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Pro Kabaddi League Season 9: Complete list of retained players by the teams ahead of the auction
The Pro Kabaddi 2022 is scheduled to be held from October to December this year. However, prior to the start of the season, all the 12 teams will look to create their […]
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The Pro Kabaddi 2022 is scheduled to be held from October to December this year. However, prior to the start of the season, all the 12 teams will look to create their respective squads in the PKL player auction, due to be held on August 5th and 6th in Mumbai.
Before the auction gets underway, teams have retained some players from the last season and put them under the categories of elite and young players. There are 13 players retained in the Young category, 19 players retained in the Elite Category, and 38 Existing New Young Players (NYP) have been retained by all 12 teams ahead of the Pro Kabaddi Season 9 Player Auction. There are a total of 41 franchisees-nominated New Young Players (NYP) this year.
Bengal Warriors have retained their captain Maninder Singh while Patna Pirates have retained their star defender Mohammadreza Chiyaneh. Defending champions, Dabang Delhi K.C. have decided to keep star raider Naveen Kumar and all-rounder Vijay in their squad.
Three-time champions, Patna Pirates have the most no. of players retained players in the Elite Category (4). Their all-rounder, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, is the only overseas player retained by any PKL team ahead of Season 9. Other star players who have been retained are Arjun Deshwal (Jaipur Pink Panthers), Surender Gill (UP Yoddhas) and Saurabh Nandal (Bengaluru Bulls).
Here’s looking at the complete retained players lineup for all 12 teams ahead of the PKL 2022 auction:
Bengal Warriors 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Maninder Singh | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Manoj Gowda K | All-rounder | Elite Retained Players |
| Akash Pikalmunde | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Suyog Baban Gaikar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| R Guhan | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Parshant Kumar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Bengaluru Bulls 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Mahender Singh | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Mayur Jagannath Kadam | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| More G B | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Saurabh Nandal | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Bharat | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Rohit Kumar | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Vinod Lachmayya Naik | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Aman | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Rajnesh | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Yash Hooda | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Dabang Delhi KC 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Vijay | All-rounder | Elite Retained Player |
| Naveen Kumar | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Dipak | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Krishan | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Vinay Kumar | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Ashu Malik | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Ashish Narwal | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Manjeet | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Suraj Panwar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Vijay | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Gujarat Giants 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Sonu | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Rakesh | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Gaurav Chhikara | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Sohit | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Sonu Singh | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Parteek Dhaiya | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Rohan Singh | All-rounder | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Haryana Steelers 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Vinay | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Meetu | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Jaideep | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Ankit | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Mohit | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Monu | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Naveen | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Harsh | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Sunny | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Jaipur Pink Panthers 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Arjun Deshwal | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Sahul Kumar | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Deepak | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Devank | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Ankush | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Ashish | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Abhishek KS | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Patna Pirates 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | All-rounder | Elite Retained Players |
| Sajin Chandrasekar | All-rounder | Elite Retained Players |
| Monu | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Neeraj Kumar | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Rohit | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Manish | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Ranjit Venkatramana Naik | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Anuj Kumar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Naveen Sharma | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Puneri Paltan 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Sombir | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Abinesh Nadarajan | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Pankaj Mohite | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Sanket Sawant | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Aslam Inamdar | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Mohit Goyat | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Akash Santosh Shinde | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Shubham Nitin Shelke | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Govind Gurjar | All-rounder | Existing NYP |
| Aditya Tushar Shinde | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Badal Taqdir Singh | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Tamil Thalaivas 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Ajinkya Ashok Pawar | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Sagar | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Himanshu | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| M. Abishek | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Himanshu Singh | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Sahil | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Ashish | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Mohit | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Himanshu | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Narender | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Jatin | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Telugu Titans 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Ankit Beniwal | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Rajnish | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Muhammed Shihas S | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Palla Ramakrishna | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Prince | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Vinay | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Mohit Pahal | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Mohit | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Nitin | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
U Mumba 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Rinku | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Kamlesh | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Shivam | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Prince | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Rahul | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Sachin | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Pranay Vinay Rane | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Rupesh | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Shivansh Thakur | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
UP Yoddhas 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Nitesh Kumar | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Surender Gill | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Sumit | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Ashu Singh | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Nitin Panwar | All-rounder | Existing NYP |
| Shubham Kumar | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Aman | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Rohit Tomar | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Durgesh Kumar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Mahipal | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Anil Kumar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
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