UP Rudras squad for Hockey India League 2024-25: Full list of players after HIL Auction ft. Lalit Upadhyay & Hardik Singh

UP Rudras have formed a formidable squad for the revamped Hockey India League 2024-25. They have snapped up the services of Indian midfielder Hardik Singh for ₹70 lakh and forward Lalit Kumar Upadhyay for ₹28 lakh.

Surender Kumar (₹14 lakh), Priyobarta Talem (₹9 lakh), Sharda Nand Tiwari (₹7.5 lakh), Sunil Jojo (₹2 lakh) and Prashant Barla (₹7.5 lakh) are a few Indian defenders signed by the Uttar Pradesh-based club at the Hockey India League 2024 player auction.

Akashdeep Singh (₹20 lakh), Simranjeet Singh (₹10 lakh), Manmeet Singh (₹16 lakh), and Jobanpreet Singh (₹7.5 lakh) are the four other Indian midfielders alongside Hardik Singh in the Rudras' squad.

Their Indian forwards include Gurjot Singh (₹14.5 lakh), Mohd. Zaid Khan (₹2.9 lakh), and Sudeep Chirmako (₹12 lakh).

UP Rudras' goalkeepers for the Hockey India League 2024-25 are Indian goalies Prashant Kumar Chauhan (₹5 lakh), Pankaj Kumar Rajak (₹6.5 lakh) and English player James Mazarelo (₹13 lakh).

The newly-formed franchise's remaining overseas signings include defenders, Kane Russell, Lars Balk, and Marc Recasens, midfielders Floris Wortelboer and Seve Van Ass, forwards Alvaro Iglesias and Tanguy Cosyns.

UP Rudras squad for Hockey India League 2024-25

Lalit Kumar Upadhyay - 28L
Hardik Singh - 70L
Álvaro Iglesias (ESP) - 12L
Lars Balk (NED) - 40L
Kane Russell (NZL) - 30L
Surender Kumar - 14L
Akashdeep Singh - 20L
Simranjeet Singh - 10L
Tanguy Cosyns (BEL) - 10L
Marc Recasens (ESP) - 15L
Floritz Wortelboer (NED) - 27L
Seve van Ass (NED) - 10L
Manmeet Singh - 16L
Gurjot Singh - 14.5L
Prashant Kumar Chauhan - 5L
Priyobarta Talem - 9L
James Mazarelo - 13L
Mohd Zaid Khan - 2.9L
Sunil Jojo - 2L
Sudeep Chirmako - 12L
Pankaj Kumar Rajak - 6.5L
Sharda Nand Tiwari - 7.5L
Prashant Barla - 7.5L
Jobanpreet Singh - 7.5L

Edited by Sankalp Srivastava