Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) released the list of retained players of all the franchises on Saturday ahead of the upcoming season 12. The players have been categorised in three brackets – ‘Elite Players’, ‘Young Players’, and ‘Existing New Young Players’.
In season 11, three-time champion Patna Pirates came close to adding a fourth title to its tally last season but fell short after bowing out in the final to eventual champion Haryana Steelers.
One of the players who shone for the Pirates during the last season was Devank Dalal who ended the campaign as the player with the second-highest number of raid points (301). However, he wasn’t retained by the franchise. It remains to be seen whether the team will sign him back for the new season.
Here’s the full list of Patna Pirates’ retained players for PKL 12
List of Elite Retained Players
Hamid Mirzaei Nader
Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj
Retained Young Players
Sudhakar M
Existing New Young Players
Ayan
Navdeep
Deepak
Sahil Patil