Pro Kabaddi League 2021 to start on Dec 22 in Bengaluru without spectators

Pro Kabaddi league will implement protocols to comply with government guidelines and will work with specialised safety agencies to implement stringent safety practices and create a bio-secure bubble

The season eight of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL 2021) will begin on December 22 in Bengaluru and will be held without spectators due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Player Auctions for the season were conducted on August 29-31 in Mumbai.
 

Mashal Sports, orgainsers of the event, said that keeping the health and safety of the players and all stakeholders in mind, this year the league will be held without spectators at a single venue in Bengaluru, moving away from the traditional caravan format.

Speaking on the return of PKL 2021, Anupam Goswami, CEO, Mashal Sports and League Commissioner VIVO PL said: "Bengaluru has all the facilities for the conduct of big competitive sports events with best safety practices, and we look forward to demonstrating this with PKL Season 8."
 

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai welcomed the league to the state.

"Kabaddi is a genuine indigenous sport of India and very popular in Karnataka. We welcome and support the conduct of forthcoming Pro Kabaddi Season 8 in our state," Bommai said in a statement.

The orgainisers further stated that the league will implement protocols to comply with government regulations and guidelines and will work with specialised safety agencies to implement stringent safety practices and create a bio-secure bubble.

Here is the full list of players sold at PKL 2021 auction:
 

Player name	Teams	Base price (Rs lakh)	Final bid price (Rs lakh)
Pardeep Narwal (Raider)	UP Yoddha	30	165
Siddharth Desai (Raider)	Telugu Titans	30	130
Arjun Deshwal (raider)	Jaipur Pink Panthers	20	96
Manjeet (Raider)	Tamil Thalaivas	30	92
Sachin (Raider)	Patna Pirates	30	84
Rohit Gulia (all-rounder)	Haryana Steelers	30	83
Chandran Ranjit (Raider)	Bengaluru Bulls	30	80
Surjeet Singh (Defender)	Tamil Thalaivas	30	75
Ravinder Pahal (Defender)	Gujarat Giants	30	74
Shriant Jadhav (Raider)	UP Yoddha	30	72
K Prapanjan (Raider)	Tamil Thalaivas	30	71
Nitin Tomar (Raider)	Puneri Paltan	20	61
Vishal Bhardwaj (Defender)	Puneri Paltan	30	60
Baldev Singh (Defender)	Puneri Paltan	30	60
Sandeep Narwal (all-rounder)	Dabang Delhi	20	60
Sandeep (Defender)	Telugu Titans	10	59.5
Deepak Niwas Hooda	Jaipur Pink Panthers	30	55
Surender Singh (Defend er)	Telugu Titans	30	55
Prashant Kumar Rai (Raider)	Patna Pirates	30	55
Brijendra Singh Chaudhary (All-rounder)	Haryana Steelers	10	55
Mahender Singh (Defender)	Bengaluru Bulls	30	50
Ajay Thakur (Raider)	Dabang Delhi	20	46
Sandeep Kumar Dhull (Defender)	Jaipur Pink Panthers	30	45
Jeeva Kumar (Defender)	Dabang Delhi	20	44
Rahul Chaudhari (Raider)	Puneri Paltan	30	40
Rohit Kumar (Raider)	Telugu Titans	30	36
Sombir (Defender)	Puneri Paltan	10	34.5
Rinku (Defender)	U Mumba	10	32
Sunil (Defender)	Patna Pirates	20	31.5
Sukesh Hegde (Raider)	Bengal Warriors	20	30
Athul MS (Raider)	Tamil Thalaivas	20	30
Ravi Kumar (Defender)	Haryana Steelers	20	27.5
Deepak Narwal (Raider)	Bengaluru Bulls	20	26.5
More G B (raider)	Bengaluru Bulls	20	25
Ajith V Kumar (Raider)	U Mumba	20	25
Rathan k (Raider)	Gujarat Giants	10	25
Naveen (Raider)	Jaipur Pink Panthers	20	22
Vikas Jaglan (all-rounder)	Haryana Steelers	20	20
Dharmaraj Cheralathan (defender)	Jaipur Pink Panthers	20	20
Joginder Singh Narwal (Defender)	Dabang Delhi	20	20
Surender Nada (defender)	Haryana Steelers	20	20
Sonu (Raider)	Gujarat Giants	20	20
Sumit Singh (Raider)	Bengal Warriors	20	20
Amit (Defender)	Jaipur Pink Panthers	10	20
Manjeet Chillar (All-rounder)	Dabang Delhi	20	20
Rishank Devadiga (Raider)	Bengal Warriors	20	20
Monu Goyat (Raider)	Patna Pirates	20	20
Girish Maruti Ernak (Defender)	Gujarat Giants	20	20
Ruturaj Shivaji Koravi (Defender)	Telugu Titans	10	19.8
Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (Raider)	Tamil Thalaivas	10	19.5
Guman Singh (Raider)	Patna Pirates	10	18.5
Sachin Vittala (Defender)	Bengal Warriors	10	17.5
Akash Pikalmunde (Raider)	Bengal Warriors	10	17
Sourabh Tanaji Patil (All-rounder)	Tamil Thalaivas	10	15
Mayur Jagannath Kadam (Defender)	Bengaluru Bulls	10	15
Mahendra Ganesh Rajput (Raider)	Gujarat Giants	10	15
Manoj Gowda (All-rounder)	Bengal Warriors	10	10
Sajin Chandrasekar (All-rounder)	Patna Pirates	10	10
Rajesh Narwal (All-rounder)	Haryana Steelers	10	10
Ajay Ghanghas (All-rounder)	Haryana Steelers	10	10
Gurdeep ((All-rounder)	UP Yoddha	10	10
E Subash (All-rounder)	Puneri Paltan	10	10
Pankaj (All-rounder)	U Mumba	10	10
Vijin Thangadurai (Defender)	Bengal Warriors	10	10
Parveen (Defender)	Bengal Warriors	10	10
Sourav Gulia (Defender)	Patna Pirates	10	10
Rohit Banne (Defender)	Bengal Warriors	10	10
Gaurav Kumar (Defender)	UP Yoddha	10	10
Rajesh Gurjar (Defender)	Haryana Steelers	10	10
Sunil Siddhgavali (Defender)	U Mumba	10	10
Sandeep (Defender)	Patna Pirates	10	10
Darshan J (Defender)	Bengal Warriors	10	10
Adarsh T (Defender)	Telugu Titans	10	10
Ankit (Defender)	Bengaluru Bulls	10	10
Shubham Shinde (Defender)	Patna Pirates	10	10
Karamvir (Defender)	Puneri Paltan	10	10
Ajeet (Defender)	U Mumba	10	10
Sahil (Raider)	UP Yoddha	10	10
Ashok (Raider)	Jaipur Pink Panthers	10	10
Bhavani Rajput (Raider)	Tamil Thalaivas	10	10
Maninder Singh (Raider)	Gujarat Giants	10	10
Harshit Yadav (Raider)	Gujarat Giants	10	10
Jashandeep Singh (Raider)	U Mumba	10	10
Rahul Rana (Raider)	U Mumba	10	10
Vishwas S (Raider)	Puneri Paltan	10	10
Gulveer Singh (Raider)	UP Yoddha	10	10
Ankit (Raider)	UP Yoddha	10	10
C Arun (Defender)	Telugu Titans	10	10
Sahil (Defender)	Tamil Thalaivas	10	10
Amit Nagar (Raider)	Jaipur Pink Panthers	10	10
Vikas (Defender)	Bengaluru Bulls	10	10
Shaul Kumar (Defender)	Jaipur Pink Panthers	10	10
Ashish Kumar Sangwan (All-rounder)	U Mumba	10	10
Pardeep Kumar (Raider)	Gujarat Giants	10	10
Sagar B Krishna (All-rounder)	Tamil Thalaivas	10	10
Aashish Nagar (Defender)	UP Yoddha	10	10
Sushant Sail (Raider)	Dabang Delhi	10	10
Ajay Kumar (Raider)	Gujarat Giants	10	10
Santhapanaselvam (All-rounder)	Tamil Thalaivas	10	10
Rohit (All-rounder)	Bengal Warriors	6	6
Abinesh Nadarajan (Defender)	Puneri Paltan	6	6
Vikas (Defender)	Dabang Delhi	6	6
G Raju (Raider)	Telugu Titans	6	6
Amit Chauhan (Raider)	Telugu Titans	6	6
Sourav Kumar (Defender)	Puneri Paltan	6	6

