Hockey India League full squads: After HIL auction day 2, cut-price deals for overseas superstars, some handy deals for Indian youngsters

India's captain Harmanpreet Singh (C) celebrates a goal with others during the Hockey Men’s Quarterfinal match between India and Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, in Colombes, FranceIndia’s captain Harmanpreet Singh (C) celebrates a goal with others during the Hockey Men’s Quarterfinal match between India and Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, at Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, in Colombes, France. (PTI)

After the Harmanpreet Singh-led squad of Paris Olympics bronze medallists dominated proceedings on day 1, the theme on day 2 of the Hockey India League auction for the men’s teams was franchises looking for value overseas additions, and young Indians with a high ceiling.

As expected, no one got close to the Rs 70 lakh mark that three Indians breached on Day 1 (Harmanpreet, Abhishek and Hardik Singh) but there were still quite a few noteworthy recruits as the eight men’s franchises for HIL 2024-’25 completed their squads.

Purely in terms of value, Moriangthem Rabichandra (Rs 32 lakh to Kalinga Lancers) was the only Indian in the top 10 for the day. But three other Indians managed to get in an impressive Rs 26 lakh bid with Maninder Singh going to Soorma Hockey Club, Angad Bir Singh going to Kalinga Lancers and Mohd. Raheel Mouseen moving to Tamil Nadu Dragons.

With a hefty purse at the start of the day, Kalinga Landers made some shrewd overseas purchases, picking up Olympic gold medal winning captain of Netherlands Thierry Brinkman for a steal at Rs 38 lakh and also Belgium legend Arthur Van Doren for Rs 32 lakh. And then they added the brilliant Belgian drag flicker Alexander Hendrickx for just Rs 23 lakh, as the shrinking purses of various franchises saw overseas superstars go for evidently lower than one would expect.

However, Belgium’s Victor Wegnez was the most expensive recruit on day 2, fetching Rs 40 lakh from Soorma Hockey Club.

Festive offer

Young players with a base price of 2 lakh also made merry at the auction, Rajinder to Hyderabad Toofans for 23 lakh, the same price that India forward Uttam Singh got for his move to Tamil Nadu dragons.

Interestingly, no overseas player across the 8 teams was from an Asian nation.

Overall, Harmanpreet Singh was, as expected, the most expensive buy at the men’s HIL Player Auction at Rs 78 lakh. Abhishek became the second-most expensive buy, acquired by Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers for Rs 72 lakh, while India vice-captain Hardik Singh went to UP Rudras for 70 lakh.

Among the overseas players, former Argentina star and Germany’s current World Cup winning squad member Gonzalo Peillat was the most sought after, finishing with a bid of Rs 68 lakh from Hyderabad Toofans.

It would be worth keeping an eye on Tamil Nadu Dragons as an attacking force too, as they first brought in Netherlands’ Jip Janssen for Rs 54 lakh on the first day, then added the firepower of Aussie star Blake Govers for a cut-price value of Rs 27 lakh.

At the end of the men’s auctions, here’s how all the 8 squads have shaped up:

