The Pro Kabaddi League 2022 is all set to begin in October this year. The mega event will be venturing into its ninth season, having gained massive success in the past.
The Player auction for season nine of the Pro Kabaddi League is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM on August 5. A number of exciting players go under the hammer. The teams, though, have already retained some of their best players.
Patna Pirates have retained their star defender Mohammadreza Chiyaneh making him the only overseas player to be retained ahead of the Mega auction. Patna Pirates are also the only team to retain four elite players in their squad.
Bengal Warrior have retained their captain Maninder Singh while the defending champions Dabang Delhi have retained the services of all-rounder Vijay and raider Naveen Kumar in their squad. Meanwhile, Jaipur Pink Panthers have retained Arjun Deshwal.
Surender Gill by UP Yoddhas and Sourabh Nandal by Bengaluru Bulls are some of the other star players to be retained by Pro Kabaddi League franchises ahead of Season nine.
Patna Pirates Retained Players for PKL Season 9
Elite Retained Players
Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh – All-rounder
Sajin Chandrasekar – All-rounder
Monu – Raider
Neeraj Kumar – Defender
Existing New Young Players
Rohit – Raider
Manish – Defender
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Ranjit Venkatramana Naik – Raider
Anuj Kumar – Raider
Naveen Sharma – Defender
Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj – Defender
Bengaluru Bulls Retained Players PKL Season 9
Elite Retained Players
Mahender Singh – Defender
Mayur Jagannath Kadam – Defender
More G B – Raider
Retained Young Players
Saurabh Nandal – Defender
Existing New Young Players
Bharat – Raider
Rohit Kumar – Defender
Vinod Lachmayya Naik – Defender
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Aman – Defender
Rajnesh – Defender
Yash Hooda – Defender
Dabang Delhi Retained Players PKL Season 9
Elite Retained Players
Vijay – All-rounder
Retained Young Players
Naveen Kumar – Raider
Existing New Young Players
Dipak – Defender
Krishan – Defender
Vinay Kumar – Defender
Ashu Malik – Raider
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Ashish Narwal – Raider
Manjeet – Raider
Suraj Panwar – Raider
Vijay – Defender
Haryana Steelers Retained Players PKL Season 9
Retained Young Players
Vinay – Raider
Existing New Young Players
Meetu – Raider
Jaideep – Defender
Ankit – Defender
Mohit – Defender
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Monu – Defender
Naveen – Defender
Harsh – Defender
Sunny – Defender
Gujarat Giants
Elite Retained Players
Sonu – Raider
Existing New Young Players
Rakesh – Raider
Gaurav Chhikara – Raider
Sohit – Raider
Sonu Singh – Raider
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Parteek Dhaiya – Raider
Rohan Singh – All-rounder
Puneri Paltan Retained Players PKL Season 9
Elite Retained Players
Sombir – Defender
Abinesh Nadarajan – Defender
Retained Young Players
Pankaj Mohite – Raider
Sanket Sawant – Defender
Existing New Young Players
Aslam Inamdar – Raider
Mohit Goyat – Raider
Akash Santosh Shinde – Raider
Shubham Nitin Shelke – Raider
Govind Gurjar – All-rounder
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Aditya Tushar Shinde – Raider
Badal Taqdir Singh – Defender
Jaipur Pink Panthers Retained Players PKL Season 9
Elite Retained Players
Arjun Deshwal – Raider
Sahul Kumar – Defender
Existing New Young Players
Deepak – Defender
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Devank – Raider
Ankush – Defender
Ashish – Defender
Abhishek KS – Defender
Tamil Thalaivas Retained players PKL Season 9
Elite Retained Players
Ajinkya Ashok Pawar – Raider
Retained Young Players
Sagar – Defender
Himanshu – Defender
M. Abishek – Defender
Existing New Young Players
Himanshu – Raider
Sahil – Defender
Ashish – Defender
Mohit – Defender
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Himanshu – Raider
Narender – Raider
Jatin – Raider
Telugu Titans Retained players PKL Season 9
Retained Young Players
Ankit Beniwal – Raider
Rajnish – Raider
Existing New Young Players
Muhammed Shihas S – Defender
Palla Ramakrishna – Defender
Prince – Defender
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Vinay – Raider
Mohit Pahal – Defender
Mohit – Defender
Nitin – Defender
U Mumba Retained players PKL Season 9
Elite Retained Players
Rinku – Defender
Existing New Young Players
Kamlesh – Raider
Shivam – Raider
Prince – Defender
Rahul – Defender
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Sachin – Raider
Pranay Vinay Rane – Raider
Rupesh – Raider
Shivansh Thakur – Defender
U.P. Yoddhas Retained players PKL Season 9
Elite Retained Players
Nitesh Kumar – Defender
Retained Young Players
Surender Gill – Raider
Sumit – Defender
Ashu Singh – Defender
Existing New Young Players
Nitin Panwar – All-rounder
Shubham Kumar – Defender
Aman – Raider
Rohit Tomar – Raider
Franchisee Nominated New Young Players
Durgesh Kumar – Raider
Mahipal – Raider
Anil Kumar – Raider