In the grand auction a total of 422 players, including 58 overseas players, went under the hammer during the two-day of bidding battle where 87 players from the Future Heroes Kabaddi programme were also up for bidding. Steelers were the highlight of the auction as they managed to bid the highest amount in PKL history to acquire the services of Monu Goyat. The franchise owners were kept busy throughout the auction of Category “A” players. On that note, here’s the Haryana Steelers team for PKL 2018.
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The raiding department looks more than formidable with the presence of experienced Wazir Singh, who was retained by the franchise alongside Vikas Khandola and silent assassin Monu Goyat.
The defense will lit up with the likes of Sachin Shingade and Surender Nada, who was certainly the best defender last season with 80 tackle points and formed a lethal team with Mohit Chillar.
They retained their all-rounder Kuldeep Singh, who had a pretty good season with the Haryana based franchise.
Haryana Steelers team for PKL 2018
Raiders:
Monu Goyat – ₹151 lakh
Vikash Khandola – ₹47 lakh
Wazir Singh – ₹20 lakh
Md. Zakir Hossain – ₹8.4 lakh
Arun Kumar HN [NYP] – ₹6.6 lakh
Anand Tomar – ₹5 lakh
Bhuvneshwar Gaur – ₹5 lakh
Defenders:
Surender Nada – ₹75 lakh
Sachin Shingade – ₹20 lakh
Vikash [NYP]- ₹6.6 lakh
Neeraj Kumar [NYP] – ₹6.6 lakh
Amit Singh – ₹5 lakh
All-rounders:
Kuldeep Singh [Retained] – ₹10.34 lakh
Patrick Nzau Muvai – ₹8 lakh
Mayur Shivthakar [NYP] – ₹6.6 lakh
Prateek – ₹5 lakh
Haryana Steelers team owner: JSW Sports
Haryana Steelers coach: Ranbir Singh Khokhar
Home stadium: Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Sonipat
DS Verdict: The team looks stronger than ever with the strong defense and a solid raiding department. The team has a perfect mix of youth and experience that can take them all the way to the title.
