Hockey India League Auction 2024: Even though the most famous sport in India at present is cricket, hockey has once ruled the hearts of Indian fans. Hockey is also the national sport of India and the Indian hockey team holds the world record of winning the maximum number of 8 Olympic gold medals. But now the old era of hockey seems to be returning. The Indian hockey team won the bronze medal in the Olympics 2024, which was its second consecutive medal. Now, considering the strong performance of hockey, Hockey India League will be organized after 7 years. For this, Hockey India League Auction 2024 is being organized. In which Indian hockey team captain Harmanpreet Singh has been sold the most expensive till now.
Harmanpreet Singh sold for 78 lakhs
In the auction, Indian captain Harmanpreet Singh was bought by Surma Hockey Club for Rs 78 lakh. Harmanpreet has the highest price among the players sold in the auction on the first day. Harmanpreet is a brilliant drag-flicker who performs very well in pressure situations. He is an expert in penalty strokes and converting corners into goals. He is capable of making the team win on his own. He has scored 205 goals in 234 matches while playing for the national team. The services of Indian vice-captain Hardik Singh were also acquired by UP Rudras for Rs 70 lakh. He was also an important part of the bronze medal winning team of Paris Olympics.
Harmanpreet Singh said this
After being the most expensive player in the auction, Harmanpreet Singh said that I am really excited because I have been selected by the Punjab team. The name of our team is Surma Hockey Club. It is even more heartening that the Hockey India League is coming back. This is a good opportunity for our youth to showcase their talent and the future of hockey is bright. Hockey India League is returning after 7 years. There have been five seasons before this and last time in the year 2017, Kalinga Lasers won the title by defeating Dabang Mumbai.
It was under the captaincy of Harmanpreet that the Indian team won the bronze medal in the Paris Olympics 2024 by defeating Spain. Under his captaincy, the Indian team had shown a strong performance. Apart from this, India had defeated Australia 3-2 in the group stage. India had defeated Australia in the Olympics after 52 years.
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