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PKL 2026: List Of Players Retained Ahead Of Season 12 Auction- Check Deets

PKL 2026: The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) has officially revealed the list of retained players ahead of Season 12, paving the way for the upcoming mega auction scheduled for May 31 and June 1 in Mumbai.

As teams prepare to bolster their squads, the league confirmed retentions across three categories: Elite Retained Players, Retained Young Players, and New Young Players.

PKL Auction

Among the prominent names who have been retained are U Mumba's skipper Sunil Kumar and Iranian all-rounder Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Haryana Steelers' defensive lynchpin Jaideep Dahiya, UP Yoddhas' raiding sensation Surender Gill, and Puneri Paltan's dynamic duo - Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat.

In total, 83 players have been retained by their respective franchises. The breakdown includes 25 players in the Elite Retained Players (ERP) bracket, 23 in the Retained Young Players (RYP) category, and 35 identified as New Young Players (NYP) - indicating a healthy mix of experience and emerging talent set to take the mat in Season 12.

Over 500 players, including several of India's biggest kabaddi stars, will be up for grabs in the upcoming auction. This includes marquee raiders like Pawan Sehrawat, Arjun Deshwal, and Ashu Malik, alongside Devank Dalal, who emerged as the top raider in Season 11. International stalwarts Fazel Atrachali and Mohammadreza Shadloui, as well as seasoned campaigners Maninder Singh and Pardeep Narwal, will also be in the auction pool.

A major talking point this year is the inclusion of Naveen Kumar - the talismanic raider and former Dabang Delhi K.C. star - who is heading into the auction for the first time in his career. The PKL Season 8 winner, with a whopping 1102 raid points in six seasons for Delhi, becomes the first-ever player in PKL history to surpass 1000 points for a single franchise before entering the auction.

Players available for bidding will be slotted into four pricing categories - A, B, C, and D. Each of these will be further segmented by playing roles: Raiders, Defenders, and All-Rounders. The base prices have been structured as follows:

Category A - ₹30 lakh

Category B - ₹20 lakh

Category C - ₹13 lakh

Category D - ₹9 lakh

Every team will operate with a total budget of ₹5 crore to build their squad for the new season.

As anticipation builds, the PKL 12 auction promises a fresh wave of talent, strategic bids, and high-octane drama that fans have come to expect from one of India's most popular sporting leagues.

PKL Season 12-List Of Retained Players

Elite Retained Players

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6
Bengal Warriors Vishwas S
Bengaluru Bulls
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Gujarat Giants Himanshu Singh Himanshu
Haryana Steelers Rahul Sethpal Vinay
Jaipur Pink Panthers Reza Mirbagheri
Patna Pirates Hamid Mirzaei Nader Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj
Puneri Paltan Abinesh Nadarajan Gaurav Khatri Pankaj Mohite
Tamil Thalaivas Moein Shafaghi Himanshu Sagar
Telugu Titans Shankar Bhimraj Gadai Ajit Pandurang Pawar
U Mumba Sunil Kumar Rohit Amir Mohammad Zafardanesh Satish Kannan
UP Yoddhas Sumit Bhavani Rajput Sahul Kumar Surender Gill Ashu Singh

Retained Young Players

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5
Bengal Warriorz
Bengaluru Bulls
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Gujarat Giants Parteek Dahiya Rakesh
Haryana Steelers Shivam Anil Patare Jaideep Jaya Soorya NS Vishal S. Tate
Jaipur Pink Panthers Abhishek KS
Patna Pirates Sudhakar M
Puneri Paltan Aslam Mustafa Inamdar Mohit Goyat Dadaso Shivaji Pujari Aditya Tushar Shinde
Tamil Thalaivas Nitesh Kumar Narender Ronak Vishal Chahal Aashish
Telugu Titans Ankit Praful Sudam Zaware
U Mumba Mukilan Shanmugam
UP Yoddhas Hitesh Gagana Gowda HR Shivam Chaudhary

Existing New Young Players

Team Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4
Bengal Warriorz Yash Malik Manjeet Deep Kumar Sushil Kambrekar
Bengaluru Bulls Chandranaik M Lucky Kumar Manjeet Pankaj
Dabang Delhi K.C. Sandeep Mohit
Gujarat Giants
Haryana Steelers Sahil Manikandan N Vikas Ramadas Jadhav
Jaipur Pink Panthers Ronak Singh Nitin Kumar Sombir Ritik Sharma
Patna Pirates Ayan Navdeep Deepak Sahil Patil
Puneri Paltan
Tamil Thalaivas Anuj Kaluram Gawade Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare
Telugu Titans Sagar Chetan Sahu Nitin Rohit
U Mumba Ajit Chouhan Deepak Kundu Lokesh Ghosliya Sunny
UP Yoddhas Jayesh Vikas Mahajan Gangaram Sachin Keshav Kumar
Story first published: Saturday, May 17, 2025, 18:13 [IST]
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