Player Team Price (in Lakh)
Shamsher Singh Delhi SG Pipers 42.00
Rajkumar Pal Delhi SG Pipers 40.00
Rohit Delhi SG Pipers 40.00
Jarmanpreet Singh Delhi SG Pipers 38.00
Tomas Domene Delhi SG Pipers 36.00
Varun Kumar Delhi SG Pipers 34.00
Ankit Pal Delhi SG Pipers 20.00
Aditya Lalage Delhi SG Pipers 20.00
Christopher Ruhr Delhi SG Pipers 18.00
Pawan Delhi SG Pipers 15.00
Ky Willott (AUS) Delhi SG Pipers 10.50
Manjeet Delhi SG Pipers 10.30
Tomás Santiago (ARG) Delhi SG Pipers 10.00
Pau Clapes (ESP) Delhi SG Pipers 10.00
Flynn Ogilvie Delhi SG Pipers 10.00
Nicolas de Kerpel Delhi SG Pipers 10.00
Jorrit Croon Delhi SG Pipers 10.00
Joginder Singh Delhi SG Pipers 5.20
Dilraj Singh Delhi SG Pipers 5.00
Sourabh Anand Kushwaha Delhi SG Pipers 5.00
Thokchom Kingson Singh Delhi SG Pipers 2.50
Sumit Kumar Delhi SG Pipers 2.00
Iktidar Ishrat Delhi SG Pipers 2.00
Adarsh G Delhi SG Pipers 2.00
Player Team Price (in Lakh)
Gonzalo Peillat Hyderabad Toofans 68.00
Sumit Hyderabad Toofans 46.00
Nilakanta Sharma Hyderabad Toofans 34.00
Arthur de Sloover Hyderabad Toofans 30.00
Timothy Daniel Hyderabad Toofans 28.00
Jean-Paul Danneberg Hyderabad Toofans 27.00
Zach Wallace Hyderabad Toofans 26.00
Rajinder Hyderabad Toofans 23.00
Shilanand Lakra Hyderabad Toofans 21.00
Talwinder Singh Hyderabad Toofans 14.50
Arshdeep Singh Hyderabad Toofans 11.50
Terrance Pieters Hyderabad Toofans 10.00
Matthew Dawson Hyderabad Toofans 10.00
Maico Casella Hyderabad Toofans 10.00
Amandeep Lakra Hyderabad Toofans 9.00
Devindar Walmiki Hyderabad Toofans 8.00
Bikramjit Singh Hyderabad Toofans 6.20
Akshay Ravindra Avhad Hyderabad Toofans 5.00
Vikas Dahiya Hyderabad Toofans 2.00
Rahim Aakib Sayyed Hyderabad Toofans 2.00
Sundaram Rajawat Hyderabad Toofans 2.00
Darshan Vibhav Gawkar Hyderabad Toofans 2.00
Irengbam Rohit Hyderabad Toofans 2.00
Mukul Sharma Hyderabad Toofans 2.00
Player Team Price (in Lakh)
Sanjay Kalinga Lancers 38.00
Thierry Brinkman Kalinga Lancers 38.00
Dilpreet Singh Kalinga Lancers 34.00
Krishan B Pathak Kalinga Lancers 32.00
Rabichandrra Moriangthem Kalinga Lancers 32.00
Arthur van Doren Kalinga Lancers 32.00
Aran Zalewski Kalinga Lancers 27.00
Angad Bir Singh Kalinga Lancers 26.00
Alexander Hendrickx Kalinga Lancers 23.00
Boby Singh Dhami Kalinga Lancers 20.00
Mandeep Mor Kalinga Lancers 19.00
Antoine Kina Kalinga Lancers 16.00
Rosan Kujur Kalinga Lancers 12.50
Enrique Gonzalez Kalinga Lancers 10.00
Gursahibjit Singh Kalinga Lancers 6.00
Mukesh Toppo Kalinga Lancers 5.00
Nicholas Bandurak Kalinga Lancers 5.00
Tobias Reynolds-Cotteril Kalinga Lancers 2.00
Sahil Kumar Nayak Kalinga Lancers 2.00
Partap Lakra Kalinga Lancers 2.00
Sushil Dhanwar Kalinga Lancers 2.00
Roshan Minz Kalinga Lancers 2.00
Rohit Kullu Kalinga Lancers 2.00
Deepak Pradhan Kalinga Lancers 2.00
Player Team Price (in Lakh)
Abhishek Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 72.00
Jugraj Singh Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 48.00
Sukhjeet Singh Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 42.00
Sam Lane Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 27.00
Pirmin Blaak (NED) Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 25.00
Florent van Aubel (BEL) Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 25.00
Gauthier Boccard (BEL) Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 18.00
Lachlan Sharp (AUS) Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 18.00
Jaskaran Singh Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 13.50
Hayden Beltz (AUS) Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 13.00
Rupinder Pal Singh Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 12.50
Affan Yousuf Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 11.50
Tom Grambusch Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 10.00
Sean Findlay Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 10.00
Pradhan Poovanna Chandura Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 8.00
Gursewak Singh Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 6.60
Jasjit Singh Kular Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 6.00
Ali Khan Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 6.00
Pardeep Mor Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 5.00
Pardeep Singh Sandhu Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 3.00
Thounaojam Ingalemba Luwang Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 3.00
Atal Dev Singh Chahal Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 3.00
Atul Deep Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 2.00
