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Pro Kabaddi Season 12: Get complete squad list of all 12 franchises
After an eventful Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12 Player Auction was held in Mumbai on May 31 and June 1, all 12 franchises have assembled formidable squads to compete for the coveted PKL title in the upcoming season. Ahead of PKL Season 12, let’s have a look at how the squads have shaped up.
The Warriorz roped in PKL Season 11’s standout raider Devank Dalal at the recently concluded auction for a whopping INR 2.205 crore to bolster their attack. PKL Season 7 winners have also brought back Korean star raider Jang Kun Lee, the Scorpion Kick King, and added Himanshu to strengthen their raiding unit. They further retained defenders Nitesh Kumar and Mayur Jagannath Kadam using their Final Bid Match (FBM) options for one season for PKL Season 12. The Warriorz also signed a few young kabaddi stars to challenge for the title next season.
Raiders: Sushil Kambrekar (right raider), Vishwas S (raider), Manprit (right raider), Punit Kumar (left raider), Rachit Kumar (right raider), Jang Kun Lee (F), Omid Khojasteh Mohammadshah (F), Himanshu, Devank
Defenders: Yash Malik (left corner), Manjeet (left cover), Deep Kumar (right cover), Amandeep (right corner), Ankit, Sandeep (right corner), Harander (right corner), Parteek (left cover), Mayur Jagannath Kadam (right cover), Ashish (left corner), Nitesh Kumar
All-rounders: Moolchandra Singh, Shivansh Thakur
Following a disappointing season last time around, Bengaluru Bulls retained only four players - Chandranaik M, Lucky Kumar, Manjeet and Pankaj, ahead of the Season 12 auction. PKL Season 6 champions acquired raider Akash Shinde (INR 53.10 lacs), left cover Dheeraj (INR 40.20 lacs), Iranian all-rounder Ahmadreza Asgari (INR 13 lacs) and raiding sensation Alireza Mirzaeian (INR 14 lacs) to make some smart purchases at the PKL Season 12 Player Auction. The Bulls have strengthened both their attack and defence to compete for the championship.
Raiders: Manjeet, Pankaj, Pirati Srisivatejesh (left raider), Ganesha B. Hanamantagol (right raider), Aashish Malik (right raider), Shubham Bitake, Mahipal, Akash Santosh Shinde
Defenders: Lucky Kumar (right cover), Deepak S (left corner), Shubham Rahate (left cover), Manish, Satyappa Matti (right cover), Ankush (left corner), Sanjay (right cover), Yogesh (right corner)
All-rounders: Chandranaik M, Amit Singh Thakur, Sahil Suhas Rane, Sachin, Ahmadreza Asgari (F), Alireza Mirzaeian (F), Dheeraj
Dabang Delhi K.C. opted to keep left cover Sandeep and right raider Mohit ahead of the PKL Season 12 Player Auction. PKL Season 8 winners then proceeded to use their FBM card at the auction to retain their star raider Ashu Malik for two seasons for INR 1.90 crore. They later acquired the services of Fazel Atrachali, the most successful defender in PKL history, for INR 30 lacs. They also snapped up raider Neeraj Narwal (INR 32.60 lacs) and all-rounder Arkam Shaikh (INR 25.30 lacs) to assemble a solid squad full of quality with multiple options in all positions.
Raiders: Mohit (right raider), Anil Gurjar, Vijay, Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, Akshit (left raider), Neeraj Narwal, Ashu Malik
Defenders: Sandeep (left cover), Anurag (left corner), Raman Singh (right corner), Mohit (left cover), Saurabh Nandal (left corner), Gaurav Chhillar (right cover), Surjeet Singh (right cover), Amirhossein Bastami (F) (right corner), Fazel Atrachali (F) (left corner)
All-rounders: Amit, Ashish Kumar (Sangwan), Naveen, Arkam Shaikh
Gujarat Giants grabbed the headlines after they roped in two-time champion Mohammadreza Shadloui for a whopping INR 2.23 crore, the most expensive player at the PKL Season 12 Player Auction. The two-time PKL finalists also signed raider Ajith V Kumar (INR 36.30 lacs), left cover Shubham Kumar (INR 27.40 lacs), Iranian defender Milad Jabbari (INR 13.60 lacs), right cover Lucky Sharma (INR 19.50 lacs) and all-rounder Nitin Pawar (INR 13.70 lacs) to assemble a formidable squad for PKL Season 12.
