Top 50 shuttlers to go under hammer today in PBL auction

As many as 50 top shuttlers, including Indian stars Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth, will be up for grabs when the auction for the Premier Badminton League gets underway here on Monday. The Indian Badminton League (IBL), which has been rechristened as the Premier Badminton League (PBL) recently, on Sunday announced the names of Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad franchisees. While Mumbai was taken by Devyani Leisures Pvt. Ltd., the Chennai team was picked by The Wones Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore team will be owned by BrandPrix Consulting Pvt. Ltd. and Agile Security Force Pvt. Ltd. will be the proud owners of Hyderabad team.