Pawan Sehrawat became the most expensive player in the history of Pro Kabaddi after being bought by Telugu Titans for ₹2.605 crores ahead of Season 10.

When Rakesh Kumar was bought by Patna Pirates for the inaugural season of Pro Kabaddi in 2014, he went for the highest price tag among the lot - fetching a sum of ₹12.80 lakh.

After all, Rakesh Kumar was once the vice-captain of the Indian national kabaddi team and an Arjuna Award winner.

Fast forward four years, and the ₹12.80 lakh pales in comparison to what Pro Kabaddi stars started earning with the league. 

By Season 4, the maximum price had shot up to ₹53 lakh (Mohit Chhillar to Bengaluru Bulls) and nearly doubled to ₹93 lakhs by Season 5 (Nitin Tomar to U.P. Yoddhas).

Iran’s Fazel Atrachali was the first PKL player to fetch a price of ₹1 crore when the Iranian defender was bought by U Mumba for Season 6. 

Pardeep Narwal then held the record of being Pro Kabaddi’s highest-paid player when he was bought for ₹1.65 crore by UP Yoddhas for Season 8. 

However, in the player auction for Season 9, Pawan Sehrawat broke that record for ₹2.26 crore when Tamil Thalaivas relentlessly bid for him.

Pawan Sehrawat would once again break his own record as the most expensive player at the Season 10 player auction when Telugu Titans purchased him for ₹2.605 crores.

The Season 10 player auction also saw Iranian all-rounder Mohammadreza Ciyaneh surpass the 2-crore mark courtesy of a ₹2.35 crore bid from Puneri Paltan.

Meanwhile, the Season 11 player auction witnessed two players go beyond the 2-crore mark as Sachin was bought by Tamil Thalaivas for ₹2.15 crore, while Mohammadreza Ciyaneh was roped in by Haryana Steelers for ₹2.07 crore.

Overall, the 2-crore mark has been breached six times in PKL history with Pawan Sehrawat and Mohammadreza Ciyaneh doing so twice. 

Raiders Sachin and Maninder Singh are the other two players to have gone beyond the 2-crore mark in PKL.

Pro Kabaddi’s most expensive players: All-time list

Player

Price (in ₹)

Team

Season

Pawan Sehrawat

2.605 crore

Telugu Titans

Season 10

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh

2.35 crore

Puneri Paltan

Season 10

Pawan Sehrawat

2.26 crore

Tamil Thalaivas

Season 9

Sachin

2.15 crore

Tamil Thalaivas

Season 11

Maninder Singh

2.12 crore

Bengal Warriorz

Season 10

Mohammadreza Ciyaneh

2.07 crore

Haryana Steelers

Season 11

Guman Singh

1.97 crore

Gujarat Giants

Season 11

Pawan Sehrawat

1.725 crore

Telugu Titans

Season 11

Vikash Kandola

1.70 crore

Bengaluru Bulls

Season 9

Pardeep Narwal

1.65 crore

UP Yoddhas

Season 8

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