Pro Kabaddi League 2019: 4 veteran players who might go unsold in the upcoming auction

The seventh installment of Pro Kabaddi League is all set to begin from the 19th of July, 2019. However, the players will go under the hammer on the 8th and 9th of April, a few months before the league commences.

A list of Elite Retained players was released by Mashal Sports on the 25th of March. Teams are also in the midst of announcing the list of New Young Players retained by them.

Also read: Pro Kabaddi League Season 7: Official list of the Elite Retained Players announced

In case you didn't know, Bengaluru Bulls won the sixth season of Pro Kabaddi, against Manpreet Singh's Gujarat Fortune Giants. Pawan Sehrawat saved the night and pitched in a frigging record-breaking total of 22 points. That was mind-blowing!

Many skillful players like Arjuna Awardee Rakesh Kumar and Nitin Madan did not make the mark and hence remained unsold in the season 6 auctions. Nonetheless, many players failed to live up to the expectations of their teams and fans last season.

Here's a list of 4 veteran players who might go unsold in the forthcoming season 7 auctions:

#4 Jasmer Singh Gulia

Jasmer Singh Gulia, this soldier from Bengaluru Bulls, was a let down last season. He started off as the captain of Dabang Delhi in the first season of PKL. The all-rounder played in Dabang Delhi till season 2 and put in a great performance.

Puneri Paltan bought him for season 3 and that is when his game bloomed. Gulia ended up scoring forty-six points in sixteen matches and had a not out percentage of hundred.

Surprisingly enough, he was not present in the auctions' list for season 5 and ended up missing out. It was pleasant to see him back in season 6, where Bengaluru Bulls bought him for just ₹8 lakh.

Jasmer left us disappointed by scoring just four points in six matches. His tattering game might result in him going unsold at the season 7 auctions.

#3 Bajirao Hodage

Hodage played a vital role in Patna Pirates' title win in season 4 — Hodage

Bajirao Hodage, from Jaipur Pink Panthers, played his first three seasons from Bengal Warriors. He had a funky hairstyle and was on top of his game. His thirty-seven tackle points in 16 games was the season-best by a Bengal Warriors player in Season 3 of PKL.

Hodage then shifted to Patna Pirates in season 4, where he scored a total of twenty-two points in fourteen games. Patna Pirates ended up winning that season and the coveted trophy for the second consecutive time.

Season 5 was when a downfall was clearly noticed in his game. This right-corner defender scored a mere 11 points in 12 matches, which was disappointing.

Jaipur Pink Panthers bought him for the sixth season for ₹14.6 lakhs, where he continued with the same frayed momentum.

In six matches, he scored just a point, which was pretty mediocre. A performance like this, there are chances of him not being bought by any team in the forthcoming season.

#2 Wazir Singh

Wazir Singh, the warrior from Haryana Steelers, made his debut in season 1 with Puneri Paltan, where he scored a total of 111 points, which was a leviathan score, given that he just played twelve matches.

In season 3, he had a loose performance as he did not get any chance to play from Delhi's squad. Singh, sure enough, took a year's break and returned in the fifth season of the league.

Wazir once again displayed a top-class game and ended with 120 points in 21 matches, which was commendable. Haryana's franchise once again showed trust in him and bought him once again for ₹20 lakhs, which was pretty low for this raider.

Unexpected from him, Wazir disappointed everybody in season six as he just managed to scoop in a meager total of two points in two matches. As the competition is getting harder with each passing season, we might miss him in season 7.

#1 Rajesh Narwal

Rajesh Narwal, one of the best finds of PKL, made his debut in the league with the Jaipur Pink Panthers in season 1. That was the season when he pitched in 98 points in 16 matches and led his team to victory. He was one of the best all-rounders up until season 6.

Truly devoted to his team, he made every attempt to keep the Jaipur based franchise sailing smoothly. Narwal’s total of 87 points in 14 games in Season 2 of PKL was the second-highest by an all-rounder.

Season 3 was again a hit for him, as he managed to scoop 80 points in fourteen games, finishing second behind Manjeet Chillar in term of total points by all-rounders.

In season 4, he scored 85 points in 16 matches, which was the most number of points scored by any all-rounder in PKL. However, he shifted to UP Yoddha in season 5 and scored just 27 points in 16 matches, which was disappointing given how wonderful he was in the past.

Dabang Delhi bought him in season 6 for ₹16 lakh, where his performance started getting even frailer than before. He just scored 20 points in 16 matches.

Now, Narwal happens to be the best player out of all four mentioned in the article, but he still has a chance of going unsold in the nearing auctions.

Edited by Alan John