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The India Super League season 2017/18 Player Draft was held on Sunday, July 23 in Mumbai featuring ten clubs, including the new two entrants – Jamshedpur FC and Bengaluru FC – who in total signed 134 players from a total list of 205 Indian footballers.
The highest spenders at the ISL Draft were newcomers Jamshedpur FC, while NorthEast United FC spend the least. Overall including the retained players, Bengaluru FC spend the most, while FC Pune City spend the least.
Here a look below at the Indian contingent of the 10 ISL teams, after the draft
Atletico de Kolkata
Sr Retained: Debjit Majumder, Prabir Das
U21 Retained: None
Draft Picks: Eugeneson Lyngdoh (3), Jayesh Rane (4), Keegan Pereira (5), Shankar Sampingraj (6), Anwar Ali (7), Hitesh Sharma (8), Robin Singh (9), Rupert Lamlang Nongrum (10), Ashutosh Mehta (11), Augustin Fernandes (12), Ngamgom Ronald Singh (13), Kunzang Bhutia (14),Thounaojam Bipin Singh (15)
Bengaluru FC
Sr Retained: Sunil Chhetri, Udanta Singh
U21 Retained: Nishu Kumar, Malsawmzuala
Draft Picks: Lalthuammwia Ralte (3), Rahul Shankar Bheke (4), Harmanjot Singh Khabra (5), Subhasish Bose (6), Alwyn George (7), Lenny Rodrigues (8), Zohmingliana Ralte [Zotea] (9), Thongkhosiem Haokip (10), Abhra Mondal (11), Boithang Haokip (12), Collin Abranches (13), Joyner Lourenco (14), Calvin Abhishek (15)
Chennaiyin FC
Sr. Retained: Jeje Lalpekhlua, Karanjit Singh
U21 Retained: Jerry Lalrinzuala (capped), Anirudh Thapa
Draft Picks: Khangenbam Thoi Singh (4), Bikramjit Singh (5), Leihaorungbam Dhanachandra Singh (6), Germanpreet Singh (7), Fulganco Cardozo (8), Pawan Kumar (9), Keenan Almeida (10), Madambillath Mohammed Rafi (11), Dhanpal Ganesh (12), Sanjay Balmuchu (13), Francisco Fernandes (14), Shahinlal Meloli (15)
Delhi Dynamos FC
Sr. Retained: None
U21 Retained: None
Draft Picks: Albino Gomes (1), Pritam Kotal (2), Lallianzuala Chhangte (3), Lalhmangaihsanga [Sena Ralte] (4), Irom Seityasen Singh (5), Pratik Chowdhary (6), Vinit Rai (7), Romeo Fernandes (8), David Ngaihte (9), Sukhadev Patil (10), Mohammad Sajid Dhot (11), Rowilson Rodrigues (12), Munmum Timothy Lugun (13), Arnab Das Sarma (14), Simranjeet Singh (15)
FC Goa
Sr. Retained: Laxmikant Kattimani, Mandar Rao Dessai
U21 Retained: None
Draft Picks: Narayan Das (3), Pronay Halder (4), Konsham Chinglensana Singh (5), Brandon Fernandes (6), Seriton Fernandes (7), Pratesh Shirodkar (8), Naveen Kumar (9), Mohamed Ali (10), Jovel Martins (11), Amey Ranawade (12), Anthony D’Souza (13), Mohammad Yasir (14), Bruno Colaco (15)
FC Pune City
Sr. Retained: Vishal Kaith
U21 Retained: Ashique Kuruniyan
Draft Picks: Adil Ahmed Khan (2), Kean Lewis (3), Lalchhuanmawaia [Chhuantea Fanai] (4), Jewel Raja (5), Nim Dorjee Tamang (6), Isaac Vanmalsawma (7), Harpreet Singh (8), Wayne Vaz (9), Kamaljit Singh (10), Baljit Singh Sahni (11), Rohit Kumar (12), Ajay Singh (13), Gurtej Singh (14), Pawan Kumar (15)
Jamshedpur FC
Sr. Retained: None
U21 Retained: None
Draft Picks: Anas Edathodika (1), Subrata Pal (2), Mehtab Hossain (3), Sauvik Chakraborty (4), Robin Gurung (5), Bikash Jairu (6), Jerry Mawhmingthanga (7), Shouvik Ghosh (8), Sairuat Kima (9), Sanjiban Ghosh (10), Farukh Choudhary (11), Sumeet Passi (12), Raju Yumnam Mangang (13), Ashim Biswas (14), Siddharth Singh (15)
Kerala Blasters FC
Sr. Retained: CK Vineeth, Sandesh Jhingan
U21 Retained: Prashanth Karuthadathkuni
Draft Picks: Rino Anto (3), Lalruatthara (4), Ognam Milan Singh (5), Izumi Arata (6), Subhashis Roy Chowdhury (7), Telem Jackichand Singh (8), Siam Hanghal (9), Lalthakima (10), Pritam Kumar Singh (11), Samuel Shadap (12), Moirangthem Loken Meitei (13), Karan Sawhney (14), Ajith Sivan (15)
Mumbai City FC
Sr. Retained: Amrinder Singh, Sehnaj Singh
U21 Retained: Rakesh Oram
Draft Picks: Balwant Singh (3), Arindam Bhattacharya (4), Raju Eknath Gaikwad (5), Abhinas Ruidas (6), Sahil Tavora (7), Aiborlang Khongjee (8), Sanju Pradhan (9), Zakeer Mundampara (10), Biswajit Saha (11), Pranjal Bhumij (12), Mehrajuddin Wadoo (13), Kunal Sawant (14), Lalchhawnkima [Kim Kima] (15)
North East United FC
Sr. Retained: Rowllin Borges, TP Rehenesh
U21 Retained: None
Draft Picks: Halicharan Narzary (3), Nirmal Chettri (4), Lalrindika Ralte (5), Robert Lalthalamuana (6), Seiminlen Doungel (7), Reagan Singh (8), Ravi Kumar (9), Gursimrat Singh Gill (10), Kshetrimayum Malemnganba Meitei (11), Abdul Hakku (12), Lalrempuia Fanai (13), Gurpreet Singh (14), Sushil Meitei (15)
It looks like Amar Tomar Kolkata ( Mine & Yours Kolkata ) have realized that its now too late to fix the immense hatred that majority of Bengal has now towards ATK. Probably ATK has accepted the truth that more than 80% of the supporters that they enjoyed over the last 3 seasons are actually hardcore supporters of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan who now terribly hate ATK from the core of their heart for all kinds of nuisances that ATK did recently to EB and MB and prevented EB & MB from playing in their home town Kolkata. So, its no surprising that while the newly created Jamshedpur FC has hired all the high performing local Bengali players ATK decided not to select a single Bengali player. Over the last 3 seasons ATK defence was guarded by Bengali stoppers Arnab Mondal and Kingshuk Debnath. In this season ATK has hired only a single Indian stopper – Anwar Ali. Last season Anwar had a mild cardiac attack during a practice session.It looks like the selection of Anwar was motivated by an attempt by ATK to retain their major co-sponsor Apollo Hospitals.
ATK now can be called as ” Amar Tar Kata ” ( My Wire is Snapped ). It seems ATK has now lost control over their thinking ability.