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#1 Bengaluru Bulls (₹157.25 lakhs)
The defending champions had no reason to be desperate - and did not display any signs of the same right through the auction.
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An affinity for Nepali talent was made evident following the acquisition of Lalmohan Yadav and Sanjay Shreshth who both cost the Bulls ₹10 lakhs each.
A significant number of retentions made well in advance had made it amply clear that the Bengaluru-based franchise was not aiming for any kind of overhaul - the only question was whether or not there would be any aggressive bidding on a select few from their end.
As it turned out, the Final Bid Match card was put to good use in order to target Mahender Singh for a sum of ₹80 lakhs.
Amit Sheoran, who was retained, will man the defense alongside Mahender - as will Vijay Kumar, who the Bulls got hold of for ₹21.25 lakhs.
Rohit Kumar and Pawan Sehrawat will look to continue from where they left off last season - and under coach Randhir Singh Sehrawat's tutelage, the Bulls can well nurture hopes of earning their second successive title.
