BHUBANESWAR 22-Nov-2013 161
The Hero Hockey India League Closed Bid 2013 took place at New Delhi today. Out of 154 available players 49 were bought by the six franchises. During the Closed Bid, Kalinga Lancers, the new franchise of the Hero Hockey India League bought its all new 24 players while rest five franchises bought their new players in place of permanent withdrwals to complete their squads for the season 2.
Indian forward Ramandeep Singh secured the highest bid of USD 81,000 and will be joining team Uttar Pradesh Wizards from season 2014. Ryan Archibald of New Zealand got the second highest bid of USD 71,000 from the new franchisee Kalinga Lancers.
Out of the total 154, the list of 49 players who were sold in the bid includes 28 Indians and 21 overseas players. While Kalinga Lancers bought 24 new players, including four from Odisha (Prabodh Tirkey, Manjit Kulu, Dipsan Tirkey and David Minz), Ranchi Rhinos bought one player, Dabur Mumbai Magicians 11 players, Uttar Pradesh Wizards four players, Jaypee Punjab Warriors five players and Delhi Waveriders four players. The six franchises spent USD 1.37 million to buy 49 players from Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Argentina, Ireland, England, South Africa and India.
The sixth and new entrant of HIL, Kalinga Lancers was jointly bought by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) and Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) and will be based out of Bhubaneshwar. Former India captain Dilip Tirkey will be the mentor of the team while newly-appointed Indian men`s team foreign coach Terry Walsh has been appointed as the chief coach. In another development, Cedric D`Souza will replace AK Bansal as the coach of Delhi Waveriders. Bansal will assist Walsh in the Kalinga Lancers team.
TEAM KALINGA LANCERS:
Foreign players (Read as player, country, playing position, base price, winning bid):
1. Ryan Archibald (New Zeland, Mid-fielder, Base price USD 25,000, Winniing bid USD 71,000)
2. Kiel Brown (Australia, Defender/Mid-fielder, Base price USD 25,000, Winning bid USD 55,000)
3. Lucas Vila (Argentina, Forward, Base price USD 25,000, Winning bid USD 49,000)
4. Gonzalo Peillat (Argentina, Defender, Base price USD 20,000, Winning bid USD 49,000)
5. Ramon Alegre (Spain, Defender, Base price USD 14,000, Winning bid USD 41,000)
6. Roc Oliva Isern (Spain, Mid-fielder/Forward, Base price USD 15,000, Winning bid USD 38,000)
7. Russel Ford (Australia, Forward, Base price USD 20,000, Winning bid USD 35,000)
8. Glenn Simpson (Australia, Mid-fielder USD 15,000, Winning bid USD 33,000)
9. Aran Zalewski (Australia, Defender, Base price USD 10,000, Winning bid USD 28,000)
10. Tristan Clemons (Australia, Goalkeepe, Base price USD 15,000, Winning bid USD 20,000)
Indian Players (Read as player, playing position, base price, winning bid):
1. Prabodh Tirkey (Mid-fielder, Base price USD 12,000, Winning bid USD 25,000)
2. Devindar Sunil Walmiki (Mid-fielder, Base price USD 2,600, Winning bid USD 15,000)
3. Jasbir Singh (Mid-fielder, Base price USD 2,600, Winning bid USD 15,000)
4. Vikas Sharma (Mid-fielder, Base price USD 6,900, Winning bid USD 15,000)
5. Lalit Kumar Upadhya (Forward, Base price USD 2,600, Winning bid USD 14,000)
6. Harjot Singh (Goalkeeper, Base price USD 2,600, Winning bid USD 12,000)
7. Manjeet Kullu (Mid-fielder/Forward, Base price USD 2,600, Wnning bid USD 12,000)
8. Mandeep Antil (Forward, Base price USD 6,900, Winning bid USD 11,000)
9. Gagndeep Singh (Forward, Base price USD 6,900, Winning bid USD 11,000)
10. Mohammad Amir Khan (Forward, Base price USD 2,600, Winning bid USD 10,000)
11. Mohammad Nizzamudin (Forward, Base price USD 2,600, Winning bid USD 10,000)
12. Vickram Kanth (Mid-fielder, Base price USD 5,200, Winning bid USD 8,000)
13. Dipsan Tirkey (Defender, Base price USD 2,600, Winning bid USD 6,000)
14. David Minz (Mid-fielder, Base price USD 2,600, Winning bid USD 6,000)
