PKL 12: Top five most shocking releases ahead of auction

Many big names will be up for bid in the PKL 12 auction.

The journey towards season 12 of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL 12) has begun, with teams announcing their list of retained and released players ahead of the next season. The season 12 auction will be held on 31st May and 1st June.

There will be many great bids in the auction, because this season, many big names are part of the auction, and every team will fight to get them. The list includes season 11’s Most Valuable Player and Best Raider, Mohammadreza Shadloui and Devank Dalal, respectively.

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Many teams have taken bold decisions before the start of the new season, such as releasing their key players before the auction. Kabaddi fans are also shocked by this decision because these players performed brilliantly last season. On that note, let’s take a look at the top five most shocking releases ahead of the PKL 12 auction.

5. Vijay Malik

While Vijay Malik might not be the biggest name in the league, he has delivered the goods for the franchise he has played for. No one knows it better than the coach of Telugu Titans, Krishna Kumar Hooda, under whom the all-rounder had two of his best seasons in PKL history.

Last year with Titans, he scored 183 points, which overhauled his previous best of 162 points with Dabang Delhi during season eight. It’s a surprise that he’s been released, and he might be going back to the Titans with an FBM card.

4. Devank Dalal

One man who took the league by storm last year was Patna Pirates‘ star raider Devank Dalal. Ever since his 25-point performance against Tamil Thalaivas, which helped his team win the game single-handedly, he has been unstoppable.

He won the best Raider award in PKL and backed up with a Best Player award to lead Services to the Senior Men’s Kabaddi Championships. With the legendary Anup Kumar at the helm, it is a surprise that he has let go of a quality raider.

3. Ashu Malik

Ashu Malik has been one of the most consistent players in the last two years in PKL. While he was seen as a secondary raider for Dabang Delhi, an injury to Naveen Kumar in season 10 pushed him to take up the role of the lead raider.

The all-rounder stepped up big time to become the season’s top scorer with 276 points. He continued for season 11 as well but has been let go ahead of the upcoming season. The season eight champions would want to have him back at the auction.

2. Mohammadreza Shadloui

The showstopper, Mohammadreza Shadloui, will again be on the auction list for the fourth straight season. The Iranian has left a huge impact on the league, having made it to the final in three of the four seasons he has played, winning the last two of them.

Haryana Steelers dominated last year to win the title, and they would go all-out to get him back, unless a franchise wants to break the bank to get the Iranian on their team.

1. Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar will go under the hammer for the first time in his PKL career. Dabang Delhi have kept Naveen with them for the last several years. But this year the team has other plans.

The Naveen Express becomes the first player to have scored 1000+ points for a single team before entering the auction. With many teams releasing their big players before the auction, there could be a bidding war for Naveen.

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