The Pro Kabaddi League PKL season 10 has announced the full list of retained and released players of all 12 teams ahead of the 2023 players auction, check out all the details below
PKL on Monday, August 7, announced the list of retained players in three different categories: ‘Elite Retained Players’, ‘Retained Young Players’ and ‘Existing New Young Players’.
Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 10 2023 retained and released players list and all teams squad ahead of auction
Puneri Paltan retained players
Elite Retained Players
Abinesh Nadarajan
Gaurav KhatriRetained Young Players
Sanket Sawant
Pankaj Mohite
Aslam Mustafa Inamdar
Mohit Goyat
Akash Santosh ShindeExisting New Young Players
Badal Taqdir Singh
Aditya Tushar Shinde#puneripaltan#pkl pic.twitter.com/xXcqjNkvWQ— SPORTSINSIDER (@SportsInsider33) August 7, 2023
Two more Existing New Young Players retained by U Mumba for PKL Season 10
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.#umumba #pklseason10 #prokabaddi #Kabaddi360 pic.twitter.com/dtLoJ81LUx— Kabaddi360 (@Kabaddi_360) August 4, 2023
The Pro Kabaddi League 2023 Player Auction will take place next month on September 8 and 9 in Mumbai.
PKL announces retained players lists ahead of 2023 players auction
The league announced a total of 84 retained players across 3 different categories. Given below is the distribution of the players across the three categories:
- Elite Retained Players (ERP) category – 22 players
- Retained Young Players (RYP) category – 24 players
- Existing New Young Players (ENYP) category – 38 players
Some of the notable names in the list of retained players include Naveen Kumar, Mohit Goyat, Saurabh Nandal, Sunil Kumar, Nitesh Kumar, Aman, Bharat, Neeraj Narwal and Ashu Singh, PKL legend Pardeep Narwal, Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Arjun Deshwal, and more. Meanwhile, the released players list includes top names like Pawan Sehrawat, Vikash Kandola Maninder Singh, Sandeep Narwal, and many others.
Check out the list of retained players of all the 12 PKL teams below:
Bengal Warriors Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje | New Young Player | Defender |
| R Guhan | New Young Player | Raider |
| Suyog Baban Gaikar | New Young Player | Raider |
| Parshant Kumar | New Young Player | Raider |
Bengaluru Bulls Retained Players
| Player | Category | Role |
| Neeraj Narwal | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Bharat | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Saurabh Nandal | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Aman | New Young Player | Defender |
| Yash Hooda | New Young Player | Defender |
Dabang Delhi KC Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Naveen Kumar | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Vijay | New Young Player | All Rounder |
| Manjeet | New Young Player | Raider |
| Ashish Narwal | New Young Player | Raider |
| Suraj Panwar | New Young Player | Raider |
Gujarat Giants Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Manuj | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Sonu | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Rakesh | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Rohan Singh | New Young Player | All Rounder |
| Parteek Dahiya | New Young Player | Raider |
Haryana Steelers Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| K. Prapanjan | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Vinay | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Jaideep | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Mohit | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Naveen | New Young Player | Defender |
| Monu | New Young Player | Defender |
| Harsh | New Young Player | Defender |
| Sunny | New Young Player | Defender |
Jaipur Pink Panthers Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Sunil Kumar | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Ajith V Kumar | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Reza Mirbagheri | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Bhavani Rajput | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Arjun Deshwal | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Sahul Kumar | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Ankush | New Young Player | Defender |
| Abhishek KS | New Young Player | Defender |
| Ashish | New Young Player | Defender |
| Devank | New Young Player | Raider |
Patna Pirates Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Sachin | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Neeraj Kumar | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Manish | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj | New Young Player | Defender |
| Naveen Sharma | New Young Player | Defender |
| Ranjit Venkatramana Naik | New Young Player | Raider |
| Anuj Kumar | New Young Player | Raider |
Puneri Paltan Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Abinesh Nadarajan | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Gaurav Khatri | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Sanket Sawant | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Pankaj Mohite | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Aslam Mustafa Inamdar | Retained Young Player | All Rounder |
| Mohit Goyat | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Akash Santosh Shinde | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Badal Taqdir Singh | New Young Player | Defender |
| Aditya Tushar Shinde | New Young Player | Raider |
Tamil Thalaivas Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Ajinkya Ashok Pawar | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Sagar | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Himanshu | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| M. Abishek | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Sahil | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Mohit | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Aashish | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Narender | New Young Player | Raider |
| Himanshu | New Young Player | Defender |
| Jatin | New Young Player | Raider |
Telugu Titans Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Parvesh Bhainswal | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Rajnish | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Mohit | New Young Player | Defender |
| Nitin | New Young Player | Defender |
| Vinay | New Young Player | Raider |
U Mumba Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Surinder Singh | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Jai Bhagwan | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Rinku | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Heidarali Ekrami | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Shivam | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Shivansh Thakur | New Young Player | Defender |
| Pranay Vinay Rane | New Young Player | Raider |
| Rupesh | New Young Player | Raider |
| Sachin | New Young Player | Raider |
UP Yoddhas Retained Players List
| Player | Category | Role |
| Pardeep Narwal | Elite Retained Player | Raider |
| Nitesh Kumar | Elite Retained Player | Defender |
| Sumit | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Ashu Singh | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Surender Gill | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Anil Kumar | New Young Player | Raider |
| Mahipal | New Young Player | Raider |
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