PKL 12 Auction: UP Yoddhas use FBM to retain Mahender Singh at base price

Dabang Delhi placed the only bid for Mahender Singh.

Mahender Singh was called up in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 (PKL 12) auction with a base price of INR 20 lakhs. Dabang Delhi made the only bid for the 29-year-old, looking to snap up his services on base.

With no other bids around the room, he was sold to the Delhi-based franchise, but UP Yoddhas had different plans. They used the FBM card on their player to get the left cover back into their squad for the upcoming edition of the Pro Kabaddi League.

Day 1 of the PKL auction concluded with 10 players getting paid over INR 1 Cr and two players finding no takers. The second day of the PKL auction will take place on Sunday (June 1) and will commence in the morning.

A look at Mahender Singh’s PKL Journey

Mahender Singh started his PKL journey with the Bengaluru Bulls in 2017. He earned 58 points from 22 matches in the fifth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League. The 29-year-old player was part of the Bengaluru Bulls for five seasons.

Mahender earned 61 and 63 points over the next couple of seasons with the Bengaluru Bulls. He earned 40 points from 20 matches in PKL Season 8 and followed it with 45 points from 23 games in the ninth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League.

U Mumba roped in the services of Mahender Singh ahead of the 10th edition of PKL. He raked up 31 points from 16 matches for the Mumbai-based franchise. The left cover then moved to UP Yoddhas and earned 29 points from 21 matches for the franchise.

Overall, the Indian defender has earned 327 points (323 tackle points and four raid points) from 147 matches in the Pro Kabaddi League. He has registered 33 Super Tackles and 17 High 5s across seven seasons in the league.

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