The
raider
from
Haryana
–
who
was
released
by
his
franchise
Patna
Pirates
ahead
of
the
PKL
2021
Auction
–
was
picked
up
by
UP
Yoddha
at
a
whopping
bidding
price
of
Rs
1.65
crore.
Pardeep
–
who
is
one
of
the
biggest
stars
of
the
lucrative
franchise-based
kabaddi
league
–
surpassed
Monu
Goyat
to
become
the
most
expensive
player
ever.
Goyat
was
bought
for
Rs
1.51
crore
by
Haryana
Steelers
during
PKL
Season
6
Auction.
Auction
2021:
Pardeep
Narwal
smashes
all-time
Pro
Kabaddi
record,
sold
to
UP
Yoddha
for
Rs
1.65
crore
Pardeep
has
been
the
highest-ranked
raider
in
the
history
of
the
tournament.
In
the
PKL
Season
7,
he
picked
up
302
raid
points
and
was
second
in
the
tally
after
Bengaluru
Bulls’ Pawan
Sehrawat.
He
made
the
most
number
of
super
raids
(15)
in
the
season.
In
107
games
he
has
played
in
the
league,
Pardeep
has
scored
a
whopping
1169
total
points,
which
is
a
record.
He
picked
up
36
points
in
a
single
game
during
the
PKL
7
encounter,
which
is
another
record.
In
his
entire
PKL
career,
Pardeep
has
made
53
super
raids
and
picked
up
59
super
10s.
Auction
2021:
UP
Yoddha:
Full
list
of
players
bought,
Full
Squad,
Costliest
buy,
Purse
Remaining
Over
190
players
were
sold
to
the
12
franchises
teams
with
as
many
as
10
Final
Bid
Match
(FBM)
cards
being
used.
The
auction
witnessed
teams
spend
Rs
48.22
Cr
in
total,
across
the
various
categories
of
players
being
auctioned.
However,
Pardeep
and
Siddharth
Desai
(Rs
1.30
crore,
Telugu
Titans)
were
the
only
players
who
became
millionaires
at
the
PKL
Season
8
auction.
After
emerging
as
the
most
expensive
player
in
the
history
of
the
league,
Pardeep
said
didn’t
expect
it.
After
playing
for
Patna
Pirates
for
five
seasons,
Pardeep
said
he’s
looking
forward
to
representing
UP
Yoddha.
“I
never
expected
to
be
the
highest-paid
player
sold
in
the
PKL
Season
8
auction
–
it
has
been
a
memorable
five
seasons
with
Patna
Pirates,
and
now
I
am
looking
forward
to
representing
UP
Yoddha
this
season.
I
would
like
to
thank
the
UP
Yoddha
management
and
I’m
ready
to
take
on
season
8
with
a
renewed
spirit,”
Pardeep
told
official
broadcasters
Star
Sports.
Speaking
about
the
purchase
of
‘Record
Breaker’ Pardeep,
UP
Yoddha
coach
Jasvir
Singh
claimed
they
were
determined
to
bring
in
a
marquee
raider
to
the
side
and
the
franchise
succeeded
in
roping
in
Pardeep.
“We
were
determined
to
bring
in
a
marquee
raider.
With
Siddharth
and
Pardeep
in
the
auction
pool,
our
focus
was
on
them
–
keeping
the
team
combination
in
mind.
Whatever
we
planned,
we
have
executed
and
got
the
right
players
we
wanted,”
said
Jasvir
Singh.
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