Pro Kabaddi League: Ahead of the 10th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, all the teams have announced the retention list of the players. A total of 84 players were retained across three categories by the 12 teams ahead of PKL 2023. Biggest surprise is the release of Pawan Sehrawat and Vikas Kandola. Both the star players is set to go under the hammer at the PKL Season 10 Player Auction from 8th-9th September 2023 in Mumbai.
Also Read: Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 AUCTION on September 8 & 9
The total of 84 players were retained across the three categories. It includes 22 players from the Elite Retained Players (ERP), 24 in the retained Young Players (RYP) and Existing New Young Players (ENYP) category.
Some of the star retained players were PKL legend Pardeep Narwal. The ‘record-breaker’ has been retained by U.P. Yoddhas. Meanwhile, Puneri Paltan retained its star young player Aslam Mustafa Inamdar. Defending champions Jaipur Pink Panthers retained Arjun Deshwal, who won the Most Valuable Player award winner in Season 9.
Check out list of PKL 2023 retained players
Bengal Warriors
Existing New Young Players – Vaibhav Garje, R Guhan, Suyog Gaikar, Parshant Kumar
Bengaluru Bulls
Elite Retained Players – Neeraj Narwal
Retained Young Players – Bharat, Saurabh Nandal
Existing New Young Players – Aman, Yash Hooda
Dabang Delhi
Retained Young Players – Naveen Kumar
Existing New Young Players – Vijay, Manjeet, Ashish Narwal, Suraj Panwar
Gujarat Giants
Elite Retained Players – Manuj, Sonu
Retained Young Players – Rakesh
Retained Young Players – Rohan Singh, Parteek Dahiya
Haryana Steelers
Elite Retained Players – Prapanjan
Retained Young Players – Vinay, Jaydeep, Mohit
Existing New Young Players – Naveen, Monu, Harsh, Sunny
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Elite Retained Players – Sunil Kumar, Ajith Kumar, Reza Mirbagheri, Bhavani Rajput, Arjun Deshwal, Sahul Kumar
Existing New Young Players – Ankush, Abhishek, Ashish, Devank
Patna Pirates
Elite Retained Players – Sachin, Neeraj Kumar
Retained Young Players – Manish
Existing New Young Players – Thiyagarajan Yuvraj, Navin Sharma, Ranjit Nayak, Anuj Kumar
Puneri Paltan
Elite Retained Players – Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri
Retained Young Players – Sanket Sawant, Pankaj Mohite, Aslam Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Akash Shinde
Existing New Young Players – Badal Singh, Aditya Shinde
Tamil Thalaivas
Elite Retained Players – Ajinkya Pawar
Retained Young Players – Sagar, Himanshu, Abishek, Sahil, Mohit, Aashish
Existing New Young Players – Narender, Himanshu, Jatin
Telugu Titans
Elite Retained Players – Parvesh Bhainswal
Retained Young Players – Rajnish
Existing New Young Players – Mohit, Nitin, Vinay
U Mumba
Elite Retained Players – Surinder Singh, Jai Bhagwan, Rinku, Heiderali Ekrami
Retained Young Players – Shivam
Existing New Young Players – Shivansh Thakur, Pranay Rane, Rupesh, Sachin
UP Yoddhas
Elite Retained Players – Pardeep Narwal, Nitesh Kumar
Retained Young Players – Sumit, Ashu Singh, Surender Gill
Existing New Young Players – Anil Kumar, Mahipal
With a strong group of players retained, each of the franchises are all set to build their units further in the upcoming Player Auction. “With an exceptional core group of players retained across all teams, Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 already promises to be a great contest,” Anupam Goswami, Head Sports Leagues, Mashal Sports and League Commissioner, Pro Kabaddi League.
“At the same time, the Pro Kabaddi Season X Player Auction too promises to be an absolutely riveting affair, given the return of several talented athletes to the auction pool. Some of the teams will use this opportunity to rebuild and strengthen their squads. Together, these elements pave the way for an electrifying and unforgettable Season 10 for the Pro Kabaddi League.” he added.
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