Gurbaj Singh hits jackpot in Hockey India League auction

Experienced midfielder Gurbaj Singh turned out to be the most sough-after player in the closed bid for Hockey India League 2017, fetching the most expensive buy tag

New Delhi: Experienced midfielder Gurbaj Singh turned out to be the most sough-after player in the closed bid for Hockey India League 2017, fetching the most expensive buy tag.

First to go in the bid, Gurbaj was bought by Ranchi Rays for a whopping USD 99,000.

A live-wire in the right flank, Gurbaj was suspended for nine months by Hockey India in August 2015 on charges of indulging in groupism and creating disharmony within the team during the Hockey World League Semifinals in Antwerp, Belgium.

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