After seven long years, Hockey India League (HIL) is set to be revived, with the auction scheduled in New Delhi from Sunday, October 13, 2024 to Tuesday. More than 550 players have registered to stand a chance to feature in one of the eight men’s teams when HIL kicks off in Rourkela later this year.
Over the next two days, each team will have a purse of INR 4 crore to pick players that have been categorized under three base price slabs: Rs 2 lakh, 5 lakh and 10 lakh. The women’s auction will follow on Tuesday. Let us check out when and where to watch the Hockey India League Auction live streaming in India.
Hockey India League Auction live
The Hockey India League Player Auction will be broadcast on DD Sports in India.
Hockey India League teams
The Delhi based team, owned by SG Sports Pvt Ltd has been named SG Pipers. Mr. Mahesh Bhupathi, CEO of SG Sports Pvt Ltd will be leading the team at the Auction along with Director of Hockey Mr. PR Sreejesh, Head Coach Mr. Graham Reid and Assistant Coach Mr. Shivendra Singh.
Tamil Nadu based Team, owned by M & C Property Development Pvt Ltd, will be called Tamil Nadu Dragons. CMD Mr. Jose Charles Martin will be representing the team along with Mr. Joseph Selvan, Mr. Rein Van Eijk, and Mr. Charles Dixon.
Shrachi Sports Endeavour Private Limited has named the team based in Kolkata as Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers. Mr. Neeraj Thakur and Mr. Saurav Sikdar from Shrachi Sports Endeavour Private Limited will be accompanied by Mr. Jagraj Singh, Mr. Romesh Pathania, Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Mr. Deepak Thakur and Mr. Adrian Dsouza.
Hyderabad based team, owned by Resolute Sports Pvt. Ltd., will be called Hyderabad Toofans. Mr. Alok Sanghi, MD will be accompanied by Mr. Sidhant Gautam, General Manager and Team Director Siddharth Pandey, Head Coach Pasha Gademan, Assistant Coaches Emily Calderon and Sanjay Bir, and Scientific Advisor Robin Arkell.
The team based in Lucknow, owned by Yadu Sports Pvt Ltd, has been named UP Rudras. Mr. Paul Van Ass, Mr. Thomas Tichelman and Mr. Cedric D’souza will be a part of the coaching set up for the UP Rudras.
JSW Punjab and Haryana is owned by JSW Sports. Their team will comprise of JSW Sports COO Mr. Divyanshu Singh, Mr. Arjun Halappa, Mr. Jeroen Baart, Mr. Sardar Singh, Mr. Michael Cosma and Mr. Srinivas Murthy.
The Odisha team is owned by Vedanta Ltd. Vedanta Ltd’s Mr. Sunil Gupta and Ms. Mansi Chauhan will be joined by Mr. Kariappa B. J, Mr. David John, and Dr. AB Subbaiah in the team. Team Gonasika, which is based in Visakhapatnam, will be headed by Mr. Tarini Prasad Mohanty.
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