Jaipur Pink Panthers, Puneri Paltan (Image Credit: Twitter/Pro Kabaddi League)The ninth season of the Pro Kabaddi League will be played from October to December this year. Before the tournament, the franchises will be looking to build their teams. 12 teams across different cities in India will participate in the player auction and they will build their teams out of 500 players. These players will go under the hammer on August 5th and 6th in Mumbai.
Teams have retained 31 players in total in two different categories – 13 Retained Young Players and 19 Elite Retained Players. They have also retained 38 players in Existing New Young Players (NYP) category. Notably, franchises have appointed 41 New Young Players (NYP) this year. Without further ado, let’s have a look at the players retained and what the squads looked like before the auction.
Bengal Warriors
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Maninder Singh | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Manoj Gowda K | All-rounder | Elite Retained Players |
| Akash Pikalmunde | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Suyog Baban Gaikar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| R Guhan | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Parshant Kumar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Vaibhav Bhausaheb Garje | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Bengaluru Bulls
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Mahender Singh | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Mayur Jagannath Kadam | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| More G B | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Saurabh Nandal | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Bharat | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Rohit Kumar | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Vinod Lachmayya Naik | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Aman | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Rajnesh | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Yash Hooda | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Dabang Delhi KC
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Vijay | All-rounder | Elite Retained Player |
| Naveen Kumar | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Dipak | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Krishan | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Vinay Kumar | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Ashu Malik | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Ashish Narwal | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Manjeet | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Suraj Panwar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Vijay | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Gujarat Giants
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Sonu | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Rakesh | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Gaurav Chhikara | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Sohit | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Sonu Singh | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Parteek Dhaiya | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Rohan Singh | All-rounder | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Haryana Steelers
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Vinay | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Meetu | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Jaideep | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Ankit | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Mohit | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Monu | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Naveen | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Harsh | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Sunny | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Jaipur Pink Panthers
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Arjun Deshwal | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Sahul Kumar | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Deepak | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Devank | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Ankush | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Ashish | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Abhishek KS | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Patna Pirates
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | All-rounder | Elite Retained Players |
| Sajin Chandrasekar | All-rounder | Elite Retained Players |
| Monu | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Neeraj Kumar | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Rohit | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Manish | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Ranjit Venkatramana Naik | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Anuj Kumar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Naveen Sharma | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Puneri Paltan
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Sombir | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Abinesh Nadarajan | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Pankaj Mohite | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Sanket Sawant | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Aslam Inamdar | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Mohit Goyat | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Akash Santosh Shinde | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Shubham Nitin Shelke | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Govind Gurjar | All-rounder | Existing NYP |
| Aditya Tushar Shinde | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Badal Taqdir Singh | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Tamil Thalaivas
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Ajinkya Ashok Pawar | Raider | Elite Retained Players |
| Sagar | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Himanshu | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| M. Abishek | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Himanshu Singh | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Sahil | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Ashish | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Mohit | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Himanshu | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Narender | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Jatin | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Telugu Titans 2022 Team
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Ankit Beniwal | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Rajnish | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Muhammed Shihas S | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Palla Ramakrishna | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Prince | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Vinay | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Mohit Pahal | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Mohit | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Nitin | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
Telugu Titans
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Ankit Beniwal | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Rajnish | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Muhammed Shihas S | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Palla Ramakrishna | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Prince | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Vinay | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Mohit Pahal | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Mohit | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Nitin | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
U Mumba
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Rinku | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Kamlesh | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Shivam | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Prince | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Rahul | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Sachin | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Pranay Vinay Rane | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Rupesh | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Shivansh Thakur | Defender | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
UP Yoddhas
| Player | Position | Retention Type |
| Nitesh Kumar | Defender | Elite Retained Players |
| Surender Gill | Raider | Retained Young Players |
| Sumit | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Ashu Singh | Defender | Retained Young Players |
| Nitin Panwar | All-rounder | Existing NYP |
| Shubham Kumar | Defender | Existing NYP |
| Aman | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Rohit Tomar | Raider | Existing NYP |
| Durgesh Kumar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Mahipal | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
| Anil Kumar | Raider | Franchisee Nominated NYP |
