India’s second most franchise-based sports league, the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), hosted its two-day player auction for Season 12, i.e. PKL 2025, in Mumbai on 31 May and 1 June. The two-day event saw over 500 players divided into categories A, B, C and D going under the hammer. The PKL 2025 player auction also broke the record for most players crossing the ₹1 crore mark in a single season. A total of 10 players crossed the ₹1 crore mark in Season 12, which is two more than the previous record of 8 set during the PKL 2024 auction.
Full list of players sold
Iranian all-rounder Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh became the most expensive player of the season after Gujarat Giants bid ₹2.23 crore for him. The best raider of Season 11, Devank Dalal, was the second-most expensive player with a ₹2.025 crore bid for him by Bengal Warriorz.
Apart from them, Ashu Malik (Dabang Delhi), Ankit Jaglan (Patna Pirates), Arjun Deshwal (Tamil Thalaivas), Naveen Kumar (Haryana Steelers), Yogesh Dahiya (Bengaluru Bulls), Sachin Tanwar (Puneri Paltan) and Nitin Kumar (Jaipur Pink Panthers) also crossed the ₹1 crore mark during the auction.
Check full list of players sold in PKL 2025 auction:
| Player | Team | Price (Crore) |
| Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | Gujarat Giants | 2.23 |
| Devank Dalal | Bengal Warriors | 2.205 |
| Aashu Malik | Dabang Delhi | 1.9 |
| Ankit Jaglan | Patna Pirates | 1.573 |
| Arjun Deshwal | Tamil Thalivas | 1.405 |
| Naveen Kumar | Haryana Steelers | 1.2 |
| Yogesh Dahiya | Bengaluru Bulls | 1.125 |
| Guman Singh | UP Yoddhas | 1.073 |
| Sachin Tanwar | Puneri Paltan | 1.058 |
| Nitin Kumar | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 1.002 |
| Deepak Singh | Patna Pirates | 0.86 |
| Bharat Hooda | Telugu Titans | 0.81 |
| Shubam Shinde | Telugu Titans | 0.8 |
| Aanil Mohan | U Mumba | 0.78 |
| Sanjay Dhull | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.6 |
| Pawan Sehrawat | Tamil Thalaivas | 0.595 |
| Akash Santosh Shinde | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.531 |
| Vijay Malik | Telugu Titans | 0.515 |
| Uday Parte | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 0.51 |
| Nitin Rawal | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 0.5 |
| Sandeep Kumar | U Mumba | 0.49 |
| Gurdeep | Puneri Paltan | 0.471 |
| Sanket Sawant | Patna Pirates | 0.405 |
| Dheeraj | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.402 |
| Manjeet Dahiya | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 0.4 |
| Himanshu | Bengal Warriors | 0.392 |
| Neeraj Narwal | Dabang Delhi | 0.362 |
| Ajith Kumar | Gujarat Giants | 0.363 |
| Md Aman | Puneri Paltan | 0.35 |
| Alireza Khalili | Tamil Thalaivas | 0.302 |
| Fazel Atrachhali | Dabang Delhi | 0.3 |
| Ankush Rathi | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.3 |
| Amir Bastami | Dabang Delhi | 0.3 |
| Rahul | Haryana Steelers | 0.3 |
| Shubham Kumar | Gujarat Giants | 0.274 |
| Aashish Kumar | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 0.27 |
| Amir Hossein Ejlali | Telugu Titans | 0.26 |
| Arkam Shaikh | Dabang Delhi | 0.253 |
| Parvesh Bhainswal | U Mumba | 0.251 |
| Rinku Sharma | U Mumba | 0.21 |
| Nitesh Kumar | Bengal Warriors | 0.203 |
| Mahender Singh | UP Yoddhas | 0.2 |
| Surjeet Singh | Dabang Delhi | 0.2 |
| Maninder Singh | Patna Pirates | 0.2 |
| Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi | UP Yoddhas | 0.2 |
| Lucky Sharma | Gujarat Giants | 0.195 |
| Ali Samadi Choubtarash | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 0.162 |
| Ashish Narwal | Telugu Titans | 0.157 |
| Ashish | Haryana Steelers | 0.15 |
