The players' auction for the men's edition of the Hockey India League (HIL), which will make a return to the pitch this December after seven years, concluded in Delhi on Monday, with all eight teams buying players from their INR 4 crore purse to complete their squads.
India captain and star defender-dragflicker Harmanpreet Singh received the highest bid of Rs 78 lakh from the Soorma Hockey Club in the two-day auction, while Germany's Argentine dragflicker Gonzalo Peillat was the costliest overseas player at Rs 68 lakh, shelled out by the Hyderabad Toofans.