PKL 2023 Players' auction postponed due to Asian Games preparations

The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) have announced the postponement of the PKL 2023 Player Auction to a later date. This decision has been taken at the request of the Administrator of the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India, the officially recognized body for Kabaddi in India. The Player Auction was earlier scheduled to be held on September 8 to September 9, 2023.

The announcement was made by the organizers of the Pro Kabaddi League Mashal Sports.A Mashal spokesperson said, "We have received a formal request from the AKFI Administrator to defer the PKL Season 10 Player Auction in view of the ongoing preparations of the Indian Men's and Women's Teams for Kabaddi medal competitions at the Asian Games. Mashal and AKFI share the view that this is an event of vital importance for Indian Kabaddi".
 

As part of the consultations on the deferment of the PKL 2023 Player Auction, Mashal briefed the AKFI Administrator on the planning and preparations that the PKL Teams, the PKL broadcast partner, and Mashal had made for the earlier scheduled dates of 8-9 September. "The Administrator has acknowledged and appreciated the comprehensive reworking that all PKL stakeholders including our 12 Teams and the broadcaster will have to make for the deferred player auction", says the Mashal Spokesperson.

The next dates for the PKL 2023 Player Auction in consultation with the PKL Teams will be announced soon.
 

Here is the complete list of players retained by all 12 Pro Kabaddi League teams:

 

Bengal Warriors retained players

 

Existing New Young Players

Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje

R Guhan

Suyog Baban Gaikar

Parshant Kumar

 

Bengaluru Bulls retained players

 

Elite Retained Players

Neeraj Narwal

 

Retained Young Players
 

Bharat

Saurabh Nandal

 

Existing New Young Players
 

Aman

Yash Hooda

 

Dabang Delhi K.C. retained players

 

Retained Young Players

Naveen Kumar

 

Existing New Young Players
 

Vijay

Manjeet

Ashish Narwal

Suraj Panwar

 

Gujarat Giants retained players

 

Elite Retained Players

Manuj 

Sonu 

 

Retained Young Players

Rakesh

 

Existing New Young Players

Rohan Singh

Parteek Dahiya 

 

Haryana Steelers retained players

 

Elite Retained Player

K. Prapanjan

 

Retained Young Players
 

Vinay

Jaideep

Mohit

 

Existing New Young Players

Naveen

Monu

Harsh

Sunny

 

Jaipur Pink Panthers retained players

 

Elite Retained Players

Sunil Kumar 

Ajith V Kumar 

Reza Mirbagheri

Bhavani Rajput

Arjun Deshwal

Sahul Kumar

 

Existing New Young Players

Ankush 

Abhishek KS

Ashish

Devank

 

Patna Pirates retained players

 

Elite Retained Players

Sachin

Neeraj Kumar 

 

Retained Young Players

Manish

 

Existing New Young Players

Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj

Naveen Sharma

Ranjit Venkatramana Naik

Anuj Kumar

 

Puneri Paltan retained players

 

Elite Retained Players

Abinesh Nadarajan 

Gaurav Khatri

 

Retained Young Players

Sanket Sawant

Pankaj Mohite

Aslam Mustafa Inamdar

Mohit Goyat

Akash Santosh Shinde

 

Existing New Young Players
 

Badal Taqdir Singh

Aditya Tushar Shinde

 

Tamil Thalaivas retained players

 

Elite Retained Players

Ajinkya Ashok Pawar

 

Retained Young Players

Sagar

Himanshu

M. Abishek

Sahil

Mohit

Aashish

 

Existing New Young Players
 

Narender

Himanshu 

Jatin

 

Telugu Titans retained players

 

Elite Retained Players

Parvesh Bhainswal

 

Retained Young Players

Rajnish

 

Existing New Young Players

Mohit

Nitin

Vinay

 

U Mumba retained players

 

Elite Retained Players

Surinder Singh

Jai Bhagwan

Rinku

Heidarali Ekrami

 

Retained Young Players

Shivam

 

Existing New Young Players

Shivansh Thakur

Pranay Vinay Rane

Rupesh

Sachin

 

U.P. Yoddhas retained players

 

Elite Retained Players

Pardeep Narwal

Nitesh Kumar

 

Retained Young Players

Sumit

Ashu Singh

Surender Gill 

 

Existing New Young Players

Anil Kumar

Mahipal