With the excitement of the Kabbadi League looms, the Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 Player auction will be held on August 15th and 16th in Mumbai.
The PKL has announced the list of players retained in three different categories namely Elite Retained Players, Retained Young Players, and Existing New Young Players in which a total of 88 players have been retained across all franchises.
22 players from the Elite Retained Category, 26 players from the Retained Young Players category, and 40 players from the Existing New Young Players category have been retained by the PKL franchises. Below is the list of retained players across 12 franchises.
PKL Season 11 Retained Players – All Franchises
Bengal Warriors
Bengal Warriors is a Kolkata-based kabaddi team that won their maiden title in the 2019 season after defeating Dabang Delhi in the finals.
| Category | Players | Price |
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Elite Players List
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Vishwa S | 15.60 Lakhs |
| Nitin Kumar | 37.23 Lakhs | |
| Retained Young Players | Nil | |
|
Existing New Young Players
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Shreyas Umbardand | 10.63 Lakhs |
| Aditya S. Shinde | 10.63 lakhs | |
| Dipak Arjun Shinde | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Maharudra Garje | 10.63 Lakhs |
Bengaluru Bulls
The Bengaluru-based franchise was the champion in the season 2018-19 as they defeated Gujarat FortuneGiants in the finals.
| Category | Players | price |
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Elite Players List
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Ponparthiban Subramanian | 21.12 Lakhs |
| Sushil | 37.23 Lakhs | |
| Rohit Kumar | 17.40 Lakhs | |
| Retained Young Players | Sourabh Nandal | 37.50 Lakhs |
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Existing New Young Players
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Aditya Powar | 10.63 lakhs |
| Akshit | 10.63 lakhs | |
| Arulnathababu | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Parteek | 10.63 Lakhs |
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Dabang Delhi K.C is a professional Kabaddi team owned by Radha Kapoor. The team is led by Naveen Kumar Goyat and won the Pro Kabaddi League title defeating Patna Pirates in the 2021-22 season.
| Category | Players | Price |
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Elite Players List
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Ashu Malik | 1.06 Crore |
| Vikrant | 17.40 Lakhs | |
| Naveen Kumar | 37.23 Lakhs | |
| Retained Young Players | Nil | Nil |
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Existing New Young Players
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Ashish | 10.63 Lakhs |
| Himmat Antil | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Manu | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Yogesh | 20.00 Lakhs |
Gujarat Giants
Gujarat Giants is a multi-sport team owned by Adani Group. They joined the league in 2017 and made it to two finals in the 2017 and 2018 seasons, finishing as runners-up both times. Gujarat Titans have INR 4.08 Crores left in their purse.
| Category | Players | Price |
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Elite Players List
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Balaji D | 15.61 Lakhs |
| Jitender Yadav | 15.61 Lakhs | |
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Retained Young Players
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Parteek Dahiya | 25 Lakhs |
| Rakesh | 25 Lakhs | |
| Existing New Young Players | Nitin | 10.63 Lakhs |
Haryana Steelers
Haryana Steelers is a professional kabaddi team owned by JSW Sports and has secured two playoff berths during their debut season in 2017 and 2023-24 season. Haryana Steelers qualified for the finals in the previous season for the first time in history.
| Category | Players | Price |
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Elite Players List
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Rahul Sethpal | 66.22 lakhs |
| Ghanshyam Magar | 15.60 Lakhs | |
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Retained Young Players
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Jaideep | 37.50 Lakhs |
| Mohit | 25.00 Lakhs | |
| Vinay | 39.06 Lakhs | |
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Existing New Young Players
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Jaya Soorya NS | 10.63 Lakhs |
| Hardeep | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Shivam Anil Patare | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Vishal S. Tate | 10.63 Lakhs |
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Abhishek Bachchan-owned Jaipur Pink Panthers is the second most successful team with two titles in the league’s history. They were the champions of the 2014 and 2022 seasons and have secured playoff berths in four seasons.
| Category | Players | Price |
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Elite Players List
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Arjun Deshwal | 1.28 Crore |
| Reza Mirbagheri | 36.26 Lakhs | |
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Retained Young Players
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Ankush | 37.50 Lakhs |
| Abhishek KS | 16.25 Lakhs | |
| Existing New Young Players | Abhijeet Malik | 10.53 Lakhs |
Patna Pirates
The Bihar-based franchise is the most successful team in PKL history with three titles in successive seasons. They are also a one-time runner-up in season 8.
