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Pro Kabaddi league will implement protocols to comply with government guidelines and will work with specialised safety agencies to implement stringent safety practices and create a bio-secure bubble
 "Pro Kabaddi League 2021 to start on Dec 22 in Bengaluru without spectators")
The season eight of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL 2021) will begin on December 22 in Bengaluru and will be held without spectators due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Player Auctions for the season were conducted on August 29-31 in Mumbai.
Mashal Sports, orgainsers of the event, said that keeping the health and safety of the players and all stakeholders in mind, this year the league will be held without spectators at a single venue in Bengaluru, moving away from the traditional caravan format.
Speaking on the return of PKL 2021, Anupam Goswami, CEO, Mashal Sports and League Commissioner VIVO PL said: "Bengaluru has all the facilities for the conduct of big competitive sports events with best safety practices, and we look forward to demonstrating this with PKL Season 8."
"Kabaddi is a genuine indigenous sport of India and very popular in Karnataka. We welcome and support the conduct of forthcoming Pro Kabaddi Season 8 in our state," Bommai said in a statement.
The orgainisers further stated that the league will implement protocols to comply with government regulations and guidelines and will work with specialised safety agencies to implement stringent safety practices and create a bio-secure bubble.
Here is the full list of players sold at PKL 2021 auction:
| Player name | Teams | Base price (Rs lakh) | Final bid price (Rs lakh) |
| Pardeep Narwal (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 30 | 165 |
| Siddharth Desai (Raider) | Telugu Titans | 30 | 130 |
| Arjun Deshwal (raider) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 20 | 96 |
| Manjeet (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 30 | 92 |
| Sachin (Raider) | Patna Pirates | 30 | 84 |
| Rohit Gulia (all-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 30 | 83 |
| Chandran Ranjit (Raider) | Bengaluru Bulls | 30 | 80 |
| Surjeet Singh (Defender) | Tamil Thalaivas | 30 | 75 |
| Ravinder Pahal (Defender) | Gujarat Giants | 30 | 74 |
| Shriant Jadhav (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 30 | 72 |
| K Prapanjan (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 30 | 71 |
| Nitin Tomar (Raider) | Puneri Paltan | 20 | 61 |
| Vishal Bhardwaj (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 30 | 60 |
| Baldev Singh (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 30 | 60 |
| Sandeep Narwal (all-rounder) | Dabang Delhi | 20 | 60 |
| Sandeep (Defender) | Telugu Titans | 10 | 59.5 |
| Deepak Niwas Hooda | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 30 | 55 |
| Surender Singh (Defend er) | Telugu Titans | 30 | 55 |
| Prashant Kumar Rai (Raider) | Patna Pirates | 30 | 55 |
| Brijendra Singh Chaudhary (All-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 10 | 55 |
| Mahender Singh (Defender) | Bengaluru Bulls | 30 | 50 |
| Ajay Thakur (Raider) | Dabang Delhi | 20 | 46 |
| Sandeep Kumar Dhull (Defender) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 30 | 45 |
| Jeeva Kumar (Defender) | Dabang Delhi | 20 | 44 |
| Rahul Chaudhari (Raider) | Puneri Paltan | 30 | 40 |
| Rohit Kumar (Raider) | Telugu Titans | 30 | 36 |
| Sombir (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 10 | 34.5 |
| Rinku (Defender) | U Mumba | 10 | 32 |
| Sunil (Defender) | Patna Pirates | 20 | 31.5 |
| Sukesh Hegde (Raider) | Bengal Warriors | 20 | 30 |
| Athul MS (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 20 | 30 |
| Ravi Kumar (Defender) | Haryana Steelers | 20 | 27.5 |
| Deepak Narwal (Raider) | Bengaluru Bulls | 20 | 26.5 |
| More G B (raider) | Bengaluru Bulls | 20 | 25 |
| Ajith V Kumar (Raider) | U Mumba | 20 | 25 |
| Rathan k (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 | 25 |
| Naveen (Raider) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 20 | 22 |
| Vikas Jaglan (all-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 20 | 20 |
| Dharmaraj Cheralathan (defender) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 20 | 20 |
| Joginder Singh Narwal (Defender) | Dabang Delhi | 20 | 20 |
| Surender Nada (defender) | Haryana Steelers | 20 | 20 |
| Sonu (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 20 | 20 |
| Sumit Singh (Raider) | Bengal Warriors | 20 | 20 |
| Amit (Defender) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 | 20 |
| Manjeet Chillar (All-rounder) | Dabang Delhi | 20 | 20 |
| Rishank Devadiga (Raider) | Bengal Warriors | 20 | 20 |
| Monu Goyat (Raider) | Patna Pirates | 20 | 20 |
| Girish Maruti Ernak (Defender) | Gujarat Giants | 20 | 20 |
| Ruturaj Shivaji Koravi (Defender) | Telugu Titans | 10 | 19.8 |
| Ajinkya Ashok Pawar (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 | 19.5 |
