A few days remain to kick off the much-awaited Auction of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12. In this action, teams are looking forward to buying the talented players who will help the team to reach the high ranks and the finals of the current season. Check out Pro Kabaddi Season 12 Auction Dates and Venue of Season 2025.
In the upcoming action, Teams will have the same salary purse as the previous edition, which will be INR 5 Crore. Before the Season 12 Auctions takes place teams have already reveal the Retained players list for the season. Therefore in the PKL Season 12 Auction teams will fill the remains places.
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The schedule of season 12 is most likely to take place at the end of the year 2025. Because the previous seasons took place in most of October. These 12 teams are all set to play a total of 137 matches, which includes the Thrilling final event.
Pro Kabaddi Season 12 Auction Dates Revealed
Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 Auction will be a two-day event, which is scheduled to take place on 31st May 2025. While the final day of the Auction will be 1st June 2025, all the teams will be ready with their team squad to compete in season 12.
Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 Auction Venue Confirmed
Mumbai will host the Auction of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 on 31st May 2025. All of the 12 teams will gather at Venue in Mumbai and will kick start the exciting event of the Auction.
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What is the base categories for A, B, C, and D?
Teams will be able to bid in the different Categories, consisting of Domestic as well as Overseas players. These Categories will have different price ranges, such as Category A will be the most expensive with a base price of INR 30 Lakh. Players will be classified as per their team role: All-rounders, Defenders, and Raiders.
| Category | Base Price |
|---|---|
| Category A | INR 30 Lakh |
| Category B | INR 20 Lakh |
| Category C | INR 13 Lakh |
| Category D | INR 9 Lakh |
Who is the most expensive Kabaddi player in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League?
The exceptional raider Pawan Sehrawat holds the record of the most expensive player in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League. In season 10, Telugu Titans brought Pawan Sehrawat for a whopping INR 2.06 Crore, which remains the most expensive player.
In the forthcoming Auction of the Pro Kabaddi League Season twelve, a total of 12 teams will take part. These teams will have the same salary purse of five crore.
Kabaddi Fans are very excited for the Auction as they will get to know their favourite team’s squad. Whereas we have the complete list of retained players for all the teams on our website, make sure you go through our website.
When will the PKL Season 12 Player Auction take place?
The counselling will take place on May 31 and June 1, 2025, in Mumbai.
And what about those who had been retained before the auction?
A total of 83 players have been retained: 25 Elite Retained Players, 23 Retained Young Players, and 35 New Young Players.
Who are the big names available at the auction?
Big names such as Pawan Sehrawat, Naveen Kumar, Mohammadreza Shadloui, and Pardeep Narwal will be auctioned.
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How much is the base price for a player in each auction category?
The base prices are: Category A: ₹30 lakh, Category B: ₹20 lakh Category C: ₹13 lakh Category D: ₹9 lakh
How much is the total salary purse for each franchise?
The salary purse for each franchise is ₹5 crore to make their teams.
Season 12 All returning teams Which teams have kept key pieces for Season 12?
Teams such as U Mumba retained Sunil Kumar and Amirmohammad Zafardanesh, Haryana Steelers retained Jaideep Dahiya, UP Yoddhas retained Surender Gill, and Puneri Paltan retained Aslam Inamdar and Mohit Goyat.
Naveen Kumar going to auction for the first time?
Yes, Naveen Kumar will be making his PKL auction debut with over 1,000 raid points under his belt for Dabang Delhi K.C.
In what way are players classified for the auction of PKL Season 12?
The players are categorized into four groups (A, B, C, D) depending on their experience and performance and also their role as Raider, Defender, and All-Rounder.
Who are the star overseas names at the Season 12 auction?
Fazel Atrachali and Mohammadreza Shadloui from Iran are the best foreign players in the auction.
Where will PKL Season 12 Player Auction be telecast?
Fans can watch the live streaming of the auction on PKL’s official YouTube channel.
