India defender Udita Duhan, who emerged as the top earner at the Hockey India League women’s auction on Tuesday, bagging  Rs 32 lakh from Shrachi Rarh Bengal Tigers, feared that she would go unsold. “I was nervous before the auction because I thought I’ll go unsold,” Udita, 26, told mid-day after the day’s auction.

“I never expected such an amount, even if I thought I would be picked, I thought it could be for around Rs 15 to Rs 20 lakh, certainly not Rs 32 lakh,” said the Haryana resident. Since she never expected such a price, she obviously doesn’t know what she’ll do with the money. “I have not thought about how I’ll spend the money.  I’ll definitely donate a part of it to charity. The rest I’ll give my mother, let her decide,” she added.