Each team had an initial purse of ₹5 crore to manage their squad, and the retention of key players has already set the stage for a thrilling PKL auction this time around. As the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 11 Player Auction approaches on August 15-16, 2024, in Mumbai, the excitement is reaching its peak.
A total of 88 players have been retained across three categories ahead of PKL 11: Elite Retained Players (ERP), Retained Young Players (RYP), and Existing New Young Players (ENYP). Notably, stars like Ashu Malik, Naveen Kumar, Aslam Inamdar, and Arjun Deshwal have been retained by their teams for the 11th edition of the PKL.
However, top players such as Pawan Sehrawat, Pardeep Narwal, and Maninder Singh are ready to enter the PKL 11 auction pool.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of how much purse each team has left after retaining their players, along with the amount spent on each retention ahead of the PKL 11 auction.
Pro Kabaddi 2024 Auction: Purse remaining for all 12 teams at the PKL 11 Auction after retentions & NYP signings
Tamil Thalaivas
Total Spent: ₹2.43 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹2.57 crore
Retained Players:
Narender Kandola (Left Raider) - ₹37.50 L
Himanshu Yadav (Left Raider) - ₹16.22 L
Vishal Chahal (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Nitin Singh (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Dhiraj Baimare (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Ramkumar Mayandi (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Sagar Rathee (Right Corner) - ₹41.22 L
M. Abhishek (Right Cover) - ₹16.22 L
Ronak Kharb (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Sahil Gulia (Left Corner) - ₹25.00 L
Nitesh Kumar (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Mohit Jakhar (Left Cover) - ₹16.25 L
Aashish Malik (Left Cover) - ₹16.25 L
Anuj Gavde (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Bengaluru Bulls
Total Spent: ₹1.98 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹3.02 crore
Retained Players:
Sushil Khatri (Left Raider) - ₹37.23 L
Akshit Dhull (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Manjeet Thakur (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Pankaj (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Saurabh Nandal (Right Corner) - ₹37.50 L
Arulnath Babu (Right Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Ponaparthiban S. (Right Cover) - ₹21.12 L
Lucky Dhankar (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Aditya Powar (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Chandranaiκ M. (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Parteek Gulia (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Rohit Kumar (Left Cover) - ₹17.40 L
Puneri Paltan
Total Spent: ₹2.88 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹2.12 crore
Retained Players:
Aslam Inamdar (Left Raider) - ₹37.50 L
Akash Shinde (Left Raider) - ₹25.00 L
Aditya Shinde (Left Raider) - ₹16.25 L
Mohit Goyat (Right Raider) - ₹25.00 L
Pankaj Mohite (Right Raider) - ₹24.25 L
Nitin Malik (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Gaurav Khatri (Right Corner) - ₹66.22 L
Dadaso Pujari (Right Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Abinesh Nadarajan (Right Cover) - ₹36.26 L
Tushar Adhawade (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Sanket Sawant (Left Cover) - ₹14.75 L
Vaibhav Kamble (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Telugu Titans
Total Spent: ₹1.18 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹3.82 crore
Retained Players:
Prafull Zaware (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Rohit Rathee (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Nitin Rawal (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Omkar Patil (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Sanjeevi S. (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Chetan Sahu (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Shankar Gadai (Right Corner) - ₹15.61 L
Sagar Rawal (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Ankit Jaglan (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Ajit Pawar (Left Cover) - ₹17.40 L
U Mumba
Total Spent: ₹2.12 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹2.88 crore
Retained Players:
Ajit Chauhan (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Amir M. M. Zafardanesh (Right Raider) - ₹74.80 L
Shivam Thakur (Right Raider) - ₹16.25 L
Rinku Sharma (Right Corner) - ₹36.26 L
Bittu Banwala (Right Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Gokulakannan M. (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Sombir Goswami (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Lokesh Ghosliya (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Deepak Kundu (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Mukilan Shanmugam (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Sunny (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Patna Pirates
Total Spent: ₹1.41 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹3.59 crore
Retained Players:
Sudhakar M. (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Kunal Mehta (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Ayan Lohchab (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Sandeep Kumar (Right Raider) - ₹15.60 L
Deepak Jaglan (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Sahil Patil (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Navdeep (Right Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Ankit Jaglan (Left Corner) - ₹34.65 L
Manish Dhull (Left Cover) - ₹16.25 L
Abinad Subhash (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Bengal Warriors
Total Spent: ₹1.38 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹3.62 crore
Retained Players:
Nitin Dhankar (Right Raider) - ₹37.23 L
Vishwas Gowda (Right Raider) - ₹15.60 L
Maharudra Garje (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Sushil Kambreakar (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Dipak Shinde (Right Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Deep Kumar (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Aditya Shinde (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Yash Malik (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Shreyas Umbardand (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Manjeet Choudhary (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Jaipur Pink Panthers
Total Spent: ₹2.71 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹2.29 crore
Retained Players:
Arjun Deshwal (Right Raider) - ₹1.28 crore
Abhijeet Malik (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Sombir Mehra (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Ritik Sharma (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Ronak Chaudhary (Right Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Nitin Kumar (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Ankush Rathee (Left Corner) - ₹37.50 L
Sahul Mehta (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Karamvir (Left Cover) - ₹25.00 L
Reetu Phogat (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
U.P. Yoddhas
Total Spent: ₹1.84 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹3.16 crore
Retained Players:
Surender Gill (Right Raider) - ₹40.83 L
Aman Yadav (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Nitesh Kumar (Right Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Sumit Sangwan (Left Cover) - ₹40.83 L
Ashutosh Rana (Left Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Ajay Kumar (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Anil Kumar (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Dabang Delhi K.C.
Total Spent: ₹2.34 crore
Remaining Purse: ₹2.66 crore
Retained Players:
Ashu Malik (Right Raider) - ₹1.06 crore
Naveen Kumar (Right Raider) - ₹37.23 L
Sandeep Dhull (Left Corner) - ₹15.61 L
Vijay Malik (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Krishan Dhull (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Jeeva Kumar (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Vishal (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Gujarat Giants
Total Spent: ₹92.00 L
Remaining Purse: ₹4.08 Cr
Retained Players:
Nitin Jaglan (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Parteek Dahiya (Right Raider) - ₹25.00 L
Rakesh (Right Raider) - ₹25.00 L
Jitender Yadav (Left Corner) - ₹15.61 L
Balaji D (Left Cover) - ₹15.61 L
Haryana Steelers
Total Spent: ₹2.68 Cr
Remaining Purse: ₹2.32 Cr
Retained Players:
Shivam Patare (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Jayasooriya N. (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Ganana Abhishek (Left Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Vinay Tevathia (Right Raider) - ₹39.06 L
Ghanshyam R. Magar (Right Raider) - ₹15.60 L
Vishal Tate (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Vikas Jadhav (Right Raider) - ₹10.63 L
Rahul Sethpal (Right Corner) - ₹66.22 L
Mohit Nandal (Right Cover) - ₹25.00 L
Manikandan N. (Right Cover) - ₹10.63 L
Hardeep Kandola (Left Corner) - ₹10.63 L
Sahil Narwal (Left Corner, A.R.) - ₹10.63 L
Jaideep Dahiya (Left Cover) - ₹37.50 L
With all teams now having made their retentions, the remaining purse amounts will play a crucial role in the PKL 11 auction. Teams will need to strategize carefully to fill the gaps in their squads and prepare for a competitive PKL Season 11.
With big players set to go under the hammer during the PKL 11 auction, one can expect a fierce battle between teams to acquire the services of these stars for the upcoming PKL season.