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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Sep 17, 2015, 20:36:50 IST
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Hockey India League players' auction
As expected, forwards were the flavour of the 2015 HIL auction with Kalinga Lancers breaking the $100,000 barrier in shelling out a tournament record $105,000 for Germany's Mortiz Fuerste, significantly higher than the costliest Indian player Akashdeep Singh at $84,000.
10:47 (IST) Sep 17
New Zealnad midfielder Ryan Archibald with base price $25,000 goes unsold
10:47 (IST) Sep 17
Dutch Pelle Vos with base price $17,500, remains unsold
10:46 (IST) Sep 17
Malaysian defender Muhammad Razie ABD Rahim, with base price $15,000 goes to the reserves
10:43 (IST) Sep 17
Mumbai welcomes Fuchs
After some intense bidding, Florian Fuchs - the German forward - is now a Dabang! Welcome aboard. #HILAuction pic.twitter.com/7XIW7O3Rbb
— Dabang Mumbai (@DabangMumbai) September 17, 201510:41 (IST) Sep 17
Indian defender Anand Lakra sold to Kalinga Lancers for $8,000
10:40 (IST) Sep 17
Bidding on for Indian defender Anand Lakra who has a base price of $4,500
10:39 (IST) Sep 17
Australian defender Andrew Pilpott with base prise $20,000 goes to reserves
10:39 (IST) Sep 17
Bartosz Zywiczka, 29, from Poland with base price $10,000 goes unsold
10:38 (IST) Sep 17
Kalinga to the fore!
Well done to @KalingaLancers for the highest bid in the auction so far! #HILAuction pic.twitter.com/IvAFNF2USl
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) September 17, 201510:37 (IST) Sep 17
Vishan Antil, 16, from India with base price $2600 goes unsold
10:33 (IST) Sep 17
German midfielder Moritz Fuerste sold to Kalinga Lancers for $105,000
10:31 (IST) Sep 17
Bidding for German midfielder Moritz Fuerste has crossed $100,000
10:30 (IST) Sep 17
The heat is on
The #HILAuction has turned into a battlefield for Germany's prized midfielder @MoritzFuerste! We've crossed $70,000 already.
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) September 17, 201510:25 (IST) Sep 17
Another German and another bidding war
The battle for @MoritzFuerste begins with a base price of $30,000! #HILAuction
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) September 17, 201510:19 (IST) Sep 17
German forward Florian Fuchs sold to Dabang Mumbai for $96,000
10:16 (IST) Sep 17
Battle on for Fuchs
The battle heats up for the German forward Florian Fuchs! The bids have already crossed $40,000! #HILAuction
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) September 17, 201510:12 (IST) Sep 17
Intense bidding on for German forward Florian Fuchs
10:11 (IST) Sep 17
Punjab bag Sardar
#HILauctions Sardar Singh goes for USD 58,000 to Jaypee Punjab Warriors
— Vineet TOI Sports (@vineet333) September 17, 201510:04 (IST) Sep 17
Indian captain Sardar Singh sold to Punjab Warriors for $58,000
09:59 (IST) Sep 17
Second lot on!
After 2 successful bids in LOT 1, we're now ready for the next one featuring Sardar Singh! #HILAuction pic.twitter.com/trP3ZPtvEN
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) September 17, 201509:56 (IST) Sep 17
Indian captain Sardar Singh now goes under the hammer
09:55 (IST) Sep 17
Vikramjit Singh sold to Ranchi Rays for $4500
09:52 (IST) Sep 17
Hold it back
Looks like the teams are holding back for their target players! #HILAuction
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) September 17, 201509:51 (IST) Sep 17
Finally, Australian midfielder Kieran Govers gets the first bid
09:51 (IST) Sep 17
Indian midfielder Vivek Sagar too goes to the reserve pool
09:49 (IST) Sep 17
First ten go under the hammer
The #HILAuction is about to be set rolling with Lot 1! 10 players will go under the hammer starting now. pic.twitter.com/44UzgYe3zZ
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) September 17, 201509:48 (IST) Sep 17
Carroll too goes to the reserve pool
09:47 (IST) Sep 17
Australian defender Joel Carroll next goes under the hammer
09:47 (IST) Sep 17
Uher too goes to the reserve pool
09:46 (IST) Sep 17
Austrian defender Dominic Uher is up next
09:46 (IST) Sep 17
No bids for Sothern, he goes to the reserve pool
09:45 (IST) Sep 17
Irish forward Alan Sothern is the first player to go under the hammer
09:44 (IST) Sep 17
Bob Hayton starts the auction. It's on!!!!
09:40 (IST) Sep 17
With franchises able to build a team of 20 players (12 Indian and eight foreign players), international players like Lucas Villa (25,000), Glenn Turner (30,000) and Simon Mantel (20,000) too could garner considerable attention
09:40 (IST) Sep 17
With the HIL aiming to make the tournament more attack-oriented, forwards like Nikkin Thimmaiah (20,000), Mandeep Singh (20,000) and Akashdeep Singh (20,000) are expected to be picked up for big amounts
09:34 (IST) Sep 17
Chairman of Hockey India, Dr Narinder Batra welcomes all to the auction
09:27 (IST) Sep 17
Jamie Dwyer
Hockey legend Dwyer, released by last year's runner-up Jaypee Punjab Warriors and with a base price USD 30,000, will be on top of the buying list
09:21 (IST) Sep 17
Players retained
09:20 (IST) Sep 17
Players' salary caps
Here is the summary of the franchise players and their salary caps #HILauctions pic.twitter.com/P9THWEyP55
— Vineet TOI Sports (@vineet333) September 17, 201509:19 (IST) Sep 17
Sardar, with a base price of USD 20,000 (INR 20,00,000 approx.) is expected to garner the most bids for an Indian player - especially keeping in mind the new goal system in which a field goal will fetch two points, thus making a midfielder's role even more crucial.
09:14 (IST) Sep 17
Sardar Singh
The Indian men's national team skipper and midfield maestro Sardar Singh, who was released by his franchise Delhi Waveriders, is set to be the hottest property at the auction
09:13 (IST) Sep 17
All ears to the coach
A special message from @DabangMumbai?'s Coach @altenburgdabang! #HILAuction Watch: http://t.co/3NxPfjEKnG pic.twitter.com/K5tCVTsQVy
— Hockey India League (@HockeyIndiaLeag) September 17, 201509:01 (IST) Sep 17
Purchase Power
09:00 (IST) Sep 17
A short break-up of things to come
08:55 (IST) Sep 17
All set for the auction
It is #HILauction day! Here is a replug of what all to expect from the auction, going to be a busy affair for sure http://t.co/1pumFbbCF1
— Vineet TOI Sports (@vineet333) September 17, 201508:54 (IST) Sep 17
Goals scored from penalty corners themselves will be worth one goal point.
08:52 (IST) Sep 17
According to the new rules, each field goal will count as two. To curb rough tackles and maintain discipline among players, two goal points will also awarded to every penalty stroke goal scored other than those penalty strokes resulting from penalty corners, which will be worth one goal point.
08:50 (IST) Sep 17
The HIL organisers have attempted to spice things up this year, introducing rules to encourage more skillful and tactical hockey.
08:48 (IST) Sep 17
The squad must have at least two goalkeepers and all players should be mentioned in the match sheet and be present at the team dug-outs.
08:47 (IST) Sep 17
This year, franchises are allowed to have a squad of 20 players, four less than last time, comprising 12 Indians and a maximum of eight foreigners.
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