How Pro Kabaddi's Auction Turns Raiders Into Crorepatis

Each PKL team gets a ₹5 crore purse, minus the value of players it retains before the auction

Players sit in tiered categories (A to D) with base prices from a few lakh up to ₹30 lakh

The FBM card lets a team buy back a released star by matching the winning bid

Season 12's top buy was Iran's Mohammadreza Shadloui at ₹2.23 crore; Pawan Sehrawat's ₹2.605 crore is still the all-time record

Raiders, not defenders, dominate the big money because they score the visible points