Full List of foreign players sold at PKL 2021 auction:
 

Player name	Teams	Base price (Rs lakh)	Final bid price (Rs lakh)
Mohammad Malak	Dabang Delhi	10	10
Abozar Mohajer Mighani	Bengal Warriors	20	30.50
Jang Kun Lee	Patna Pirates	20	20.50
Mohsen Maghsoudlou Jafari	U Mumba	10	12.80
Victor Onyango Obiero	Puneri Paltan	10	10
Hamid Mirzaei Nader	Haryana Steelers	10	12.10
Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh	Patna Pirates	10	31
Abe Tetsuro	Telugu Titans	10	10
Soleiman Pahlevani	Gujarat Giants	10	11.50
Ziaur Rahman	Bengaluru Bulls	10	12.50
Dong Geon Lee	Bengaluru Bulls	10	12.50
Abolfazl Maghsodlou Mahali	Bengaluru Bulls	10	13
Mohammad Esmaeil Maghsodlou	Haryana Steelers	10	13.20
Mohammad Taghi Paein Mahali	UP Yoddha	10	12
Mohammad Amin Nosrati	Jaipur Pink Panthers	10	11
Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki	Jaipur Pink Panthers	10	10
Emad Sedaghat Nia	Dabang Delhi	10	10.20
Anwar Saheed Baba	Tamil Thalaivas	10	10
Hyunsu Park	Telugu Titans	10	10
Hadi Oshtorak	Gujarat Giants	20	20
Mohammad Tuhin Tarafder	Tamil Thalaivas	10	10
Md. Masud Karim	UP Yoddha	10	10