UP Yoddha in PKL 2021 Auction: Full list of players bought, players retained, all you need to know – After two years of gap due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Season-8 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is finally set to kick off in December and the preparations are in top gear as the teams have started setting up their squads. UP Yoddha has also begun building their squad and released a list of retained players on Friday.
U.P. YODDHA SQUAD
Aashish Nagar Defender – Right Corner, Category-C
10 lac
Ankit Raider – Right, Category-C
10 lac
Gulveer Singh Raider, Category-C
10 lac
Sahil Raider, Category-C
10 lac
Gaurav Kumar Defender – Left Corner, Category-C
10 lac
Gurdeep All-Rounder, Category-C
10 lac
Shrikant Jadhav Raider, Category-A
72 lac
Pardeep Narwal Raider, Category-A
1.65 cr
Md. Masud Karim Raider, Category-C
10 lac
Mohammad Taghi Paein Mahali Raider, Category-C
12 lac
Nitin Panwar All-Rounder, NYP
Undisclosed
Nitesh Kumar Retained Young PlayerDefender, Category-A
Retained
Surender Gill Existing New Young PlayerRaider, Category-B
Retained
Sumit Existing New Young PlayerDefender – Left Corner, Category-B
Retained
Ashu Singh Existing New Young PlayerDefender – Right Cover, Category-C
Retained
Remaining purse
UP Yoddha: ₹ 47.53L
Full list of SOLD Domestic Raiders from Category C
- Sunil Siddhgavali – U Mumba (₹10L)
- Sahil – UP Yoddha (₹10L)
- Gulveer Singh – UP Yoddha (₹10L)
- Gulveer Singh sold to UP Yodha for 10L
- Sahil sold to UP Yoddhas for 10L
Remaining Purse and Squad Strength so far for the 12 PKL franchises
- U.P. Yoddha – ₹67.53L (11 players)
List of Domestic Players sold in Category C
- Gurdeep – UP Yoddha (₹10L)
- Gaurav Kumar – UP Yoddha (₹10L)
List of Domestic Players sold from Category B
- Gurdeep sold to UP Yoddha for 10L
PKL Auction Day 2
List of players bought by UP Yoddha
Full list of players signed by teams on Day 2 of PKL Auction 2021
- Mohammad Taghi Paein Mahali – U.P. Yoddha (₹12 lakh)
- Md. Masud Karim – U.P. Yoddha (₹10 lakh)
- Shrikant Jadhav (FBM at PKL Auction 2021) – U.P. Yoddha (₹72 lakh)
- Pardeep Narwal – U.P. Yoddha (₹1.65 crore)
The remaining purse for UP Yoddha
UP Yoddha retained young players:
Nitesh Kumar – Defender
Existing New Young Players
Sumit – Defender
Ashu Singh – Defender
Surinder Gill – Raider
Humare retained NYP Ashu Singh ka saari Yoddha Toli ke liye ek chhota sa message 💌#YoddhaHum #SaansRokSeenaThok #GMR pic.twitter.com/zoEHglgpOt
— U.P. YODDHAS (@UpYoddhas) August 26, 2021
PKL Auction 2021 Live Day 2: Indian domestic players to be auctioned on 6:30 PM – Follow Live Updates
- Yoddha script history, snapping up Pardeep Narwal for Rs 1.65 crore – All you need to know
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Diwali nahi, #Janmashtami hi sahi – @UpYoddha ka Pardeep toh jalta hi rahega! 🪔
One of #vivoProKabaddi‘s greatest, Pardeep Narwal is all set to make his way to the Yoddhas after they swoop him for a record-breaking ₹1.65 Cr bid. 😯
Please excuse us while we catch our breath.
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) August 30, 2021
- Mohammad Taghi Paein Mahali sold to U.P. Yoddha for 12 L
PKL Auction DAY 1
To everyone’s surprise only four players from the New Young Players category were picked by the three teams. Almost 100 players were listed in this category but Puneri Paltan, UP Yodhas and Telugu Titans picked Mohit Goyat & Govind Gurjar, Prince and Nitin Panwar respectively.
- Nitin Panwar sold to UP Yodhas
The ProKabbadi team from Uttar Pradesh will be hoping to build a strong squad and better their finishing positions in the competition. The player auction is scheduled to take place from August 29 to August 31.
Here, at InsideSports we have listed below all the things you need to know about the PKL 2021 Auction and UP Yoddha ahead of the eighth season of PKL. Check out –
Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 – How do I watch live streaming of the PKL 2021 Auction?
Indian fans can watch the PKL 2021 Auction live on the StarSports
Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 – When will PKL 2021 Auction be Started? – Date
The auction will start from Aug 29 to Aug 31
Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 – What Time Auction Will begin? Time
PKL 2021 Auction Will begin at 3:30 PM IST
UP Yoddha Finishing Positions:
Season 05 – Third
Season 06 – Third
Season 07 – Third
UP Yoddha released player list:
Rishank Devadiga – Raider
Shrikant Jadhav – Raider
Monu Goyat – Raider
Masud Karim – Raider
Ankush – Raider
Azad Singh – Raider
Gulveer Singh – Raider
Surender Singh – Raider
Ashish Nagar – Defender
Amit – Defender
Akram Shaikh – All-Rounder
Gurdeep – All-Rounder
Mohsen Maghsoudlou – All-Rounder
Narender – All-Rounder
Sachin Kumar – All-Rounder
UP Yoddha retained young players:
Nitesh Kumar – Defender
Existing New Young Players
Sumit – Defender
Ashu Singh – Defender
Surinder Gill – Raider
Humare retained NYP Ashu Singh ka saari Yoddha Toli ke liye ek chhota sa message 💌#YoddhaHum #SaansRokSeenaThok #GMR pic.twitter.com/zoEHglgpOt
— U.P. YODDHAS (@UpYoddhas) August 26, 2021
Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 – PKL 2021 Auction Total Salary Purse – 4.4 Crores
The Season 8 Player Pool has been expanded to 500+ athletes including all squad players from PKL Season 6 and 7, as well as all players who have represented the top 8 ranked teams of the AKFI Senior Men’s National Kabaddi Championships of 2020 and 2021 amongst others.
Also Read:
Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 – Auction Base prices
Category A – INR 30 Lakhs
Category B – INR 20 Lakhs
Category C – INR 10 Lakhs
Category D – INR 6 Lakhs
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