PKL 12: UP Yoddhas' full schedule & squad for Pro Kabaddi 2025

UP Yoddhas will start their campaign against Telugu Titans in PKL 12.

UP Yoddhas were one of the few teams that kept their core. Yoddhas have retained 12 players ahead of the PKL 12 auction. Apart from this, they also used 2 Final Bid Match (FBM) cards to bring back two players.

The Yoddhas had an impressive Pro Kabaddi League season 11 and were knocked out in the playoffs in a close encounter by the defending champions, Haryana Steelers.

UP Yoddhas are going to be one of the toughest teams to beat in the upcoming season of the PKL for two reasons. One, they have retained 14 players, who were part of the franchise in the previous season. Players won’t need to spend time on the mat to unite as a team and will be on target right from the start.

Second, the quality of the previous and the newly added players is phenomenal, and the management has done a superb job of creating such a strong bench strength. Here we take a look at the predicted starting 7 of the UP Yoddhas.

Let’s take a look at their full schedule and squad for PKL 12.

UP Yoddhas’ full squad-

UP Yoddhas decided to keep raiders Bhavani Rajput, Surender Gill, Gagana Gowda HR, Shivam Chaudhary, defenders Sahul Kumar, Ashu Singh, Hitesh, Jayesh Vikas Mahajan, Gangaram, and Sachin ahead of the PKL Season 12 Player Auction.

The Yoddhas then signed raider Guman Singh for INR 1.073 crore at the auction. They further bolstered their squad by roping in Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi (INR 20 lacs), Korean raider Dong Geon Lee (INR 13.50 lacs) on Day 2 of the auction to assemble an impressive squad for PKL Season 12.

Raiders: Bhavani Rajput, Surender Gill, Keshav Kumar, Gagana Gowda HR (right raider), Shivam Chaudhary (left raider), Jatin (right raider), Pranay Vinay Rane, Dong Geon Lee (F), Guman Singh.

Defenders: Ashu Singh (right cover), Jayesh Vikas Mahajan (left corner), Gangaram (left cover), Sachin (right cover), Sahul Kumar (right corner), Sumit (left corner), Hitesh (right corner), Ronak (left cover), Mahender Singh (left cover), Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi (F) (left corner).

Head Coach: Jasveer Singh.

UP Yoddhas’ full schedule-

Vizag (Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium)-

• Aug  30 (Saturday)– Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddhas
• Sep 1 (Monday)– Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddhas
• Sep 5 (Friday)– Haryana Steelers vs UP Yoddhas
• Sep 10 (Wednesday)– UP Yoddhas vs Puneri Paltan

Jaipur (Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium)-

• Sep 13 (Saturday)– UP Yoddhas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers
• Sep 16 (Tuesday)– UP Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriorz
• Sep 22 (Monday)– Tamil Thalaivas vs UP Yoddhas
• Sep 25 (Thursday)– Bengaluru Bulls vs UP Yoddhas

Chennai (SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium)-

• Sep 29 (Monday)– UP Yoddhas vs Gujarat Giants
• Oct 3 (Friday)– Dabang Delhi K.C. vs UP Yoddhas
• Oct 5 (Saturday)– UP Yoddhas vs Telugu Titans
• Oct 6 (Monday)– UP Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates
• Oct 9 (Thursday)– Gujarat Giants vs UP Yoddhas

Delhi (Thyagaraj Sports Complex)–

• Oct 13 (Monday)– U Mumba vs UP Yoddhas
• Oct 14 (Tuesday)– UP Yoddhas vs Tamil Thalaivas
• Oct 16 (Thursday)– UP Yoddhas vs Haryana Steelers
• Oct 17 (Friday)– Jaipur Pink Panthers vs UP Yoddhas
• Oct 23 (Thursday)– UP Yoddhas vs U Mumba

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