The participant public sale for second season of Ultimate Kho Kho (UKK) was efficiently held in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday, November 21.
Six franchises drafted from gamers. 30 are chosen in A class Rs 6 lakh every, B class 36 gamers at Rs. 5 lakh every, in class C 55 gamers in Rs 3 lakh every,in class D 24 in Rs 1.5 lakh.
The Second Season of Ultimate Kho Kho League held Today in Bhubaneswar
Odisha Juggernauts, Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Khiladis, Rajasthan Warriors, and Telugu Yoddhas had been the six groups that shall be collaborating in the event. With a complete allotted purse of INR 3.90 crore, combos with a minimal of 20 and a most of 35 gamers. 18 gamers had been retained by the 6 groups.
Franchisees got the choice to decide on gamers based mostly on their respective draft sequence and purse capability.
In all, 245 gamers had been in the pool they usually had been divided into three segments. The 18 gamers retained by the franchisees had been referred to as the Power Players class.
Players who had been half of Season 1 however had not been retained are referred to as Pole Players. The League supplied platform to new skills by placing them in the Dream Player class.
The new set of gamers advisable both by the franchisees or the Kho Kho Federation of India are referred to as Dream Players.
Defending champion Odisha Juggernauts retained 4 gamers from the final season, whereas Chennai Quick Guns retained three gamers, together with Player of the Tournament Ramji Kashyap and Young Player of the Tournament Madan.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat Giants held on to the Defender of the Tournament, Abhinandan Patil, amongst two others. Mumbai Khiladis retained two gamers, Gajanan Shengal and Sreejesh S, from the earlier season.
The different two groups, the Rajasthan Warriors and Telugu Yoddhas, retained three gamers every.
Kho-kho Federation of India President Sudhanshu Mittal mentioned, “Ultimate Kho Kho has supplied worldwide recognition to the game which earlier belonged to rural areas or communities.
Today it has gained reputation and since of this sport gamers are getting jobs, awards and admission in faculties. This recreation will quickly be getting worldwide recognition.“
He added, “Today at the draft event, I felt like dream for Kho Kho coming true. This year we didn’t increase the money in the draft but from the third season we will be doing the auctioning. This will add value to the game.”
He mentioned season two of Ultimate Kho Kho goals to infuse new life into the traditional Indian recreation.
After a grand success of season one, league is all set to return with its second version (Season-2) scheduled between twenty fourth December 2023 and 14th January 2024 in Cuttack,
Continuing this exhilarating journey, the upcoming season guarantees much more pleasure and expertise.