Raiders: Rakesh, Parteek Dahiya, Himanshu Singh, Himanshu (right raider), Shridhar Ananda Kadam (right raider), Ankit, K Harish, Ajith V Kumar
Defenders: Amit, Sumit, K Harish, Rohit Kumar (left cover), Milad Jabbari (right cover), Lucky Sharma (right cover), Shubham Kumar (left cover)
All-rounders: Himanshu Yadav, Visvanth V, Nitin Panwar, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (F)
Defending champions Haryana Steelers retained their title-winning core ahead of the Season 12 auction. The Steelers opted to keep their captain Jaideep, Rahul Sethpal, Vinay, Shivam Anil Patare, Jaya Soorya NS, Vishal S. Tate, Sahil, Manikandan N and Vikas Ramadas Jadhav for the new season. They later bought raider Naveen Kumar for INR 1.20 crore at the auction. The Steelers also signed Bangladeshi raider Shahan Sha Mohammed (INR 13 lacs), and retained Nepali raider Ghanshyam Roka Magar (INR 13 lacs), exercising their FBM card for two seasons with an eye on back-to-back PKL titles.
Raiders: Vikas Ramadas Jadhav (right raider), Vinay, Shivam Anil Patare (left raider), Jaya Soorya NS (left raider), Vishal S. Tate (right raider), Mayank Saini, Ghanshyam Roka Magar (F), Shahan Sha Mohammed (F), Naveen Kumar
Defenders: Jaideep (left cover), Manikandan N (right cover), Rahul Sethpal (right corner), Ankit (right corner), Sachin (right cover), Ritik (left cover), Hardeep (left corner), Rahul (left corner), Zubair (right cover)
All-rounders: Sahil, Ashish
Jaipur Pink Panthers full squad
Two-time PKL champions Jaipur Pink Panthers retained defenders Reza Mirbagheri, Ronak Singh, Nitin Kumar, raiders Sombir and Ritik Sharma before the auction. The Pink Panthers bolstered their attack by roping in right raider Nitin Kumar Dhankhar for INR 1.002 crore on Day 1 of the auction. They also added raider Uday Parte (INR 50.10 lacs), all-rounder Nitin Rawal (INR 50 lacs), right cover Aashish Kumar (INR 27 lacs) and Iranian raider Ali Samadi Choubtarash (INR 16.20 lacs) on the second day to build a strong squad for the upcoming season.
Raiders: Sombir, Ritik Sharma, Sahil, Vinay, Meetu, Ali Samadi Choubtarash (F), Manjeet, Uday Parte, Nitin Kumar (right raider)
Defenders: Abhishek KS (left cover), Ronak Singh (right corner), Nitin Kumar (right cover), Reza Mirbagheri (F), Deepanshu (right corner), Aryan (left corner), Sahil Deshwal (left cover), Mohit (right cover), Aashish Kumar (right cover),
All-rounders: Nitin Rawal
Three-time PKL winners Patna Pirates retained their core ahead of the auction after finishing runners-up last season. The most successful team in PKL’s history opted to keep their defenders Hamid Mirzaei Nader, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Navdeep, raiders Sudhakar M, Ayan, Deepak and Sahil Patil for PKL Season 12. The Pirates later used their FBM option to retain all-rounder Ankit Jaglan for one season for INR 1.573 crore. They further strengthened their squad by adding right cover Deepak Singh (INR 86 lacs), top raider Maninder Singh (INR 20 lacs) and Iranian defender Amin Ghorbani (INR 13 lacs) with an aim to clinch PKL Season 12 title.
Raiders: Ayan, Deepak, Sahil Patil, Sudhakar M, Milan, Ankit, Mandeep, Maninder Singh
Defenders: Hamid Mirzaei Nader (F), Navdeep, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Saurabh, Prianshu, Sombir, Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav (right cover), Amin Ghorbani (F) (right corner), Sanket Sawant (left cover), Deepak Rajender Singh (right cover)
All-rounders: Ankit
Despite missing out on a playoff spot last season, PKL Season 10 champions Puneri Paltan decided to keep most of their players for the forthcoming season. Defenders Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, raiders Pankaj Mohite, Mohit Goyat, Aditya Tushar Shinde and all-rounder Aslam Mustafa Inamdar were retained by the franchise for PKL Season 12. They further added all-rounder Gurdeep (INR 47.10 lacs), Iranian all-rounder Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (INR 13 lacs) and used their FBM card for two seasons to retain all-rounder Mohd Amaan for INR 35 lacs to assemble a formidable squad.
Raiders: Mohit Goyat, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Pankaj Mohite, Abhishek Tukaram Gunge (right raider), Stuwart Singh (right raider), Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (F), Milad Mohajer (F), Sachin
Defenders: Gaurav Khatri (right corner), Abinesh Nadarajan (right cover), Dadaso Shivaji Pujari (right corner), Sanjay Enania (right corner), Rakesh (left corner), Vaibhav S. Rabade (right cover), Rohan Ashok Tupare, Vishal Bhardwaj, Mohd. Amaan (left corner)
All-rounders: Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Gurdeep
Tamil Thalaivas retained raiders Narender, Vishal, Yogesh Yadav, Abhiraj Manoj Pawar, Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare, defenders Himanshu, Sagar, Nitesh Kumar, Ronak, Aashish, Anuj Kaluram Gawade and all-rounder Moein Shafaghi to keep their core squad from last season. Later at the PKL Season 12 Player Auction, the Thalaivas roped in star raider Arjun Deshwal for INR 1.405 crore, and all-rounder Pawan Kumar Sehrawat for INR 59.50 lakh on Day 1. They further added Iranian defender Alireza Khalili for INR 30.20 lacs to build a strong squad for PKL Season 12.