| Guman Singh (Raider) | Patna Pirates | 10 | 18.5 |
| Sachin Vittala (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 10 | 17.5 |
| Akash Pikalmunde (Raider) | Bengal Warriors | 10 | 17 |
| Sourabh Tanaji Patil (All-rounder) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 | 15 |
| Mayur Jagannath Kadam (Defender) | Bengaluru Bulls | 10 | 15 |
| Mahendra Ganesh Rajput (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 | 15 |
| Manoj Gowda (All-rounder) | Bengal Warriors | 10 | 10 |
| Sajin Chandrasekar (All-rounder) | Patna Pirates | 10 | 10 |
| Rajesh Narwal (All-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 10 | 10 |
| Ajay Ghanghas (All-rounder) | Haryana Steelers | 10 | 10 |
| Gurdeep ((All-rounder) | UP Yoddha | 10 | 10 |
| E Subash (All-rounder) | Puneri Paltan | 10 | 10 |
| Pankaj (All-rounder) | U Mumba | 10 | 10 |
| Vijin Thangadurai (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 10 | 10 |
| Parveen (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 10 | 10 |
| Sourav Gulia (Defender) | Patna Pirates | 10 | 10 |
| Rohit Banne (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 10 | 10 |
| Gaurav Kumar (Defender) | UP Yoddha | 10 | 10 |
| Rajesh Gurjar (Defender) | Haryana Steelers | 10 | 10 |
| Sunil Siddhgavali (Defender) | U Mumba | 10 | 10 |
| Sandeep (Defender) | Patna Pirates | 10 | 10 |
| Darshan J (Defender) | Bengal Warriors | 10 | 10 |
| Adarsh T (Defender) | Telugu Titans | 10 | 10 |
| Ankit (Defender) | Bengaluru Bulls | 10 | 10 |
| Shubham Shinde (Defender) | Patna Pirates | 10 | 10 |
| Karamvir (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 10 | 10 |
| Ajeet (Defender) | U Mumba | 10 | 10 |
| Sahil (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 10 | 10 |
| Ashok (Raider) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 | 10 |
| Bhavani Rajput (Raider) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 | 10 |
| Maninder Singh (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 | 10 |
| Harshit Yadav (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 | 10 |
| Jashandeep Singh (Raider) | U Mumba | 10 | 10 |
| Rahul Rana (Raider) | U Mumba | 10 | 10 |
| Vishwas S (Raider) | Puneri Paltan | 10 | 10 |
| Gulveer Singh (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 10 | 10 |
| Ankit (Raider) | UP Yoddha | 10 | 10 |
| C Arun (Defender) | Telugu Titans | 10 | 10 |
| Sahil (Defender) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 | 10 |
| Amit Nagar (Raider) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 | 10 |
| Vikas (Defender) | Bengaluru Bulls | 10 | 10 |
| Shaul Kumar (Defender) | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 | 10 |
| Ashish Kumar Sangwan (All-rounder) | U Mumba | 10 | 10 |
| Pardeep Kumar (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 | 10 |
| Sagar B Krishna (All-rounder) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 | 10 |
| Aashish Nagar (Defender) | UP Yoddha | 10 | 10 |
| Sushant Sail (Raider) | Dabang Delhi | 10 | 10 |
| Ajay Kumar (Raider) | Gujarat Giants | 10 | 10 |
| Santhapanaselvam (All-rounder) | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 | 10 |
| Rohit (All-rounder) | Bengal Warriors | 6 | 6 |
| Abinesh Nadarajan (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 6 | 6 |
| Vikas (Defender) | Dabang Delhi | 6 | 6 |
| G Raju (Raider) | Telugu Titans | 6 | 6 |
| Amit Chauhan (Raider) | Telugu Titans | 6 | 6 |
| Sourav Kumar (Defender) | Puneri Paltan | 6 | 6 |
Full List of foreign players sold at PKL 2021 auction:
| Player name | Teams | Base price (Rs lakh) | Final bid price (Rs lakh) |
| Mohammad Malak | Dabang Delhi | 10 | 10 |
| Abozar Mohajer Mighani | Bengal Warriors | 20 | 30.50 |
| Jang Kun Lee | Patna Pirates | 20 | 20.50 |
| Mohsen Maghsoudlou Jafari | U Mumba | 10 | 12.80 |
| Victor Onyango Obiero | Puneri Paltan | 10 | 10 |
| Hamid Mirzaei Nader | Haryana Steelers | 10 | 12.10 |
| Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | Patna Pirates | 10 | 31 |
| Abe Tetsuro | Telugu Titans | 10 | 10 |
| Soleiman Pahlevani | Gujarat Giants | 10 | 11.50 |
| Ziaur Rahman | Bengaluru Bulls | 10 | 12.50 |
| Dong Geon Lee | Bengaluru Bulls | 10 | 12.50 |
| Abolfazl Maghsodlou Mahali | Bengaluru Bulls | 10 | 13 |
| Mohammad Esmaeil Maghsodlou | Haryana Steelers | 10 | 13.20 |
| Mohammad Taghi Paein Mahali | UP Yoddha | 10 | 12 |
| Mohammad Amin Nosrati | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 | 11 |
| Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10 | 10 |
| Emad Sedaghat Nia | Dabang Delhi | 10 | 10.20 |
| Anwar Saheed Baba | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 | 10 |
| Hyunsu Park | Telugu Titans | 10 | 10 |
| Hadi Oshtorak | Gujarat Giants | 20 | 20 |
| Mohammad Tuhin Tarafder | Tamil Thalaivas | 10 | 10 |
| Md. Masud Karim | UP Yoddha | 10 | 10 |
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First Published: Oct 05 2021 | 3:42 PM IST
