40 lakhs. 

Indian men’s team skipper Harmanpreet Singh is the next player. 

Hardik Singh gets 70 lakhs from Up Rudras.

Hockey India League 2024-25 Auction: Hardik Singh picked by UP Rudras for Rs 70 lakh

Hardik Singh will play for UP Rudras team in Hockey India League 2024-25 after being picked for Rs 70 lakh during the players’ auction in Delhi on Sunday.

The Indian midfielders price has crossed the 50 lakh mark. 

The bidding war has crossed 30 lakhs for Hardik. 

An intense bidding war is going on for Hardik’s services. Tigers, Dragons and Gonasika are keen to get the Indian midfielder. 

Hardik Singh is the next player up for grabs.

Vivek Sagar Prasad, the Indian midfielder, joins Soorma Hockey Club for 40 lakhs.

Midfielder Vivek Sagar Prasad is the next player on offer.

Lalit Kumar Upadhyay is sold to UP Rudras for 28 lakhs.

Lalit Kumar Upadhyay is the next player. 

Sanjay is sold to Kalinga Lancers for 38 lakhs. 

Sanjay is the next player. 

Nilakanta Sharma joins the Hyderabad Toofans for 34 lakh.

Nilakanta Sharma is the next player on the auction table.

Amit Rohidas goes to Tamil Nadu Dragons for 48 lakhs.

Hockey India League 2024-25 Auction: Amit Rohidas bought by Tamil Nadu Dragons for Rs 48 lakh

Amit Rohidas, member of the Paris Olympics bronze medal-winning Indian squad, will play for Tamil Nadu Dragons in the Hockey India League 2024-25 season after being picked for Rs 48 lakh.

Indian defender Amit Rohidas is the next player. 

Sukhjeet is sold to Rarh Bengal Tigers for 42 lakhs.

Hockey India League 2024 Auction: Sukhjeet Singh goes to Shrachi Rahr Bengal Tigers for 42 lakhs

Sukhjeet Singh, member of the Paris Olympics bronze medal-winning Indian squad, will play for Shrachi Rahr Bengal Tigers in the Hockey India League 2024-25.

Sukhjeet Singh is the next player on the table. 

Manpreet Singh, the former Indian captain, goes to Team Gonasika for 42 lakhs.

Hockey India League 2024-25 Auction: Manpreet Singh goes to Team Gonasika for Rs 42 lakh

Manpreet Singh, member of the Paris Olympics bronze medal-winning Indian squad, will play for Team Gonasika in the Hockey India League 2024-25 season.

Delhi SG Pipers have also joins the bidding. The price has crossed 25 lakhs already. 

Hyderabad Toofans and Rarh Bengal Tigers are bidding for the former Indian captain at the moment. 

Former Indian skipper Manpreet Singh is the next player. 

Mandeep Singh is sold to Team Gonasika for 25 lakhs.

Hockey India League 2024 Auction: Mandeep Singh goes to Team Gonasika for 25 lakhs

Mandeep Singh, who was part of the Paris Olympics bronze medal-winning Indian squad, will play for Team Gonasika in the Hockey India League 2024-25 after being picked for 25 lakhs during the players’ auction in Delhi on Sunday.

UP Rudras and Hyderabad Toofans are battling it out for Mandeep. Dragons have also joined. 

Mandeep Singh is the next one to go under the hammer. 

Indian forward Gurjant Singh goes to Soorma Hockey Club at 19 lakhs.

Soorma joins the bidding for Gurjant at 14 lakhs. 

Team Gonasika, Delhi Pipers and Bengal Tigers are bidding for Gurjant at the moment. 

The forward has base price of 10 lakhs. 

Indian men’s team to under the hammer first.

All 8 teams are ready for the bidding war. 

The auction is going live shortly. Stay tuned for live coverage. 

Delhi SG Pipers

Tamil Nadu Dragons

Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers

UP Rudras

Hyderabad Toofans

Soorma Hockey Club (Punjab)

Kalinga Lancers (Odisha)

Team Gonasika (Visakhapatnam)

The Hockey India League 2024 Auction on Day 1, which is men’s auction, will being from 2:30PM onwards. 

The Hockey India League 2024-25 Player Auction will be broadcast on DD Sports. The auction, will also be live-streamed on the newly launched Hockey India League YouTube channel.

Players are divided into three base price categories: Rs 2 lakh, Rs 5 lakh and Rs 10 lakh based on the value they selected for themselves.

Over 650 men’s players have registered for the HIL 2024-25 auction, with a balance of domestic and international talent:

Over 400 domestic men’s players

Over 150 overseas men’s players

Day 1 auction will feature only men’s players

Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage from Day 1 of the Hockey India League 2024 auction happening at the Hyatt Regency in New Delhi on Sunday.

After a seven-year hiatus, HIL 2024-25 is making its comeback with an expanded format that includes both men’s and, for the first time ever, an exclusive women’s league, running concurrently.