Hockey India secretary general and Hero Hockey India League chairman
Dr. Narinder Batra said the Executive Board had decided to the request of the
franchisees to raise the salary cap. “After the enormous success of inaugural
Hero HIL, our franchise partners requested for an increase in the salary cap in
the coming season,” he said.
“Each franchise now has an additional Rs 46 lakh available
to buy new players to complete its squad in place of permanent withdrawals for
the coming season,” he said. “The Mini Players Auction/Closed Bid is scheduled
for November 18, with 154 players signing up for the auction.”
The salary cap for each Franchisee in the inaugural season
was $650,000(Rs 3.96 crore) which is now increased to $725,000 (Rs 4.42 crore).
In the inaugural season, 70 top domestic players
including the Indian national side as well as 50 international players who are
part of the national squads of Australia ,
New Zealand , South Africa , Netherlands ,
Germany , Malaysia , Spain ,
and Argentina
played for the five teams.
Of the 120 players who played in the inaugural Hero Hockey
India League, 60 were Olympians. The list includes winners of the prestigious
FIH Player of the Year Award including Jamie Dwyer (2004, 2009, 2010, 2011),
Teun de Nooijer (2003, 2005, 2006) and Moritz Fuerste (2012). Seven of the top
10 FIH rated players played in the Hero HIL 2013.
A HI Press release
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