Indian Badminton League (IBL) is a franchise-based city teams tournament which is worth $1 million. This is the richest badminton league in the world. Six teams will be seen in action from August 14 to 31, 2013. This year's is the inaugural edition of IBL. Krrish Delhi Smashers, Lucknow Warriors, Mumbai Masters, Banga Beats, Pune Pistons and Hyderabad Hotshots are the teams.
Also read: Banga Beats; Mumbai Masters
The six franchises had a purse of $275,000 to buy 10 players, four foreign, six Indian and one junior in the players auction which was held a few days back in Delhi.
Here, get to know about Delhi franchise - Krrish Delhi Smashers.
Team: Krrish Delhi Smashers
Owners: Krrish Group
Host Association: Delhi Badminton Association
Host Stadium: DDA Badminton and Squash Stadium
Costliest players: Boon Hoeng Tan and Kien Keat Koo (both Malaysia) $50,000 each
List of players bought in the auction
Nichaon Jindapon (Thailand) $15,000
Boon Hoeng Tan (Malaysia) $50,000
Jwala Gutta (India) $31,000
Wong Wing Ki (Hong Kong) $20,000
Kien Keat Koo (Malaysia) $50,000
HS Prannoy (India) $16,000
Sai Praneeth (India) $40,000
Arundhati Panthawane (India) $15,000
V Diju (India) $30,000
Prajakta Sawant (India) $7,000
Krrish Delhi Smashers schedule
vs Mumbai Masters - August 20
vs Lucknow Warriors - August 22
vs Banga Beats - August 25
vs Hyderabad Hotshots - August 17
vs Pune Pistons - August 15
OneIndia News
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