Pro Kabaddi League 2025: Teams, Squads, Auction & Matches

All you Kabbadi lovers, fasten your seat belts, Pro Kabaddi League is back. The league started with a bang on August 29, 2025. The game is no longer limited to India, but has reached international audiences, all thanks to the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), which was started in 2014 by Mashal Sports.

Here are the complete details of the Pro Kabaddi League 2025.

The tournament have matches of 12 teams representing different regions of India.

Team/Squad of Pro Kabaddi League 2025

Team Bengal Warriorz

Head Coach: Naveen Kumar

Captain: Devank Dalal

Raiders: Sushil Kambrekar, Vishwas S, Manprit, Punit Kumar, Rachit Kumar, Jang Kun Lee, Omid Khojasteh Mohammadshah, Himanshu, Devank Dalal

Defenders: Yash Malik, Manjeet, Deep Kumar, Amandeep, Ankit, Sandeep, Harander, Parteek, Mayur Kadam, Ashish, Nitesh Kumar

All-rounders: Moolchandra Singh, Shivansh Thakur

Team Bengaluru Bulls

Head Coach: BC Ramesh

Captain: Ankush Rathee

Raiders: Manjeet, Pankaj, Pirati Srisivatejesh, Ganesha B. Hanamantagol, Aashish Malik, Shubham Bitake, Mahipal, Akash Santosh Shinde

Defenders: Lucky Kumar, Deepak S, Shubham Rahate, Manish, Satyappa Matti, Ankush, Sanjay, Yogesh

All-rounders: Chandranaik M, Amit Singh Thakur, Sahil Suhas Rane, Sachin, Ahmadreza Asgari, Alireza Mirzaeian, Dheeraj

Team Dabang Delhi K.C.

Head Coach: Joginder Narwal

Captain: Ashu Malik

Raider: Mohit, Ashu Malik, Ajinkya Pawar, Neeraj Narwal, Vijay, etc.

Defenders: Fazel Atrachali, Surjeet Singh, Amirhossein Bastami, and more

All-rounders: Amit, Ashish Kumar Sangwan, Naveen, Arkam Shaikh

Team Gujarat Giants

Head Coach: Jaivir Sharma

Captain: Md Reza Shadloui

Raiders: Himanshu Singh, Himanshu, Parteek Dahiya, Rakesh

All-rounders: Mohammadreza Shadloui, Visvanth V, Nitin Panwar

Defenders: Lucky Sharma, Shubham Kumar, Rohit Kumar, Amit, Sumitkam Shaikh

Team Haryana Steelers

Head Coach: Manpreet Singh

Captain: Jaideep Dahiya

Retained Core: Rahul Sethpal, Vinay, several RYPs, including Vishal Tate, Jaideep, and more

New Players: Naveen Kumar, Ghanshyam Roka Magar, Hardeep, Ashish, among others

Team Jaipur Pink Panthers

Head Coach: Narender Redhu

Captain: Nitin Rawal

Mix of retained raiders (Sombir, Vinay, etc.), defenders (Reza Mirbagheri), and all-rounder Nitin Rawal

Team Patna Pirates

Head Coach: Anup Kumar

Captain: Ankit Jaglan

Raiders: Ayan, Deepak, Sahil Patil, Maninder Singh

Defenders: Hamid Mirzaei Nader, Navdeep, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Amin Ghorbani

All-rounder: Ankit Jaglan

Team Puneri Paltan

Head Coach: Ajay Thakur

Captain: Aslam Inamdar

Raiders: Mohit Goyat, Pankaj Mohite, Aslam Inamdar

Overseas: Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Milad Mohajer

Defenders and All-Rounders: Mix of retained and new talent including Gurdeep, Sachin Tanwar

Team Tamil Thalaivas

Head Coach: Sanjeev Baliyan

Captain: Pawan Sehrawat

Additions: Raiders Arjun Deshwal and Pawan Sehrawat

Other Raiders: Narender, Sagar, Arjun Deshwal

Defenders: Himanshu, Nitesh Kumar, Ronak, Alireza Khalili

All-Rounders: Moein Shafaghi, Pawan Sehrawat

Team Telugu Titans

Head Coach: Krishan Kumar Hooda

Captain: Vijay Malik

Raiders: Manjeet, Ashish Narwal, Chetan Sahu

Defenders: Ajit Pandurang Pawar, Amir Ejlali

All-Rounders: Ganesh Parki, Bharat Hooda

Team U Mumba

Head Coach: Anil Chaprana

Captain: Sunil Kumar

Strong Defensive Group: Sunil Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal

Raiders and All-Rounders: Ajit Chouhan, Amir Mohammad Zafardanesh, and more

Team UP Yoddha

Head Coach: Jasvir Singh

Captain: Sumit Sangwan

Key Roster: Defenders Sumit Sangwan, Ashu Singh (VC), Guman Singh, Dong Geon Lee

Top 10 highest auction bids of Pro Kabaddi League 2025

Like previous years, the players were auctioned for very high bids in 2025. Here are the top 10 bids:

• Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh from Gujarat Giants for a bid of ₹2.23 (in crore)
• Devank Dalal from Bengal Warriors for a bid of ₹2.205 (in crore)
• Ashu Malik from Dabang Delhi K.C. for a bid of ₹1.90 (in crore)
• Ankit Jaglan from Patna Pirates for a bid of ₹1.573 (in crore)
• Arjun Deshwal from Tamil Thalaivas for a bid of ₹1.405 (in crore)
• Naveen Kumar from Haryana Steelers for a bid of ₹1.20 (in crore)
• Yogesh Dahiya from Bengaluru Bulls for a bid of ₹1.125 (in crore)
• Guman Singh from UP Yoddhas for a bid of ₹1.073 (in crore)
• Sachin Tanwar from Puneri Paltan for a bid of ₹1.058 (in crore)
• Nitin Kumar from Jaipur Pink Panthers for a bid of ₹1.002 (in crore)

Matches Schedule

Aug 29, 2025

8:00 PM              Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas

9:00 PM              Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan

Aug 30, 2025

8:00 PM              Telugu Titans vs UP Yoddhas

9:00 PM              U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants

Aug 31, 2025

8:00 PM              Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba

9:00 PM              Bengal Warriorz vs Haryana Steelers

Sep 1, 2025

8:00 PM              Patna Pirates vs UP Yoddhas

9:00 PM              Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Giants

Sep 2, 2025

8:00 PM              Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Bengaluru Bulls

9:00 PM              Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Patna Pirates

Sep 3, 2025

8:00 PM              Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriorz

9:00 PM              Haryana Steelers vs U Mumba

Schedule & Venues

• August 29-September 11: Vizag Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium
• September 12-September 28: Jaipur Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
• September 29-October 12: Chennai SDAT Multipurpose Indoor Stadium
• October 13-October 23: Delhi Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium

Where to watch Pro Kabaddi League 2025?

Kabbadi lovers can watch the matches on the Star Sports Network TV channel and JioHotstar (India) OTT platform.

If you are also excited to watch your favorite players in the action, do tune in to Star Sports Network TV or JioHotstar (India).