Pro Kabaddi 2023 Auction: Full List of Retained Players by all teams ahead of PKL season 10 auction

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The Pro Kabaddi League on Monday (August 7) announced the retained players list of all the 12 teams ahead of the PKL Player Auction, which is scheduled to be held on October 9 and 10 in Mumbai.

PKL released a list of retained players in three different categories: 'Elite Retained Players', 'Retained Young Players' and 'Existing New Young Players' for the milestone Season 10.

With a strong group of players retained, each of the franchises are all set to build their units further in the upcoming Player Auction and celebrate the tenth season of the Pro Kabaddi League through high-octane contests.

A total of 84 players were retained across 3 categories with 22 from the Elite Retained Players (ERP) category, 24 in the Retained Young Players (RYP) category and 38 in the Existing New Young Players (ENYP) category.

The non-retained players, which include star players such as Pawan Sehrawat and Vikash Kandola will go under the hammer at the PKL Season 10 Player Auction next month.

The talent pool retained by the teams has a great balance between young and experienced players. PKL legend Pardeep Narwal has been retained by UP Yoddhas, whereas Aslam Mustafa Inamdar has been retained by Puneri Paltan.

Meanwhile, the Most Valuable Player award winner in Season 9 - Arjun Deshwal has been retained by Jaipur Pink Panthers, who in fact have retained their allowed retention quota of six elite players. Here is a look at the PKL Season 10 Retention List:

PKL Season 10 Retained Players

The list of retained players include Naveen Kumar, Mohit Goyat, Saurabh Nandal, Sunil Kumar, Nitesh Kumar, Aman, Bharat, Neeraj Narwal and Ashu Singh among many others, while the released players list includes the likes of Maninder Singh, Sandeep Narwal and many others.

Now, let's take a look at the teamwise retention of all the 12 teams in different categories as Bengal Warriors, Bengaluru Bulls, Telugu Titans, Gujarat Giants and Dabang Delhi make five or less retentions ahead of the auction.

Bengal Warriors Retained Players List

Bengaluru Bulls Retained Players

Dabang Delhi KC Retained Players List

Gujarat Giants Retained Players List

Haryana Steelers Retained Players List

Jaipur Pink Panthers Retained Players List

Patna Pirates Retained Players List

Puneri Paltan Retained Players List

Tamil Thalaivas Retained Players List

Telugu Titans Retained Players List

U Mumba Retained Players List

UP Yoddhas Retained Players List