PKL 2021 Retained Players: From Pawan Sehrawat, to Fazel Atrachali, here is the complete list of players retained for the eight season

Ahead of the auction for the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2021, the franchises have announced the players they have retained for the upcoming season. The 12 teams have retained a total of 59 players going into the eighth season. The PKL 2021 auction is set to take place in Mumbai on August 29, 30 and 31 with around 500 players going under the hammer.

A maximum of 12 players were allowed to be retained by each team, including a maximum of six Elite Retained Players and six Retained Young Players, comprising those selected in the team through the New Young Player programme. From the Elite retained players, 22 made the cut while six are from the retained Young Players and 31 from Existing new Young Players made were retained.

Jaipur Pink Panthers have retained the highest number of players (7) while Tamil Thalaivas have the least (3). U Mumbai have the most under the Elite Retained Players (4). Mohammed Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (Bengal Warriors), Fazel Atrachali (U Mumba) and Hadi Tajik (Puneri Paltan) are the only three overseas players who have been retained.

PKL 2021 Retained Players List

Bengal Warriors

Elite Retained Players

Maninder Singh – Raider

Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh – All Rounder

Rinku Narwal – Defender

Retained Young Players

Ravindra Ramesh Kumawat – Raider

Bengaluru Bulls

Elite Retained Players

Pawan Kumar Sehrawat – Raider

Amit Sheoran – Defender

Existing New Young Players

Saurabh Nandal – Defender

Banty – Raider

Mohit Sehrawat – Defender

Dabang Delhi K.C

Elite Retained Players

Vijay – All Rounder

Neeraj Narwal – Raider

Retained Young Players

Naveen Kumar – Raider

Existing New Young Players

Balram – All Rounder

Sumit – Defender

Mohit – Defender

Gujarat Giants

Elite Retained Players

Parvesh Bhainswal – Defender

Sunil Kumar – Defender

Existing New Young Players

Harmanjeet Singh – Raider

Sumit – Defender

Ankit – Defender

Haryana Steelers

Elite Retained Players

Vikash Kandola – Raider

Existing New Young Players

Vinay – Raider

Vikas Chillar – Raider

Chand Singh – Defender

Jaipur Pink Panthers

Elite Retained Players

Amit Hooda – Defender

Vishal – Defender

Retained Young Players

Nitin Rawal – All Rounder

Existing New Young Players

Sachin Narwal – All-rounder

Pavan TR – Defender

Sushil Gulia – Raider

Elavarasan A – Defender

Patna Pirates

Elite Retained Players

Neeraj Kumar – Defender

Monu – Raider

Existing New Young Players

Sahil Mann – All Rounder

Rajveersinh Pratap Rao Chavan – Raider

Mohit – Raider

Puneri Paltan

Elite Retained Players

Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav – Defender

Pawan Kumar Kadian – Raider

Hadi Tajik – Defender

Existing New Young Players

Sanket Sawant – Defender 

Pankaj Mohite – Raider

Tamil Thalaivas

Existing New Young Players

Sagar – Defender

Himanshu – Defender

M Abishek – Defender

Telugu Titans

Elite Retained Players

Rakesh Gowda – Raider

Retained Young Players

Ankit Beniwal – Raider

Rajnish – Raider

Existing New Young Players

Manish – Defender

Akash Choudhary – Defender

Akash Dattu Arsul – Defender

U Mumba

Elite Retained Players

Abhishek Singh – Raider

Ajinkya Rohidas Kapre – All Rounder

Harendra Kumar – Defender

Fazel Atrachali – Defender

Existing New Young Players

Navneet – Raider

UP Yoddha

Retained Young Players

Nitesh Kumar – Defender

Existing New Young Players

Sumit – Defender

Ashu Singh – Defender

Surinder Gill – Raider

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