Yogesh Malik Singh Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers 2.00
Player Team Price (in Lakh)
Harmanpreet Singh Soorma Hockey Club 78.00
Jeremy Hayward Soorma Hockey Club 42.00
Vivek Sagar Prasad Soorma Hockey Club 40.00
Victor Wegnez Soorma Hockey Club 40.00
Maninder Singh Soorma Hockey Club 26.00
Dayaan Cassiem Soorma Hockey Club 25.00
Vincent Vanasch Soorma Hockey Club 23.00
Gurjant Singh Soorma Hockey Club 19.00
Sunit Lakra Soorma Hockey Club 14.10
Nicolas Della Torre Soorma Hockey Club 14.00
Gurinder Singh Soorma Hockey Club 11.00
Jonas de Geus Soorma Hockey Club 11.00
Sukhvinder Singh Soorma Hockey Club 11.00
Mohith HS Soorma Hockey Club 10.00
Harjeet Singh Soorma Hockey Club 5.80
Nicolas Poncelet Soorma Hockey Club 5.00
Boris Burkhardy Soorma Hockey Club 5.00
Pawan Rajbhar Soorma Hockey Club 5.00
Ankush Soorma Hockey Club 5.00
Ashu Maurya Soorma Hockey Club 2.00
Pradip Mandal Soorma Hockey Club 2.00
Prabhjot Singh Soorma Hockey Club 2.00
Jashandeep Singh Soorma Hockey Club 2.00
Harish Somappa Mutagar Soorma Hockey Club 2.00
Player Team Price (in Lakh)
Jip Janssen Tamil Nadu Dragons 54.00
Amit Rohidas Tamil Nadu Dragons 48.00
Duco Telgenkamp Tamil Nadu Dragons 36.00
David Harte Tamil Nadu Dragons 32.00
Blake Govers Tamil Nadu Dragons 27.00
Mohd Raheel Mouseen Tamil Nadu Dragons 26.00
Selvam Karthi Tamil Nadu Dragons 24.00
Uttam Singh Tamil Nadu Dragons 23.00
Tom Craig Tamil Nadu Dragons 20.00
Thies Prinz Tamil Nadu Dragons 18.00
Nathan Ephraums Tamil Nadu Dragons 17.00
Kothajit Singh Tamil Nadu Dragons 10.00
Moritz Ludwig Tamil Nadu Dragons 10.00
Majji Ganesh Tamil Nadu Dragons 7.20
Chandan Yadav Tamil Nadu Dragons 6.20
S.Senthamizh Arasu Tamil Nadu Dragons 6.00
Anand Y Tamil Nadu Dragons 5.00
Anand Lakra Tamil Nadu Dragons 5.00
Prince Deep Singh Tamil Nadu Dragons 5.00
Shesha Gowda Tamil Nadu Dragons 5.00
Pruthvi Gm Tamil Nadu Dragons 5.00
Dhilipan M Tamil Nadu Dragons 5.00
Arun J Tamil Nadu Dragons 3.60
Abharan Sudev Tamil Nadu Dragons 2.00
Player Team Price (in Lakh)
Manpreet Singh Team Gonasika 42.00
Araijeet Singh Hundal Team Gonasika 42.00
Amir Ali Team Gonasika 34.00
Tom Boon Team Gonasika 26.00
Mandeep Singh Team Gonasika 25.00
Suraj Karkera Team Gonasika 22.00
Jeroen Hertzberger Team Gonasika 21.00
Vishnukant Singh Team Gonasika 20.00
Timothy Howard Team Gonasika 20.00
Nilam Sanjeep Xess Team Gonasika 17.00
Oliver Payne Team Gonasika 15.00
Nikkin Thimmaiah Team Gonasika 13.00
SK Uthappa Team Gonasika 13.00
Yogember Rawat Team Gonasika 11.00
Birendra Lakra Team Gonasika 10.00
Lee Moton Team Gonasika 10.00
Jack Waller Team Gonasika 10.00
SV Sunil Team Gonasika 10.00
Anmol Ekka Team Gonasika 9.20
Yashdeep Siwach Team Gonasika 9.00
Mustapha Cassiem Team Gonasika 7.20
Dipsan Tirkey Team Gonasika 6.60
Jacob Draper Team Gonasika 5.00
Kamalbir Singh Team Gonasika 2.00
Player Team Price (in Lakh)
Manpreet Singh Team Gonasika 42.00
Araijeet Singh Hundal Team Gonasika 42.00
Amir Ali Team Gonasika 34.00
Tom Boon Team Gonasika 26.00
Mandeep Singh Team Gonasika 25.00
Suraj Karkera Team Gonasika 22.00
Jeroen Hertzberger Team Gonasika 21.00
Vishnukant Singh Team Gonasika 20.00
Timothy Howard Team Gonasika 20.00
Nilam Sanjeep Xess Team Gonasika 17.00
Oliver Payne Team Gonasika 15.00
Nikkin Thimmaiah Team Gonasika 13.00
SK Uthappa Team Gonasika 13.00
Yogember Rawat Team Gonasika 11.00
Birendra Lakra Team Gonasika 10.00
Lee Moton Team Gonasika 10.00
Jack Waller Team Gonasika 10.00
SV Sunil Team Gonasika 10.00
Anmol Ekka Team Gonasika 9.20
Yashdeep Siwach Team Gonasika 9.00
Mustapha Cassiem Team Gonasika 7.20
Dipsan Tirkey Team Gonasika 6.60
Jacob Draper Team Gonasika 5.00
Kamalbir Singh Team Gonasika 2.00
Player Team Price (in Lakh)
Hardik Singh UP Rudras 70.00
Lars Balk UP Rudras 40.00
Kane Russell UP Rudras 30.00
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay UP Rudras 28.00
Floris Wortelboer UP Rudras 27.00
Akashdeep Singh UP Rudras 20.00
Manmeet Singh UP Rudras 16.00
Marc Recasens UP Rudras 15.00
Gurjot Singh UP Rudras 14.50
Surender Kumar UP Rudras 14.00
James Mazarelo UP Rudras 13.00
Álvaro Iglesias UP Rudras 12.50
Sudeep Chirmako UP Rudras 12.00
Simranjeet Singh UP Rudras 10.00
Tanguy Cosyns UP Rudras 10.00
Seve van Ass UP Rudras 10.00
Priyobarta Talem UP Rudras 9.00
Sharda Nand Tiwari UP Rudras 7.50
Prashant Barla UP Rudras 7.50
Jobanpreet Singh UP Rudras 7.50
Pankaj Kumar Rajak UP Rudras 6.50
Prashant Kumar Chauhan UP Rudras 5.00
Mohd Zaid Khan UP Rudras 2.90
Sunil Jojo UP Rudras 2.00

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