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PKL 2019: PKL Retained Players list Released

After six exceedingly fruitful seasons, the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League prepares for one more period of exciting season. The 12 Pro Kabaddi League franchisees have all things considered and they have announced a list of 29 players retained for the upcoming PKL 2019 season.

India’s most sought after Kabaddi league has started it’s preparation with the announcement of the retained players.

The “Player Retention” structure is a key PKL constituent to maintain team progression for the longer term and the teams are in this way urged to hold key players based on their personal preference for the upcoming season. The list of retained players was announced on Monday.

An aggregate of 29 players were held in the Elite Retained Players class as teams start drafting their squads for season VII. The quantity of Elite Retained Players for the upcoming season has expanded from the past season’s number of 21. The non-held players will go under the hammer at the auctions to be held on the eighth and ninth of April 2019, PKL proprietors Mashal Sports has expressed in a Press release.

The 12 franchisees have held an aggregate of 29 players. Patna Pirates and Telgu Titans have retained the most number of players with four players each, while Puneri Paltan have not held any player.

Kshitij Ojha
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