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PKL 12: Shadloui, Sehrawat among team captains confirmed for Pro Kabaddi League Season 12

by Devesh Jaganath

image PKL 12: Shadloui, Sehrawat among team captains confirmed for Pro Kabaddi League Season 12
The mat is ready, the warriors are waiting! The Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 is now less than a week away from kicking off, and of the 12 sides set to feature this year, we now have confirmation of 10 captains who will lead their teams into the battle.

Ten franchises confirm captains for PKL 12

Season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League will burst into action on August 29, with what should be a high-tempo opening match between the Telugu Titans and the Tamil Thalaivas. Don’t forget to check out the best Indian betting sites for kabaddi ahead of the first match of the season. 

The Haryana Steelers will be returning to defend their PKL title and will aim to do so without the talismanic Mohammad Reza Shadloui. The Steelers will be captained once again by Jaideep Dahiya, while Rahul Sethpal will serve as vice-captain.

Shadloui became the highest-paid player for Season 12 at the PKL auction, with the Gujarat Giants splashing out a staggering ₹2.23 crore to secure the reigning MVP’s services. The Giants have also handed the captaincy to the Iranian for this season. 

Patna Pirates will be hoping to go one better than runners-up this season and have entrusted the captaincy to Ankit Jaglan. The reliable defender led a young team to great effect last year and will now need to do so without his star raider, Devank Dalal. 

Other returning skippers for Season 12 of PKL come from Dabang Delhi, U Mumba, UP Yoddhas and Telugu Titans, with Ashu Malik, Sunil Kumar, Sumit Sangwan and Vijay Malik all set to resume in-game leadership for their respective franchises. 

Malik led the Titans in the absence of Pawan Sehrawat in PKL 11, and he was handed full captaincy for the upcoming season after Sehrawat was acquired by the Tamil Thalaivas at the PKL auction. The Thalaivas have also announced Sehrawat as their new captain. 

Dalal will be suiting up for the Bengal Warriorz this season and has also been entrusted with the armband, while the final confirmed captain for PKL 12 is Aslam Inamdar for Puneri Paltans. Jaipur Pink Panthers and Bengaluru Bulls have yet to confirm their captains for this year. 

 

Confirmed captains and teams for PKL 12

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Here is the full list of the confirmed captains for PKL 12: 

Bengal Warriorz: Devank Dalal

Dabang Delhi: Ashu Malik

Gujarat Giants: Mohammad Reza Shadloui

Haryana Steelers: Jaideep Dahiya

Patna Pirates: Ankit Jaglan

Puneri Paltans: Aslam Inamdar

Tamil Thalaivas: Pawan Sehrawat

Telugu Titans: Vijay Malik

U Mumba: Sunil Kumar 

UP Yoddhas: Sumit Sangwan

Jaipur Pink Panthers: To be confirmed

Bengaluru Bulls: To be confirmed

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