PKL Auction 2024: Bengaluru Bulls Complete Squad, New Purchases, Price, Retained Players

Add as a preferred source on Google

Bengaluru Bulls, the PKL 2018 champions, have formed an exceptional unit for the upcoming Pro Kabaddi League season. While they retained their skipper Saurabh Nandal, they have added some exceptional raiders to their set-up.

In the PKL 2024 Auction, they strengthened their raiding department by adding Ajinkya Pawar for INR 1.107 Crore and Pardeep Narwal for INR 70 Lakh. They have also roped in former U Mumba raider Jai Bhagwan for INR 63 Lakh.

Saurabh Nandal and Rohit Kumar are two defenders to watch out for. With good enough raiding and defensive departments available, the Bulls would be hoping to make it big this season.

Bengaluru Bulls New Purchases

• Ajinkya Ashok Pawar - Raider | INR 1.107 Crore
• Pardeep Narwal - Raider | INR 70 Lakh
• Hasun Thongkruea - Defender Right Corner | INR 13 Lakh
• Pramot Saising - Raider | INR 13 Lakh
• Nitin Rawal - All-Rounder | INR 13 Lakh
• Jai Bhagwan - Raider | INR 63 Lakh
• Jatin - Raider | INR 13 Lakh

Bengaluru Bulls Retained Players

• Saurabh Nandal - Defender Right Corner
• Ponparthiban Subramanian - Defender Right Cover
• Sushil - Raider
• Rohit Kumar - Defender Left Cover
• Aditya Shankar Powar - Defender Left Corner
• Akshit - Left Raider
• Arulnanthababu - Defender Right Corner
• Parteek - Defender Left Cover

Bengaluru Bulls Complete Squad

Raiders: Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, Pardeep Narwal, Pramot Saising, Jai Bhagwan, Jatin, Sushil, Akshit

Defenders: Hasun Thongkruea, Saurabh Nandal, Ponparthiban Subramanian, Rohit Kumar, Aditya Shankar Powar, Arulnanthababu, Parteek

All-Rounders: Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls failed to make it to the playoffs last season, settling for the eighth position after winning only eight out of 22 games. In the last five seasons, they made the cut for the playoffs on three instances.

Interestingly, across 10 seasons, the Bulls managed to make it to the playoffs on five occasions. Having moved past four editions without silverware, the Bulls would be hoping to turn the tables this time around.

It's worth noting that the Bulls are one of the most successful franchises in PKL history after securing the title for the first time in the PKL 2018 season, defeating Gujarat Fortune Giants by 38-33 in the grand finale.

Additionally, the franchise also was the runners-up in the PKL 2015 season after losing to U Mumba by 30-36. Furthermore, they also reached the semi-finals in the inaugural PKL season.