Pro Kabaddi season 5 auction sees teams spend Rs 47 crore

Total Rs 3.95 crore spend on acquiring top-5 Indian players, Rs 2.16 crore on foreign players

VIVO Pro Kabaddi that concluded its two-day player auction on Tuesday in the national capital saw 12 teams spend a total of Rs 46.99 crores to acquire 227 players. 

Star raiders Nitin Tomar (Rs 93 lakh), Rohit Kumar (Rs 81 lakh) and all-rounder Manjeet Chillar (Rs 75.5 lakh) were the top buys in the auction, picked by Team UP, Bengaluru Bulls and Jaipur Pink Panthers, respectively. 

Jang Kun Lee, retained by Bengal Warriors, is the highest valued international player, at Rs 80.3 lakh.

The teams spent a total of Rs 3.95 crore on acquiring the top five Indian players and