Sardar Singh bags best price at HIL auctions

The captain of Indian Hockey team, Sardar Singh commanded the best price of $78,000 from the Delhi franchisee as the players were auctioned in the Hockey India League auction.       

About Hockey India League, Teams and it’s Marquee players:

• About Hockey India League
• Organized by Hockey India.
• Number of teams is Five which are franchisee based
• Teams to have players from India and around the world.
• The event is sanctioned by International Hockey Federation (FIH)

Teams:

1. Delhi Wave Riders
2. Jaypee Punjab Warriors
3. Mumbai Magicians
4. Ranchi Rhinos
5. Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Marquee Players: These are players whose crafts make them huge crowd pullers. There are 5 marquee players, three from India and rest from overseas. Each team gets equal opportunity to bid for marquee players. Teams will have to pay at least 15% moreto a marquee player than the best price commanded by a player in their respective teams. The marquee players are:

• Sardar Singh (from India) chosen by Delhi
• Moritz Fuertse (from Germany) went to Ranchi
• Teun de Nooijer (from the Netherlands) selected by Uttar Pradesh
• Jamie Dwyer (from Australia) taken by Punjab
• Sandeep Singh (India) taken by Mumbai

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012

Category: Sports Current Affairs