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Top stars Saina Nehwal and Lee Chong
Wei were the costliest buys, fetching
the maximum prize of $100,000, while
Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and
Kidambi Srikanth were bought for a
whopping $95,000 and $80,000
respectively at the rechristened
Premier badminton League (PBL)
players’ auction in New Delhi on
Monday.
World No. 2 Saina and former World No.
1 Lee Chong Wei were bought by
Awadh Warriors of Lucknow and
Hyderabad Hunters in a last-minute
pre-auction bidding last night even
though their names were mentioned in
the players list which went under the
hammer on Monday.
Two-time bronze medallist at the
World Championship and winner of
Macau Open, Sindhu found herself in
the middle of an aggressive bidding on
Monday among Delhi, Mumbai and
Chennai and she was finally bought by
Vijakant son Shanmugapandian owned
Chennai Smashers for $95,000.
more @: Saina, Lee top buys at PBL auction: The Hindu - Mobile edition
Wei were the costliest buys, fetching
the maximum prize of $100,000, while
Indian shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and
Kidambi Srikanth were bought for a
whopping $95,000 and $80,000
respectively at the rechristened
Premier badminton League (PBL)
players’ auction in New Delhi on
Monday.
World No. 2 Saina and former World No.
1 Lee Chong Wei were bought by
Awadh Warriors of Lucknow and
Hyderabad Hunters in a last-minute
pre-auction bidding last night even
though their names were mentioned in
the players list which went under the
hammer on Monday.
Two-time bronze medallist at the
World Championship and winner of
Macau Open, Sindhu found herself in
the middle of an aggressive bidding on
Monday among Delhi, Mumbai and
Chennai and she was finally bought by
Vijakant son Shanmugapandian owned
Chennai Smashers for $95,000.
more @: Saina, Lee top buys at PBL auction: The Hindu - Mobile edition
