Defending champions Bengal Warriors had a successful campaign in PKL 7 when Maninder Singh and Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh captained the side to the trophy last season.The Bengal Warriors have reinstated former Indian player BC Ramesh as their head coach for PKL 8. Ahead of PKL Auction 2021, the Bengal Warriors retained three players from the Elite Retained Players (ERP) and one from the Retained Young Players (RYP) list. They have spent a total of ₹4.20 crores to sign 16 players for PKL Season 8. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pro Kabaddi (@prokabaddi)The Bengal Warriors started off the proceedings by signing right corner Iranian Abozar Mighani as the second most expensive overseas player with ₹30.5 lakhs.They didn't buy any players from the Category A list, as their core was set beforehand.However, the Warriors re-signed their dependable raider Sukesh Hegde through the FBM card on Day 3. They also added veteran Rishank Devadiga in the final moments to bolster their raiding unit.In this article, let's take a look at the Bengal Warriors' squad and the cost of their players signings for PKL Season 8.Top 3 costliest players for Bengal Warriors#1 Abozar Mighani - ₹30.50 lakhs#2 Sukesh Hegde - ₹20 lakhs#3 Sumit Singh & Rishank Devadiga - ₹45 lakhsBengal Warriors full squad for PKL 8Players retained (4):Rinku Narwal, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Ravindra Ramesh Kumawat & Maninder SinghPlayers bought (12):Abozar Mighani (Right corner defender) - ₹30.50 lakhsSukesh Hegde (Raider) - ₹30 lakhs (FBM)Sumit Singh (Raider) - ₹20 lakhsManoj Gowda K. (All Rounder) - ₹10 lakhsVijin Thangadurai (Right cover defender) - ₹10 lakhsParveen (Left corner defender) - ₹10 lakhsRohit Banne (Defender) - ₹10 lakhsDarshan J. (Right cover defender) - ₹10 lakhsSachin Vittala (Left corner defender) - ₹17.50 lakhsAkash Pikalmunde (Raider) - ₹17 lakhsRohit (All Rounder) - ₹6 lakhsRishank Devadiga (Raider) - ₹20 lakhs View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bengal Warriors (@bengal.warriors)