On Wednesday, teams spent a lot of money for Indian players in the Women’s Hockey India League auction. Names like Indian captain Salima Tete, young players Udita Duhan, Laremsiami Hammarjote and former captain Savita Punia proved to be expensive. However, more money was showered on junior players than captain Salima Tete.
Women’s Hockey India League being held for the first time Is. organize it Happened in Delhi on Wednesday. In this auction, teams spent a lot of money for Indian players. Names like Indian captain Salima Tete, young players Udita Duhan, Laremsiami Hammarjote and former captain Savita Punia proved to be expensive. However, more money was showered on junior players than captain Salima Tete.
All the teams had a purse of Rs 2 crore, out of which they had to buy 24 players. Indian captain Salima Tete was signed by Surma Hockey Club for Rs 20 lakh. After men’s team captain Harmanpreet Singh, women’s team captain also came from Punjab.
The most expensive player of the day was defender Udita Duhan, for whom there was a fight between many teams. In the end, there was a long bidding war between Soorma and Bengal and Duhan was bought by Bengal Tigers for Rs 32 lakh. However, this is less than half the amount of the most expensive player in the men’s league.
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