| Alireza Mirzaeian | Bengalurru Bulls | 0.14 |
| Nitin Panwar | Gujarat Giants | 0.137 |
| Milad Jabbari | Gujarat Giants | 0.136 |
| Dong Geon Lee | UP Yoddhas | 0.135 |
| Milad Mohajer | Puneri Paltan | 0.135 |
| Ashish | Bengal Warriors | 0.131 |
| Ahmadreza Asgari | Bengalurru Bulls | 0.13 |
| Amin Ghorbani | Patna Pirates | 0.13 |
| Jang Kun Lee | Bengal Warriors | 0.13 |
| Shahan Sha Mohammed | Haryana Steelers | 0.13 |
| Ghanshyam Roka Magar | Haryana Steelers | 0.13 |
| Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh | Puneri Paltan | 0.13 |
| Omid Khojasteh Mohammadshah | Bengal Warriors | 0.13 |
| Ganesh Parki | Telugu Titans | 0.13 |
| Naveen | Dabang Delhi | 0.13 |
| Ashish Kumar Sangwan | Dabang Delhi | 0.13 |
| Manish | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.13 |
| Hardeep | Haryana Steelers | 0.13 |
| Parteek | Bengal Warriors | 0.13 |
| Saurabh Nandal | Dabang Delhi | 0.13 |
| Rohit Kumar | Gujarat Giants | 0.13 |
| Ravi | U Mumba | 0.13 |
| Satyappa Matti | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.13 |
| Gaurav Chhillar | Dabang Delhi | 0.13 |
| Mayur Jagannath Kadam | Bengal Warriors | 0.13 |
| Akshit | Dabang Delhi | 0.13 |
| Abhimanyu Raghuvanshi | U Mumba | 0.13 |
| Jai Bhagwan | Telugu Titans | 0.13 |
| Manjeet | Telugu Titans | 0.13 |
| Stuwart Singh | Puneri Paltan | 0.13 |
| Mohit | Dabang Delhi | 0.13 |
| Shivansh Thakur | Bengal Warriorz | 0.13 |
| Vishvanath V | Gujarat Giants | 0.13 |
| Mohit | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 0.13 |
| Mayank Saini | Haryana Steelers | 0.13 |
| Sombir | Patna Pirates | 0.13 |
| Aman | Telugu Titans | 0.13 |
| Vinay | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 0.13 |
| Vishal Bhardwaj | Puneri Paltan | 0.13 |
| Meetu | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 0.13 |
| Ajinkya Pawar | Dabang Delhi | 0.13 |
| Mohit | Tamil Thalaivas | 0.13 |
| Pranay Vinay Rane | UP Yoddhas | 0.13 |
| Suresh Jadhav | Tamil Thalaivas | 0.095 |
| Shubham Bitake | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.091 |
| Sachin | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.09 |
| Himanshu Yadav | Gujarat Giants | 0.09 |
| Sandeep | Bengal Warriors | 0.09 |
| Rahul Dagar | Telugu Titans | 0.09 |
| Sumit | Gujarat Giants | 0.09 |
| Amit | Gujarat Giants | 0.09 |
| Ankit | Bengal Warriors | 0.09 |
| Ritik | Haryana Steelers | 0.09 |
| Harander | Bengal Warriors | 0.09 |
| Zubair | Haryana Steelers | 0.09 |
| K Harish | Gujarat Giants | 0.09 |
| Mandeep | Patna Pirates | 0.09 |
| Anil Gurjar | Dabang Delhi | 0.09 |
| Moolchandra Singh | Bengal Warriors | 0.09 |
| Sahil Suhas Rane | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.09 |
| Vijay | Dabang Delhi | 0.09 |
| Sachin | Haryana Steelers | 0.09 |
| Amit | Dabang Delhi | 0.09 |
| Shubham Rahate | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.09 |
| Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav | Patna Pirates | 0.09 |
| Amit Singh Thakur | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.09 |
| Mahipal | Bengaluru Bulls | 0.09 |
| Ronak | UP Yoddhas | 0.09 |
| Rohan Ashok Tupare | Puneri Paltan | 0.09 |
| Ankit | Gujarat Giants | 0.09 |
| Amarjeet | U Mumba | 0.09 |
Full list of unsold players
While there were many surprise picks by teams during PKL 2025, there were also some very surprising names who failed to find any buyers this season. The name at the top of the list is PKL’s most successful raider, Pardeep Narwal, who went unsold on Day 1 along with Sahil Gulia. On Day 2, former Patna Pirates and Gujarat Giants skipper Neeraj and Ran Singh Raniya also failed to find any team this time around.