| Category | Players | Price |
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Elite Players List
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Ankit | 34.65 Lakhs |
| Sandeep Kumar | 15.60 Lakhs | |
| Retained Young Players | Manish | 16.25 Lakhs |
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Existing New Young Players
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Abinand Subhash | 10.63 Lakhs |
| Kunal Mehta | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Sudhakar M | 10.63 Lakhs |
Puneri Paltan
Puneri Paltan was the reigning champions of the PKL tournament after defeating Haryana Steelers in the finals. They were one of the eight teams that were introduced during the inaugural season of the tournament.
| Category | Players | Price |
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Elite Players List
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Abinesh Nadarajan | 36.26 Lakhs |
| Gaurav Khatri | 66.22 Lakhs | |
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Retained Young Players
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Aditya Shinde | 16.25 Lakhs |
| Akash Shinde | 25.00 Lakhs | |
| Mohit Goyat | 25.00 Lakhs | |
| Aslam Mustafa Inamdar | 37.50 Lakhs | |
| Pankaj Mohite | 24.25 Lakhs | |
| Sanket Sawant | 14.75 Lakhs | |
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Existing New Young Players
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Dadaso Pujari | 10.63 Lakhs |
| Nitin | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Tushar Adhavade | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Vaibhav Kamble | 10.63 Lakhs |
Tamil Thalaivas
The Chennai-based franchise is owned by Magnum Sports Private Limited and has Actor Vijay Sethupathi as the brand Ambassador the team made their debut season in 2017 and will eyeing a title in the upcoming season.
| Category | Players | Price |
| Elite Players List | Nil | Nil |
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Retained Young Players
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Narender | 37.50 Lakhs |
| Sahil | 25.00 Lakhs | |
| Mohit | 16.26 Lakhs | |
| Aashish | 16.25 Lakhs | |
| Sagar | 41.22 Lakhs | |
| Himanshu | 16.22 Lakhs | |
| M. Abhishek | 16.22 Lakhs | |
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Existing New Young Players
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Nitesh Kumar | 10.63 Lakhs |
| Nitin Singh | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Ronak | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Vishal Chahal | 10.63 Lakhs |
Telugu Titans
Telugu Titans is one of the teams that was introduced during the inaugural season of the tournament, is owned by Srinivas Sreeramaneni of Vaya Group, of NED Group.
| Category | Players | Price |
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Elite Players List
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Shankar Gadai | 15.61 Lakhs |
| Ajit Pawar | 17.40 Lakhs | |
| Retained Young Players | Nil | Nil |
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Existing New Young Players
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Ankit | 10.63 Lakhs |
| Omkar Patil | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Praful Zaware | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Sanjeevi S | 10.63 Lakhs |
U Mumba
The 2015 champions of the PKL tournament owned by Unilazer Ventures Pvt. Ltd with cofounders Ronnie Screwvala and Supratik Sen. They were the most dominant team in the league during the Inaugural season but ended up as the runners.
| Category | Players | Price |
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Elite Players List
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Amirmohammad Zafardanesh | 74.80 Lakhs |
| Rinku | 36.26 Lakhs | |
| Retained Young Players | Shivam | 16.25 Lakhs |
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Existing New Young Players
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Bittu | 10.63 Lakhs |
| Gokulakannan.M | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Mukilan Shanmugam | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Sombir | 10.63 Lakhs |
UP Yoddhas
UP Yoddhas is one of the PKL franchises that was introduced in the 2017 season and secured four playoff berths in the tournament history.
| Category | Players | Price |
| Elite Players List | Nil | Nil |
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Retained Young Players
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Sumit Sangwan | 40.83 Lakhs |
| Surender Gill | 40.83 Lakhs | |
| Ashu Singh | 28.63 Lakhs | |
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Existing New Young Players
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Gagana Gowda HR | 10.63 Lakhs |
| Hitesh | 10.63 Lakhs | |
| Shivam Choudhary | 10.63 Lakhs |
PKL 2024 Players Salary Cap
The Domestic and Overseas players will be divided into four categories at the PKL 2024 player auction Category A, B, C, and D. The players will be further subdivided as all-rounders, defenders, and raiders within each other category. The base prices for all the categories are listed below.
- Category A – INR 30 Lakh
- Category B – INR 20 Lakh
- Category C – INR 13 Lakh
- Category D – INR 9 Lakh
The Player pool will include 24 players from the two finalist teams of the Khelo India University Games 2024. The franchises will have a Salary purse of INR 5 crores for the squad.
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