Former champions U Mumba and Bengaluru Bulls will face off in season 8’s first match, which will be followed by Telugu Titans’ southern derby against Tamil Thalaivas.
The eighth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will start here on Wednesday and all 12 teams are geared up for the tournament to be played at a single venue due to the COVID-19 threat. There would be no spectators and the event will be played in a bio-bubble.
Former champions U Mumba and Bengaluru Bulls will face off in season 8’s first match, which will be followed by Telugu Titans’ southern derby against Tamil Thalaivas. This time around the PKL will also see a ‘triple header format’ — the first four days of season eight and the subsequent Saturdays will have three matches. The opening day’s third match will see defending champions Bengal Warriors take on UP Yoddha.
Match details
Pro Kabaddi League 2021-22, Day 1
- Bengaluru Bulls vs U Mumba
- Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas
- Bengal Warriors vs U.P. Yoddha
December 22 (Wednesday), 2021
7:30 PM IST
Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre
Live Streaming
As has been the case in the last seven seasons Pro Kabaddi League’s 2021 edition will be broadcasted on Star Sports Network and Disney + Hotstar.
Venue
Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre
Match timings
7:30 PM onwards
Squads
Bengal Warriors
Elite Retained Players – Maninder Singh (raider), Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (all-rounder), Rinku Narwal (defender)
Retained Young Player – Ravindra Ramesh Kumawat (raider)
Overseas Players – Abozar Mohajer Mighani (defender, 30.5L)
Category B Domestic Players – Sukesh Hegde (raider, 30L), Sumit Singh (raider, 20L), Rishank Devadiga (raider, 20L)
Category C Domestic Players – Manoj Gowda K (all-rounder, 10L), Parveen (defender, 10L), Vijin Thangadurai (defender, 10L), Rohit Banne (defender, 10L), Darshan J (defender, 10L), Sachin Vittala (defender, 17.5L), Akash Pikalmunde (raider, 17L)
Category D Domestic Player – Rohit (all-rounder, 6L)
Bengaluru Bulls
Elite Retained Players – Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (raider), Amit Sheoran (defender)
Existing New Young Players – Saurabh Nandal (defender), Mohit Sehrawat (defender), Banty (raider)
Overseas Players – Ziaur Rahman (defender, 12.2L), Dong Geon Lee (raider, 12.5L), Abolfazl Maghsodlou Mahali (raider, 13L)
Category A domestic Players – Chandran Ranjit (raider, 80L), Mahender Singh (defender, 50L)
Category B Domestic Players – Deepak Narwal (raider, 26.5L), G B More (raider, 25L)
Category C Domestic Players – Mayur Jagannath Kadam (defender, 15L), Ankit (defender, 10L), Vikas (defender, 10L)
The eighth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will start here on Wednesday and all 12 teams are geared up for the tournament to be played at a single venue due to the COVID-19 threat. There would be no spectators and the event will be played in a bio-bubble.
Former champions U Mumba and Bengaluru Bulls will face off in season 8’s first match, which will be followed by Telugu Titans’ southern derby against Tamil Thalaivas. This time around the PKL will also see a ‘triple header format’ — the first four days of season eight and the subsequent Saturdays will have three matches. The opening day’s third match will see defending champions Bengal Warriors take on UP Yoddha.
Match details
Pro Kabaddi League 2021-22, Day 1
- Bengaluru Bulls vs U Mumba
- Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas
- Bengal Warriors vs U.P. Yoddha
December 22 (Wednesday), 2021
7:30 PM IST
Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre
Live Streaming
As has been the case in the last seven seasons Pro Kabaddi League’s 2021 edition will be broadcasted on Star Sports Network and Disney + Hotstar.
Venue
Sheraton Grand Bengaluru Whitefield Hotel & Convention Centre
Match timings
7:30 PM onwards
Squads
Bengal Warriors
Elite Retained Players – Maninder Singh (raider), Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh (all-rounder), Rinku Narwal (defender)
Retained Young Player – Ravindra Ramesh Kumawat (raider)
Overseas Players – Abozar Mohajer Mighani (defender, 30.5L)
Category B Domestic Players – Sukesh Hegde (raider, 30L), Sumit Singh (raider, 20L), Rishank Devadiga (raider, 20L)
Category C Domestic Players – Manoj Gowda K (all-rounder, 10L), Parveen (defender, 10L), Vijin Thangadurai (defender, 10L), Rohit Banne (defender, 10L), Darshan J (defender, 10L), Sachin Vittala (defender, 17.5L), Akash Pikalmunde (raider, 17L)
Category D Domestic Player – Rohit (all-rounder, 6L)
Bengaluru Bulls
Elite Retained Players – Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (raider), Amit Sheoran (defender)
Existing New Young Players – Saurabh Nandal (defender), Mohit Sehrawat (defender), Banty (raider)
Overseas Players – Ziaur Rahman (defender, 12.2L), Dong Geon Lee (raider, 12.5L), Abolfazl Maghsodlou Mahali (raider, 13L)
Category A domestic Players – Chandran Ranjit (raider, 80L), Mahender Singh (defender, 50L)
Category B Domestic Players – Deepak Narwal (raider, 26.5L), G B More (raider, 25L)
Category C Domestic Players – Mayur Jagannath Kadam (defender, 15L), Ankit (defender, 10L), Vikas (defender, 10L)