Full list of unsold players in PKL 2025 auction:
| Player Name | Day |
| Sahil Gulia | Day 1 |
| Pardeep Narwal | Day 1 |
| Devinthirakumaar Vijayan Kumaran | Day 2 |
| Helvic Simuyu Wanjala | Day 2 |
| Jong Hoon Choi | Day 2 |
| Ramu Tamatta | Day 2 |
| John Karuga Muremwa | Day 2 |
| Monirul Chowdhury | Day 2 |
| Samuel Wanjala Wafula | Day 2 |
| Viknesshwaran Gunaseelan | Day 2 |
| Rodgers Omondi Atieno | Day 2 |
| I Komang Wahyu Brahmasta | Day 2 |
| Ryo Furihata | Day 2 |
| Rattanakon Yotsungnoen | Day 2 |
| MD Roman Hossain | Day 2 |
| Reuben Mburu Njuguna | Day 2 |
| Tanongsak Srihera | Day 2 |
| Woosan KO | Day 2 |
| Krzysztof Sawicki | Day 2 |
| MD Rasel Hasan | Day 2 |
| Md. Liton Ali | Day 2 |
| Md. Arif Rabbani | Day 2 |
| Hasun Thongkruea | Day 2 |
| Madhava Rao Rama Naidu | Day 2 |
| Ronil Hitendrakumar | Day 2 |
| Felix Li | Day 2 |
| Thinesh Raj Gopalan | Day 2 |
| Abdullah Hussein Erzaij Al-Hamadani | Day 2 |
| Ryan Neville Onyango | Day 2 |
| Junseok An | Day 2 |
| Ali Tolaqani | Day 2 |
| Shoya Suzuki | Day 2 |
| Akikazu Izumi | Day 2 |
| Milan Kumar Kaushal | Day 2 |
| Chia-Ming Chang | Day 2 |
| Tobius Kinyua Muriithi | Day 2 |
| Allan Oduor Omondi | Day 2 |
| Nestor Mariano Pascual | Day 2 |
| Javad Mohammadi Dolatabadi | Day 2 |
| Hiroto Chiba | Day 2 |
| Dipayon Golder | Day 2 |
| Jyun Jie Li | Day 2 |
| Ju Hwan Kim | Day 2 |
| Chayaphon Kamunee | Day 2 |
| MD Razib Ahamed | Day 2 |
| Odhore Franklyne Otaya | Day 2 |
| James Namaba Kamweti | Day 2 |
| Suresh Leong Kim Seng | Day 2 |
| Md. Mijanur Rahman | Day 2 |
| Zheng-Wei Chen | Day 2 |
| Al Amin | Day 2 |
| Nitin Dalal | Day 2 |
| Raj D. Salunkhe | Day 2 |
| Mohit | Day 2 |
| Ran Singh | Day 2 |
| Bhoir Akshay Bharat | Day 2 |
| Arkam Shaikh | Day 2 |
| Mohit Balyan | Day 2 |
| P M Chethan | Day 2 |
| Jitender Yadav | Day 2 |
Full squad list of all PKL teams:
Bengal Warriorz: Devank Dalal, Himanshu, Nitesh Kumar, Ashish, Shivansh Thakur, Mayur Jagannath Kadam, Parteek, Omid Khojasteh Mohammadshah, Jang Kun Lee, Moolchandra Singh, Harander, Ankit, Sandeep, Vishwas S, Yash Malik, Manjeet, Deep Kumar, Sushil Kambrekar, Amandeep, Punit Kumar, Rachit Kumar, Manprit
Bengaluru Bulls: Yogesh Bijender Dahiya, Sanjay Krishan Dhull, Akash Santosh Shinde, Dheeraj, Ankush Rathee, Alireza Mirzaeian, Mahipal, Satyappa Matti, Manish, Ahmadreza Asgari, Shubham Bitake, Amit Singh Thakur, Shubham Rahate, Sahil Suhas Rane, Sachin, Chandranaik M, Lucky Kumar, Manjeet, Pankaj, Deepak S, Ganesha B. Hanamantagol, Pirati Srisivatejesh, Aashish Malik
Dabang Delhi K.C: Ashu Malik, Neeraj Narwal, Amir Hossein Bastami, Fazel Atrachali, Arkam Shaikh, Surjeet Singh, Ajinkya Ashok Pawar, Mohit, Akshit, Gaurav Chhillar, Saurabh Nandal, Ashish Kumar Sangwan, Naveen, Amit, Vijay, Anil Gurjar, Sandeep, Mohit, Anurag, Raman Singh