Raiders: Narender, Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare, Vishal Chahal (right raider), Yogesh Yadav, Abhiraj Manoj Pawar (left raider), Rohit Kumar Beniwal (left raider), Arjun Deshwal
Defenders: Himanshu (left corner), Sagar (right corner), Aashish (left cover), Anuj Kaluram Gawade (left cover), Nitesh Kumar (left corner), Ronak (right cover), Tarun (right cover), Mohit (left corner), Alireza Khalili (F) (right corner)
All-rounders: Moein Safaghi (F), Suresh Jadhav, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat
Telugu Titans decided to keep most of their players from last season after missing out on a playoff berth by a whisker. The Titans retained raiders Praful Sudam Zaware, Chetan Sahu, Nitin, Rohit, defenders Ajit Pandurang Pawar, Sagar and all-rounder Shankar Bhimraj Gadai ahead of the PKL Season 12 Player auction. They later added all-rounder Bharat Hooda for INR 81 lacs, right corner Shubham Shinde for INR 80 lacs and also retained seasoned all-rounder Vijay Malik for one season for INR 51.50 lakh, using their FBM option. The Titans also snapped up Amirhossein Ejlali for INR 26 lacs to challenge for the championship next season.
Raiders: Chetan Sahu, Nitin, Rohit, Praful Sudam Zaware (left raider), Jai Bhagwan, Manjeet, Ashish Narwal
Defenders: Ajit Pandurang Pawar (left cover), Sagar (right cover), Ankit (left corner), Avi Duhan (right cover), Bantu (left corner), Rahul Dagar (left corner), Aman (left corner), AmirHossein Ejlali (F) (right corner), Shubham Shinde (right corner)
All-rounders: Shankar Bhimraj Gadai, Ganesh Parki (F), Vijay Malik, Bharat
After qualifying for the PKL Season 11 playoffs for the first time since 2019, U Mumba retained their core squad for the upcoming season. Raiders Ajit Chouhan, Satish Kannan, defenders Sunil Kumar, Deepak Kundu, Lokesh Ghosliya, Mukilan Shanmugam, Sunny and all-rounder Amirmohammad Zafardanesh were retained by the franchise for PKL Season 12. PKL Season 2 winner then acquired the services of all-rounder Aanil Mohan for INR 78 lacs at the auction. They also signed raider Sandeep Kumar (INR 49 lacs), Iranian all-rounder Mohammad Ghorbani (INR 13 lacs) and retained their left cover Parvesh Bhainswal, exercising their FBM card for one season for INR 25.10 lacs for the forthcoming season.
Raiders: Ajit Chouhan, Satish Kannan (right raider), Mukeshkannan S, Abhimanyu Raghuvanshi, Sandeep Kumar,
Defenders: Sunil Kumar, Deepak Kundu (left corner), Lokesh Ghosliya (left corner), Sunny (left cover), Mukilan Shanmugam (left cover), Ravi (right cover), Rinku (right corner), Parvesh Bhainswal (left cover)
All-rounders: Rohit, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh (F), Amarjeet, Mohammad Ghorbani (F), Aanil Mohan
UP Yoddhas decided to keep raiders Bhavani Rajput, Surender Gill, Gagana Gowda HR, Shivam Chaudhary, defenders Sahul Kumar, Ashu Singh, Hitesh, Jayesh Vikas Mahajan, Gangaram and Sachin ahead of the PKL Season 12 Player Auction. The Yoddhas then signed raider Guman Singh for INR 1.073 crore at the auction. They further bolstered their squad by roping in Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi (INR 20 lacs), Korean raider Dong Geon Lee (INR 13.50 lacs) on Day 2 of the auction to assemble an impressive squad for PKL Season 12.
Raiders: Bhavani Rajput, Surender Gill, Keshav Kumar, Gagana Gowda HR (right raider), Shivam Chaudhary (left raider), Jatin (right raider), Pranay Vinay Rane, Dong Geon Lee (F), Guman Singh
Defenders: Ashu Singh (right cover), Jayesh Vikas Mahajan (left corner), Gangaram (left cover), Sachin (right cover), Sahul Kumar (right corner), Sumit (left corner), Hitesh (right corner), Ronak (left cover), Mahender Singh (left cover), Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi (F) (left corner)
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