Before the Indian Super League draft began yesterday, all the buzz about the lucrative football league was centred around the international players who will ply their trade in India or the national team stalwarts who were the hottest assets in the draft.


L to R Owner of Hero Indian Super League football ISL franchise Atletico de Kolkata Samarth Parekh along with team members Denzil Franco, Arnab Mondal, Alberto Marrero, technical staff and Jose Ramirez Barreto, official during a press conference on Day One of the two-day players’ draft in the city yesterday. The Atletico team picked an uncapped Cavin Lobo first-up over some seasoned names. Pic/PTI 

However, once the draft began, it was players like Lenny Rodrigues and Cavin Lobo, who stole part of spotlight from these senior India veterans by being among the first picks in the draft.