Media Release
Bhatkal, Nov 18: In what could be a watershed moment for Indian sport, an unprecedented points was spent collectively by ten Bhatkal-based franchises during the first-ever auction for the Bhatkal Muslim Youth Fedeartion , Bhatkal Kabaddi league (Pro Kabaddi League) at Best Academy Hall, Nawayath Colony, Bhatkal on Sunday.
The inaugural edition of the Kabaddi league saw Bhatkal Lion team member Niyamatullah Motiya attracting the highest bid of 168 points by the Knight Rider team on a day that saw owners indulge in long discussions before picking the 12-man squad.
With an auction pool of 264 players and a budget cap of 300 points each team, each of the ten franchises had to bid for 12 players -nine from Bhatkal and three from outside Bhatkal.
Apart from Niyamatullah, Motiya, Parashuram team member Deepak Naik was bought for 152 points by the Inn Bulls franchise, while TP Subaramanya Naik of Parashuram was picked by Riders team for 145 points, Deveraj Naik of Parashuram was picked by the team Image for 126 points and Ankola taluk player Pradeep Naik was bagged by Team Fish India for 124 points.
The other big buys were – Parushotham Naik (105 pts, Image) Gururaj Manjunath Naik (102 pts, Bhatkal Hunters), Zulakarnain Armar (100 pts, Boom Boom Silver) and Nagaraj Siddhi Mundgod (94 pts, Moulya).
The Rs 75,000 prize money for winners, which will be staged from November 27 to November 30. The top four teams will then directly qualify for the semi-finals.
The ten Bhatkal-based teams and icon players are, N. Raiders( Uday Moger Dasa), Inn Bulls (Manoj Kumar Naik), Boom Boom Silver( Naufil Mohtesham), SIM( Hammad Siddiqua), Bhatkal Hunters (Afaf Gawai), Moulya(Shashidar Naik), Fish India (Anup Naik Ankola), Saidani's (Mustaqeem Meera Kumshe), Knight Riders (Mudassir Mubarak) and Image (Wasif Zabbar Ali) .
Earlier, Majlise Islah Wo Tanzeem General Secretary Mohiddin Altaf Kharuri inaugurated the players auction.
After inaugurating, Kharuri said, this was a wonderful initiative by the federation for the benefit of all players and the sport across the globe. This is a real game-changer in the field of professional Kabaddi and is a huge step in building sportsman’s. Now, we need our player to participate in State-levels and national level, he added.
On the occasion, BMYF President Imtiyaz Udaywar, Vice President Moulavi Irshad Naite Nadvi, General Secretary Moulana Irfan SM, Secretary Moulavi Azizur Rahman Nadvi, Sports Secretary Naseef Khalifa and many others were present.