Pro Kabaddi 2024: Complete list of retained players by all teams for PKL 11 ft. Ashu Malik and Arjun Deshwal
The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) has announced the 'Elite Retained Players', 'Retained Young Players', and 'Existing New Young Players' for the upcoming Season 11. Each franchise has made retentions with some expected and some questionable releases.
The coaches and teams will be aiming to build even stronger squads at the PKL 11 Player Auction.
Dabang Delhi K.C. has kept its raider duo, Ashu Malik and Naveen Kumar, who are among some of the prominent names that have been retained. The Most Valuable Player of PKL Season 10, Aslam Inamdar, has also been retained by Puneri Paltan. Additionally, Jaipur Pink Panthers have held onto their key raider, Arjun Deshwal.
A total of 88 players were retained across three categories with 22 from the Elite Retained Players (ERP) category, 26 in the Retained Young Players (RYP) category, and 40 in the Existing New Young Players (ENYP).
The non-retained players, which include some of the biggest names such as Pawan Sehrawat, Pardeep Narwal, Maninder Singh, Fazel Atrachali, and Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh will feature in the PKL 11 Player Auction, scheduled for August 15 and 16, 2024, in Mumbai.
Ahead of the much-anticipated PKL 11 auction, here is the complete list of players retained by each franchise under the various categories.
Pro Kabaddi 2024: Complete list of retained players by all teams for PKL 11
Bengal Warriors
Existing New Young Players: Shreyas Umbardand, Aditya S Shinde, Dipak Arjun Shinde, Maharudra Garje
Retained Young Players: Nil
Elite Retained Players: Vishwas S, Nitin Kumar
Bengaluru Bulls
Existing New Young Players: Aditya Shankar Powar, Akshit, Arulnanthababu, Parteek
Retained Young Players: Saurabh Nandal
Elite Retained Players: Ponparthiban Subramanian, Sushil, Rohit Kumar
Dabang Delhi KC
Existing New Young Players: Ashish, Himmat Antil, Manu, Yogesh
Retained Young Players: Nil
Elite Retained Players: Ashu Malik, Vikrant, Naveen Kumar
Gujarat Giants
Existing New Young Players: Nitin
Retained Young Players: Parteek Dahiya, Rakesh
Elite Retained Players: Balaji D, Jitender Yadav
Haryana Steelers
Existing New Young Players: Jaya Soorya NS, Hardeep, Shivam Anil Patare, Vishal S Tate
Retained Young Players: Jaideep, Mohit, Vinay
Elite Retained Players: Rahul Sethpal, Ghanshyam Roka Magar
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Existing New Young Players: Abhijeet Malik
Retained Young Players: Ankush, Abhishek KS
Elite Retained Players: Arjun Deshwal, Reza Mirbagheri
Patna Pirates
Existing New Young Players: Abinand Subhash, Kunal Mehta, Sudhakar M
Retained Young Players: Manish
Elite Retained Players: Ankit, Sandeep Kumar
Puneri Paltan
Existing New Young Players: Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, Nitin, Tushar Dattaray Adhavade, Vaibhav Balasaheb Kamble,
Retained Young Players: Aditya Tushar Shinde, Akash Santosh Shinde, Mohit Goyat, Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Pankaj Mohite, Sanket Sehrawat
Elite Retained Players: Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri
Tamil Thalaivas
Existing New Young Players: Nitesh Kumar, Nitin Singh, Ronak, Vishal Chahal
Retained Young Players: Narender, Sahil, Mohit, Aashish, Sagar, Himanshu, M Abishek
Elite Retained Players: Nil
Telugu Titans
Existing New Young Players: Ankit, Omkar Narayan Patil, Praful Sudam Zaware, Sanjeevi S
Retained Young Players: Nil
Elite Retained Players: Shankar Bhimraj Gadai, Ajit Pandurang Pawar
U Mumba
Existing New Young Players: Bittu, Gokulakannan M, Mukilan Shanmugam, Sombir
Retained Young Players: Shivam
Elite Retained Players: Amirmohammed Zafardanesh, Rinku
UP Yoddhas
Existing New Young Players: Gagana Gowda HR, Hitesh, Shivam Chaudhary
Retained Young Players: Sumit, Surender Gill, Ashu Singh
Elite Retained Players: Nil