PKL 2025: Full squad lists for all Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 teams
Bengal Warriorz - Head coach Naveen Kumar
The Bengal Warriors made headlines at the PKL Season 12 player auction by splashing out ₹2.205 crore to bring in last season’s top raider Devank Dalal, who will captain the team, which also sees the return of Korean star Jang Kun Lee.
Raiders: Sushil Kambrekar, Vishwas S, Manprit, Punit Kumar, Rachit Kumar, Jang Kun Lee, Omid Khojasteh Mohammadshah, Himanshu, Devank
Defenders: Yash Malik, Manjeet, Deep Kumar, Amandeep, Ankit, Sandeep, Harander, Parteek, Mayur Jagannath Kadam, Ashish, Nitesh Kumar
All-rounders: Moolchandra Singh, Shivansh Thakur
Bengaluru Bulls - Head coach BC Ramesh
Following a disappointing Season 11, the Bengaluru Bulls have made significant changes to their squad for 2025, retaining only four players who featured for the franchise in the previous season. Among their most notable acquisitions are Akash Shine and Alireza Mirzaeian.
Raiders: Manjeet, Pankaj, Pirati Srisivatejesh, Ganesha B. Hanamantagol, Aashish Malik, Shubham Bitake, Mahipal, Akash Santosh Shinde
Defenders: Lucky Kumar, Deepak S, Shubham Rahate, Manish, Satyappa Matti, Ankush, Sanjay, Yogesh
All-rounders: Chandranaik M, Amit Singh Thakur, Sahil Suhas Rane, Sachin, Ahmadreza Asgari, Alireza Mirzaeian, Dheeraj
Dabang Delhi KC - Head coach Joginder Narwal
The PKL Season 8 champs, Dabang Delhi, used their Final Bid Match to keep hold of their star raider Ashu Malik for the upcoming campaign, while they also bolstered their ranks by signing defensive stalwart Fazel Atrachali and Neeraj Narwal.
Raiders: Mohit, Anil Gurjar, Vijay, Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, Akshit, Neeraj Narwal, Ashu Malik
Defenders: Sandeep, Anurag, Raman Singh, Mohit, Saurabh Nandal, Gaurav Chhillar, Surjeet Singh, Amirhossein Bastami, Fazel Atrachali
All-rounders: Amit, Ashish Kumar, Naveen, Arkam Shaikh
Gujarat Giants - Head coach Jaivir Sharma
With Fazel Atrachali headed to Dabang Delhi, the Gujarat Giants will need to find a new skipper for Season 12. However, that could be an easy decision for the franchise after they locked in two-time champion Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh for a whopping ₹2.23 crore.
Raiders: Rakesh, Parteek Dahiya, Himanshu Singh, Himanshu, Shridhar Ananda Kadam, Ankit, K Harish, Ajith V Kumar
Defenders: Amit, Sumit, K Harish, Rohit Kumar, Milad Jabbari, Lucky Sharma, Shubham Kumar
All-rounders: Himanshu Yadav, Visvanth V, Nitin Panwar, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh
Haryana Steelers - Manpreet Singh
Haryana Steelers clinched the title last season and have opted to keep hold of the majority of the team that served them so well in 2024. However, they have brought in a few notable additions, including the likes of Shahan Sha Mohammed from Bangladesh.
Raiders: Vikas Ramadas Jadhav, Vinay, Shivam Anil Patare, Jaya Soorya, Vishal Tate, Mayank Saini, Ghanshyam Roka Magar, Shahan Sha Mohammed, Naveen Kumar
Defenders: Jaideep, Manikandan, Rahul Sethpal, Ankit, Sachin, Ritik, Hardeep, Rahul, Zubair
All-rounders: Sahil, Ashish
Jaipur Pink Panthers - Head coach Narender Redhu
The Jaipur Pink Panthers lost the services of their captain, Arjun “Raid Machine” Deshwal, to the Tamil Thalaivas at the PKL 12 auction, but they did manage to lure in Nitin Kumar Dhankhar and Uday Parte for ₹1.002 crore and ₹50.10 lakh, respectively.
Raiders: Sombir, Ritik Sharma, Sahil, Vinay, Meetu, Ali Samadi Choubtarash, Manjeet, Uday Parte, Nitin Kumar
Defenders: Abhishek KS, Ronak Singh, Nitin Kumar, Reza Mirbagheri, Deepanshu, Aryan, Sahil Deshwal, Mohit, Aashish Kumar
All-rounders: Nitin Rawal
Patna Pirates - Head coach Anup Kumar
The Patna Pirates will be aiming to claim their fourth PKL title this year and have kept hold of the core team that helped them finish in second place last season, though they have added Iranian defender Amin Ghorbani and raider Maninder Singh to their ranks.
