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Indian hockey players excited about big-ticket league

New Delhi, Dec 17:  Indian hockey players Sardar Singh and Sandeep Singh Sunday hailed the prospect of lucrative money with the Hockey Indian League (HIL) and hoped it will be the turning point for the

India TV News Desk Updated on: December 17, 2012 14:55 IST


S.V. Sunil (Punjab for $42,000), Yuvraj Walmiki (Delhi for $18,000), and Shivendra Singh (Punjab for $27,500) found good buyers.



Mumbai`s Tushar Khandekar was sold for only $100 more than his reserve price of $13,900 to Uttar Pradesh while S.K. Uthappa went to Uttar Pradesh for $25,000 and Gurbaj Singh to Delhi for $36,000.

Ignace Tirkey, who had a reserve price of $13,900, went to Punjab for $31,000 while Rupinder Pal Singh, with a base price of $9,250, was sold to Uttar Pradesh for $56000.

But the biggest disappointments of the day were Sandeep and former India captain Bharat Chettri.

Sandeep, who is out of the team after a poor Olympics, initially got a raw deal as Mumbai Magicians brought him for a base price of $27,800.

But it was Australian defender Joel Caroll, who ensured that Sandeep gets a better pay package. Caroll was bought by Mumbai for $56,000 and as a marquee player, Sandeep will be getting 15 percent more than the Australian.

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