PKL 12: List of players released, retained by Jaipur Pink Panthers ahead of auction

Star raider Arjun Deshwal is among the players released by Jaipur Pink Panthers ahead of the PKL 12 auction.

Jaipur Pink Panthers had a bittersweet outing in the previous edition of the Pro Kabaddi League. They boasted a strong side with the likes of Arjun Deshwal, Abhijeet Malik, Surjeet Singh, and Srikant Jadhav among others. However, the Pink Panthers have decided to hit the reset button and build a new squad for the 12th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League.

In 2024, the Jaipur-based franchise reached the PKL Playoffs by finishing sixth in the points table with 70 points from 22 matches, including 12 wins, eight losses, and a couple of ties. Despite having a good outing in the group stage, they suffered a humiliating 18-46 defeat against UP Yoddhas in Eliminator 1 to crash out of the tournament.

List of players retained by Jaipur Pink Panthers

Elite Retained Players: Reza Mirbagheri

Retained Young Players: Abhishek KS

Existing New Young Players: Ronak Singh, Nitin Kumar, Sombir, Ritik Sharma

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List of players released by Jaipur Pink Panthers

Arjun Deshwal, Abhijeet Malik, Neeraj Narwal, Srikant Jadhav, K Dharanidharan, Vikash Kandola, Navneet Sehrawat, Aamir Wani, Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki, Ankush, Lucky Sharma, Surjeet Singh, Ravi Kumar, Arpit Saroha, Mayank Malik

Jaipur Pink Panthers have released 15 players and retained six players from the 2024 season squad. With the PKL Season 1 champions looking to revamp their squad ahead of the upcoming season, the management will have a busy outing in the auction.

They have decided to retain the left cover, Reza Mirbagheri, who earned 72 points in 23 matches for Jaipur Pink Panthers in PKL Season 11. He had decent outings with the Pink Panthers over the last three years, and the club has decided to show faith in the Iranian player.

Jaipur have also retained Abhishek KS, who has been part of the club since PKL season 9. They will look to head into the auction hoping to buy some big names. The PKL Season 12 player auction will take place on May 31 and June 1.

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