PKL 2024 Auction Live Streaming: The much-awaited Pro Kabaddi League 2024 auction is scheduled to take in Mumbai on August 15 and 16 with 500 players up for grabs among the 12 franchises.
Ahead of the auction, all 12 franchises have released their retained players list which is around 88 players and will be opting to fill in for 212 slots during the auction.
The PKL 2024 auction will be divided into four groups based on their base prices and roles – Category A, B, C and D.
Category A players will have a base price of INR 30 lakh, Category B players will have a base price of INR 20 lakh Category C will be with base price of INR 13 lakh while Category D will be with base price of INR 9 lakh.
Every squad in PKL 11 can have a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 25 players. Each team will be allotted a maximum purse value of INR 5 crore but the size of the team’s purse value will differ based on the number of players retained by them before the auction.
Though the organizing board have released the all needed information ahead of the auction, fans will still search for the “PKL 2024 auction live streaming” details to witness the heat of the bidding.
The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2024 auction will be LIVE on Star Sports Network while the live streaming will be available on the Disney+ Hotstar website and app in India.
Star Sports 1/1 HD, Star Sports 1/1 HD Hindi, Star Sports 1/1 HD Tamil, Star Sports 1/1 HD Telugu.
PKL 2024 Auction Rules
- The Pro Kabaddi Season 11 player auction will witness more than 500 players including Raiders, Defenders, and All-rounders. The pool will consist of players released by the franchise after season 10 alongside other domestic names.
- The player auction will also feature overseas players across the globe and the pool will consist of 24 players from the two finalists of the Khelo India University Games 2024.
- Each team’s squad in Pro Kabaddi Season 11 can have a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 25 players.
- Each team will have a player purse of INR 5 crores for bidding and buying players. However, the purse value will vary at the auction table depending on who and how many players they have already retained.
- The talents featured in the PKL season 11 player auction will be categorized into four groups based on their base price and roles. These players will be further divided into All-rounders, Fielders, and Defenders allowing franchises to target the specific needs during the Player auction.
- Category A – 30 Lakhs
- Category B – 20 Lakhs
- Category C – 13 Lakhs
- Category D – 9 Lakhs
- A franchise is allowed to have a minimum of two and a maximum of four overseas players in their squad.
- Elite Retained Players: The PKL 11-player auction was allowed to retain a set of players across various categories. Each team could retain a maximum of six players among the categories.
- Existing New Young Players and Retained Young Players: The teams have retained a combined total of 66 players from the Existing New Young Players and Retained Young Players categories. These categories comprise a few young players who have played a couple of PKL seasons in the past and they could be retained in the squad ahead of the Player auction.
- Final Bid Match: The Final Bid Match Card rule allows franchises to buy back their release ahead of the player auction. If a team chooses to retain, they will be maximum allotted 6 players. They will be allowed to use the card FBM only once. The card usage increases if the team has retained only 5 or fewer players.