Raiders: Ayan, Deepak, Sahil Patil, Sudhakar M, Milan, Ankit, Mandeep, Maninder Singh
Defenders: Hamid Mirzaei Nader, Navdeep, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Saurabh, Prianshu, Sombir, Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav, Amin Ghorbani, Sanket Sawant, Deepak Rajender Singh
All-rounders: Ankit
Puneri Paltan - Head coach Ajay Thakur
Season 10 winners Puneri Palthan also retained the majority of their players at the auction, including Abinesh Nadarajan and Mohit Goyat, while using their Final Bid Match to keep hold of versatile defender/ all-rounder Mohd Amaan.
Raiders: Mohit Goyat, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Pankaj Mohite, Abhishek Tukaram Gunge, Stuwart Singh, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Milad Mohajer, Sachin
Defenders: Gaurav Khatri, Abinesh Nadarajan, Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, Sanjay Enania, Rakesh, Vaibhav S. Rabade, Rohan Ashok Tupare, Vishal Bhardwaj, Mohd. Amaan
All-rounders: Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Gurdeep
Tamil Thalaivas - Head coach Sanjeev Baliyan
As mentioned earlier, the Tamil Thaliavas’ marquee singing at the PKL 12 auction was that of Arjun Deshwal for ₹1.405 crore. They also splashed out ₹59.50 lakh on Pawan Kumar Sehrawat and ₹30.20 lakh for defender Alireza Khalili.
Raiders: Narender, Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare, Vishal Chahal, Yogesh Yadav, Abhiraj Manoj Pawar, Rohit Kumar Beniwal, Arjun Deshwal
Defenders: Himanshu, Sagar, Aashish, Anuj Kaluram Gawade, Nitesh Kumar, Ronak, Tarun, Mohit, Alireza Khalili
All-rounders: Moein Safaghi, Suresh Jadhav, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat
Telugu Titans - Head coach Kishan Kumar Hooda
The Telugu Titans had a fairly quiet PKL 12 auction compared to most other franchises, opting to hold on to several players that featured last season, including Praful Sudam Zaware and Shankar Bhimraj Gadai. Their most notable addition was all-rounder Bharat Hooda for ₹81 lakh.
Raiders: Chetan Sahu, Nitin, Rohit, Praful Sudam Zaware, Jai Bhagwan, Manjeet, Ashish Narwal
Defenders: Ajit Pandurang Pawar, Sagar, Ankit, Avi Duhan, Bantu, Rahul Dagar, Aman, Amir Hossein Ejlali, Shubham Shinde
All-rounders: Shankar Bhimraj Gadai, Ganesh Parki, Vijay Malik, Bharat
U Mumba - Head coach Anil Chaprana
Following an impressive PKL 11 campaign, U Mumba have also retained most of their squad, with Sunil Kumar, Lokesh Ghosliya and Mukilan Shanmugam, all set to feature again this season, while Aanil Mohan was brought in for ₹78 lakhs at the auction.
Raiders: Ajit Chouhan, Satish Kannan, Mukeshkannan S, Abhimanyu Raghuvanshi, Sandeep Kumar,
Defenders: Sunil Kumar, Deepak Kundu, Lokesh Ghosliya, Sunny, Mukilan Shanmugam, Ravi, Rinku, Parvesh Bhainswal
All-rounders: Rohit, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Amarjeet, Mohammad Ghorbani, Aanil Mohan
UP Yoddhas - Head coach Jasveer Singh
Finally, UP Yoddhas made one massive signing at the auction, coughing up a staggering ₹1.073 crore for raider Guman Singh. The Uttar Pradesh outfit retained the services of Bhavani Rajput, Surender Gill, Shivam Choudhary and Sahul Kumar.
Raiders: Bhavani Rajput, Surender Gill, Keshav Kumar, Gagana Gowda HR, Shivam Chaudhary, Jatin, Pranay Vinay Rane, Dong Geon Lee, Guman Singh
Defenders: Ashu Singh, Jayesh Vikas Mahajan, Gangaram, Sachin, Sahul Kumar, Sumit, Hitesh, Ronak, Mahender Singh, Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi
