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Pro Kabaddi League enthusiasts eagerly await the unfolding of the 11th season. A decade into the league, India's own sport has grown immensely all around the country, After a stellar decenary season. The auctions are done and the landscape is set with an array of formidable teams, each vying for glory in this dynamic and intensely competitive league.

After the last two seasons were affected due to the pandemic rules, Pro Kabaddi will return to its caravan format for the 2023-24 season. Jaipur Pink Panthers are the defending champions.

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When is Pro Kabaddi League season 11 starting? 

The 11th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League is scheduled to start in October 2024. The previous three seasons were held in the December - February window. However, Season 11 is reportedly set to begin in October, instead of December.

How many teams will take part in PKL Season 11?

There have not been any new franchises added to the roster ahead of Season 11. Like the previous season, twelve teams will take part in the eleventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League.

  • Bengal Warriors
  • Bengaluru Bulls
  • Dabang Delhi K.C
  • Gujarat Giants
  • Haryana Steelers
  • Jaipur Pink Panthers
  • Patna Pirates
  • Puneri Paltan
  • Tamil Thalaivas
  • Telugu Titans
  • U Mumba
  • UP Yoddhas

READ MORE: When is the next PKL season starting? Pro Kabaddi League season 11 start date, schedule and details

What are the squads of each PKL team?

Bengal Warriors

Retained Players: 

Vishwas S, Nitin Kumar, Shreyas Umbardand, Aditya S. Shinde, Dipak Arjun Shinde, Maharudra Garje.

New Players Bought: 

Fazel Atrachali, Maninder Singh, Chai-Ming Chang, Nitesh Kumar, Mayur Kadam, Praveen Thakur, Sambhaji Wabale, Hem Raj, Akash Chavhan, Arjun Rathi, Vaibhav Garje, Sagar Kumar, Pranay Rane. 

Bengaluru Bulls

Retained Players: 

Ponparthiban Subramanian, Sushil, Rohit Kumar, Saurabh Nandal, Aditya Shankar Powar, Akshit, Arulnanthababu, Parteek, Pankaj, Lucky Kumar, Chandranaik M.

Players bought: 

Ajinkya Pawar, Pardeep Narwal, Hasun Thongkruea, Pramot Saising, Nitin Rawal, Jai Bhagwan, Jatin.

Dabang Delhi

Retained Players: 

Ashu Malik, Naveen Kumar, Vikrant, Ashish, Himmat Antil, Manu, Yogesh, Mohit, Sandeep.

New Players Bought: 

Ashish Narwal, Siddharth Desai, Md. Mijanur Rahman, Mohammad Baba Ali, Nitin Panwar, Brijendra Singh Chaudhary, Gaurav Chhillar, Himanshu, Rahul, Parveen, Rinku Narwal, Vinay.

Gujarat Giants

Retained Players: 

Rakesh Sangroya, Parteek Dahiya, Nitin, Jitender Yadav, Balaji D.

New Players Bought: 

Guman Singh, Sombir, Mohammad Nabibakhsh, Vahid RezaEimehr, Neeraj Kumar, Monu, Raj Salumkhe, Himanshu, Himanshu Singh, Aadesh Siwach, Harsh Lad, Rohan Singh, Mohit, Manuj, Nitesh.

Haryana Steelers

Retained Players: 

Rahul Sethpal, Ghanshyam Magar, Jaideep, Vinay, Jaya Soorya NS, Hardeep, Shivam Patare, Vishal S. Tate, Gnana Abhishek, Manikandan S, Sahil, Vikas Jadhav.

New Players Bought: 

Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, Sanjay, Manikandan S, Ashish Gill, Naveen, Sanskar Mishra.

Jaipur Pink Panthers

Retained Players: 

Arjun Deshwal, Reza Mirbagheri, Ankush Rathi, Abhishek KS, Abhijeet Malik, Ritik Sharma, Ronak Singh, Sombir, Nitin Kumar.

New Players Bought: 

Surjeet Singh, Amir Hussein Mohammadmaleki, Arpit Saroha, Shrikant Jadhav, Vikash Kandola, Neeraj Narwal, Amir Wani, Mayank Malik, Ravi Kumar, Lucky Sharma, K. Dharanidharan, Navneet.

Patna Pirates

Retained Players: 

Ankit, Sandeep Kumar, Manish, Abinand Subhash, Kunal Mehta, Sudhakar M, Ayan, Sahil Patil, Deepak, Navdeep.

New Players Bought: 

Shubham Shinde, Hamid Nader, Jang Kun Lee, Gurdeep, Yuvraj, Deepak Rajender Singh, Prashant Rathi, Meetu, Devank, Aman, Sagar, Pravinder, Babu Murugasan.

Puneri Paltan

Retained Players: 

Abinesh Nadarajan, Gaurav Khatri, Aditya Shinde, Akash Shinde, Mohit Goyat, Aslam Inamdar, Pankaj Mohite, Sanket Sawant, Dadaso Pujari, Nitin, Tushar Adhavade, Vaibhav Kamble.

New Players Bought: 

Mohit Khaler, Amir Noroozi, Ali Hadi, Aman, Ajith Kumar, Mohd. Amaan, Aryavardhan Navale, Vishal, Sourav.

Tamil Thalaivas

Retained Players: 

Narender Kandola, Sahil Gulia, Mohit, Aashish, Sagar, Himanshu, M. Abishek, Nitesh Kumar, Nitin Singh, Ronak, Vishal Chahal.

New Players Bought: 

Sachin Tanwar, Moein Safaghi, Amirhossein Bastami, Sourabh Fagare.

Telugu Titans

Retained Players: 

Shankar Gadai, Ajit Pawar, Ankit, Omkar Narayan Patil, Praful Sudam Zaware, Sanjeevi S, Rohit, Sagar, Chetan Sahu, Nitin.

New Players Bought: 

Pawan Sehrawat, Krishan Dhull, Vijay Malik, Milad Jabbari, Mohammad Malak, Sunder, Manjeet, Ashish Narwal, Amit Kumar

U Mumba

Retained Players: 

Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Rinku, Shivam, Bittu, Gokulakannan M, Mukilan Shanmugam, Sombir, Sunny, Deepak Kundu, Lokesh Gosliya, Ajit Chouhan

New Players Bought: 

Sunil Kumar, Manjeet, Amin Ghorbani, Parvesh Bhainswal, Shubham Kumar, M. Dhanasekar, Stuwart Singh, Vishal Choudhary, Aashish Kumar, Sathish Kannan.

UP Yoddhas

Retained Players: 

Sumit, Surender Gill, Ashu Singh, Gagana Gowda HR, Hitesh, Shivam Chaudhary, Jayesh Mahajan, Gangaram, Sachin, Keshav Kumar.

New Players Bought: 

Bharat Hooda, Sahul Kumar, Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi, Heidarali Ekrami, Mahender Singh, Bhavani Rajput, Vivek, Akshay Suryavanshi.

MORE: PKL 11 Auction: Complete list of players bought and unsold

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Where will the Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 be played?

All teams will be able to play at their respective home stadiums for the first time in four years. 

  • The Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad
  • Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
  • Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune
  • SDAT Multi purpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai
  • Noida Indoor Stadium, Noida
  • DOME by NSCI, Mumbai
  • Sawai Man Singh Indoor Stadium, Jaipur
  • Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
  • Patliputra Indoor Stadium, Patna
  • Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Delhi
  • Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
  • Tau Devilal Indoor Stadium, Panchkula

What is the balance purse left for teams at the Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 auction?

  • Bengal Warriors: 1.97 Crore
  • Bengaluru Bulls: 1.21 Crore
  • Dabang Delhi K.C: 2.16 Crore
  • Gujarat Giants: 1.91 Crore
  • Haryana Steelers: 49.59 Lakhs
  • Jaipur Pink Panthers: 1.69 Crore
  • Patna Pirates: 2.87 Crore
  • Puneri Paltan : 1.85 Crore
  • Tamil Thalaivas : 41.94 Lakhs
  • Telugu Titans: 1.19 Crore
  • U Mumba: 1.05 Crore
  • UP Yoddhas: 1.44 Crore

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Mohit Khakhar is a content producer for The Sporting News India.