Gujarat Giants: Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, Ajith V Kumar, Shubham Kumar, Lucky Sharma, Nitin Panwar, Milad Jabbari, Visvanth V, Rohit Kumar, Ankit, K Harish, Amit, Sumit, Himanshu Yadav, Himanshu Singh, Himanshu, Parteek Dahiya, Rakesh
Haryana Steelers: Naveen Sansar Singh Kumar, Rahul, Ashish, Mayank Saini, Hardeep, Ghanshyam Roka Magar, Shahan Sha Mohammed, Sachin, Zubair, Ritik, Rahul Sethpal, Vinay, Shivam Anil Patare, Jaideep, Jaya Soorya NS, Vishal S. Tate, Sahil, Manikandan N, Vikas Ramadas Jadhav, Ankit
Jaipur Pink Panthers: Nitin Kumar Dhankhar, Uday Parte, Nitin Rawal, Manjeet Dahiya, Aashish Kumar, Ali Samadi Choubtarash, Meetu, Vinay, Mohit, Reza Mirbagheri, Nitin Kumar, Abhishek KS, Ronak Singh, Sombir, Ritik Sharma, Aryan, Sahil Deshwal, Deepanshu, Sahil
Patna Pirates: Ankit Jaglan, Deepak Rajender Singh, Sanket Suresh Sawant, Maninder Singh, Balasaheb Shahaji Jadhav, Sombir, Amin Ghorbani, Mandeep, Hamid Mirzaei Nader, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Sudhakar M, Ayan, Navdeep, Deepak, Sahil Patil, Saurabh, Prianshu, Milan, Ankit
Puneri Paltan: Sachin Tanwar, Gurdeep, Mohd. Amaan, Milad Mohajer, Vishal Bhardwaj, Stuwart Singh, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Rohan Ashok Tupare, Gaurav Khatri, Abinesh Nadarajan, Pankaj Mohite, Aslam Mustafa Inamdar, Mohit Goyat, Dadaso Shivaji Pujari, Aditya Tushar Shinde, Rakesh, Sanjay Enania, Vaibhav S. Rabade, Abhishek Tukaram Gunge
Tamil Thalaivas: Arjun Deshwal, Pawan Sehrawat, Alireza Khalili, Mohit, Suresh Jadhav, Moein Safaghi, Himanshu, Sagar, Nitesh Kumar, Narender Kandola, Ronak, Vishal Chahal, Aashish, Anuj Kaluram Gawade, Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare, Tarun, Abhiraj Manoj Pawar, Rohit Kumar Beniwal, Yogesh Yadav
Telugu Titans: Bharat Hooda, Shubham Shashikant Shinde, Vijay Malik, Amir Hossein Ejlali, Ashish Narwal, Aman, Manjeet, Jai Bhagwan, Ganesh Parki, Rahul Dagar, Shankar Bhimraj Gadai, Ajit Pandurang Pawar, Ankit, Praful Sudam Zaware, Sagar, Chetan Sahu, Nitin, Rohit, Bantu, Avi Duhan
U Mumba: Aanil Mohan, Sandeep Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Rinku Sharma, Abhimanyu Raghuvanshi, Ravi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Amarjeet, Sunil Kumar, Rohit, Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Satish Kannan, Mukilan Shanmugam, Ajit Chouhan, Deepak Kundu, Lokesh Ghosliya, Sunny, Mukeshkannan S
UP Yoddhas: Guman Singh, Mohammadreza Kaboudrahangi, Mahender Singh, Dong Geon Lee, Pranay Vinay Rane, Ronak, Sumit, Ashu Singh, Bhavani Rajput, Sahul Kumar, Surender Gill, Hitesh, Gagana Gowda HR, Shivam Chaudhary, Jayesh Vikas Mahajan, Gangaram, Sachin, Keshav Kumar, Jatin
