The players' list of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League Season 5 is out! With four new teams joining the existing eight teams for the upcoming season, the league is now spread across 11 states and 12 franchises. More than 130 matches will be played over 13 weeks during the fifth season, which will be shown live on Star Sports.
Altogether, seven elite players have been retained by their teams. The auction will showcase the best kabaddi players of India and other kabaddi-playing countries across the world, which took part in the World Cup last year. Also part of the auction player pool are 131 new young players, who have been selected after a long process spread across three stages.
The auction will take place on Monday and Tuesday, with players divided into different categories and base prices.
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Here is the list:
S.No | Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAZEL ATRACHALI | IRAN | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| S.No | Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
2 | HADI OSHTORAK | IRAN | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 3 | MICHAL SPICZKO | POLAND | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 4 | PHONCHOO TIN | THAILAND | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 5 | ATIF WAHEED | PAKISTAN | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 6 | NASIR ALI | PAKISTAN | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 7 | FARHAD RAHIMI MILAGHARDAN | IRAN | DEFENDER RIGHT COVER |
| 8 | ABOZAR MOHAJERMIGHANI | IRAN | DEFENDER |
| 9 | ZIAUR RAHMAN | BANGLADESH | DEFENDER LEFT COVER |
| 10 | WASIM SAJJAD | PAKISTAN | DEFENDER RIGHT CORNER |
| 11 | SULIEMAN KABIR | BANGLADESH | RAIDER |
| 12 | ABOLFAZEL MAGHSODLO | IRAN | RAIDER |
| 13 | HASSAN RAZA | PAKISTAN | RAIDER |
| 14 | KHOMSAN THONGKHAM | THAILAND | RAIDER |
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| S.No | Name | Country | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
15 | CHIA-MING CHANG | CHINESE TAIPEI | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 16 | DONGJU HONG | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 17 | AKHLAQ HUSSAIN | PAKISTAN | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 18 | IBRAR HUSSAIN | PAKISTAN | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 19 | DONGGYU KIM | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 20 | GYUNG TAE KIM | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 21 | SEONGRYEOL KIM | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 22 | TAKAMITSU KONO | JAPAN | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 23 | WEI-HUNG LIN | CHINESE TAIPEI | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 24 | MOHAMMAD MAGHSOUDLOU | IRAN | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 25 | JOHN KARUGA MUREMWA | KENYA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 26 | PATRICK NZAU MUVAI | KENYA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 27 | JAMES ODHIAMBO OBILO | KENYA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 28 | OGAK HAGGAI ODHIAMBO | KENYA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 29 | YONGJOO OK | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 30 | CHRISPINE OTIENO OKETCH | KENYA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 31 | CHANSIK PARK | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 32 | HADINATA ZULFANI RIZKY | INDONESIA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 33 | MAKOTO SAWAZU | JAPAN | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 34 | SANJAY SHRESTHA | NEPAL | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 35 | I HALUS SUANDANA WAYAN | INDONESIA | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 36 | LAL MOHAR YADAV | NEPAL | RAIDER |
| 37 | TEMITOPE OLAREWAJU ADEWALURE | ENGLAND | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 38 | KALYAN BHUJEL | NEPAL | DEFENDER RIGHT COVER |
| 39 | TEJASH DEPALA | ENGLAND | DEFENDER RIGHT CORNER |
| 40 | SOMESHWER KALIA | ENGLAND | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 41 | YOUNGCHANG KO | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | DEFENDER LEFT COVER |
| 42 | JAEMIN LEE | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 43 | CHAMINDA RUWAN SAMARAKOON MUDIYANSELAGE | SRI LANKA | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 44 | MEREDYDD RIX | ENGLAND | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 45 | PIOTR MATEUSZ SITEK | POLAND | DEFENDER RIGHT CORNER |
| 46 | FILIP SZCZESKI | POLAND | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 47 | HADI TAJIK | IRAN | DEFENDER RIGHT CORNER |
| 48 | ARSLAN AHMAD | PAKISTAN | RAIDER |
| 49 | HASSAN ALI | PAKISTAN | RAIDER |
| 50 | JAY BAHADUR BOHARA | NEPAL | RAIDER |
| 51 | WALEED AL HASANI | OMAN | RAIDER |
| 52 | MD. ZAKIR HOSSAIN | BANGLADESH | RAIDER |
| 53 | MUHAMMAD IMRAN | PAKISTAN | RAIDER |
| 54 | SINOTHARAN KANESHARAJAH | SRI LANKA | RAIDER |
| 55 | DONGGEON LEE | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | RAIDER |
| 56 | MOHSEN MAGHSOUDLOUJAFARI | IRAN | RAIDER |
| 57 | DAVID MOSAMBAYI | KENYA | RAIDER |
| 58 | OGUTA EDMOND MUDIBO | KENYA | RAIDER |
| 59 | FELIX ODHIAMBO OPANA | KENYA | RAIDER |
| 60 | PIOTR PAMULAK | POLAND | RAIDER |
| 61 | KRZYSZTOF MAREK WOZNIAK | POLAND | RAIDER |
| 62 | USMAN ZADA | PAKISTAN | RAIDER |
| S.No | Name | Position |
| 63 | MANJEET CHHILLAR | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 64 | RAKESH KUMAR | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 65 | KULDEEP SINGH | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 66 | RAN SINGH | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 67 | RAJESH NARWAL | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 68 | SANDEEP NARWAL | ALL-ROUNDER |
| 69 | DHARMARAJ CHERALATHAN | DEFENDER LEFT & RIGHT CORNER |
| 70 | MOHIT CHHILLAR | DEFENDER RIGHT CORNER |
| 71 | SANDEEP DHULL | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 72 | GIRISH MARUTI ERNAK | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 73 | AMIT HOODA | DEFENDER RIGHT CORNER |
| 74 | JEEVA KUMAR | DEFENDER RIGHT & LEFT CORNER |
| 75 | VISHAL MANE | DEFENDER RIGHT COVER |
| 76 | SURENDER NADA | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 77 | JOGINDER SINGH NARWAL | DEFENDER LEFT CORNER |
| 78 | RAVINDER PAHAL | DEFENDER RIGHT CORNER |
| 79 | ROHIT RANA | DEFENDER LEFT COVER |
| 80 | NILESH SHINDE | DEFENDER RIGHT CORNER |
| 81 | SACHIN SHINGADE | DEFENDER LEFT COVER |
| 82 | KASHILING ADAKE | RAIDER |
| 83 | SHABEER BAPPU | RAIDER |
| 84 | RAVI DALAL | RAIDER |
| 85 | RISHANK DEVADIGA | RAIDER |
| 86 | SUKESH HEGDE | RAIDER |
| 87 | SELVAMANI K | RAIDER |
| 88 | NITIN MADANE | RAIDER |
| 89 | RAJESH MONDAL | RAIDER |
| 90 | SONU NARWAL | RAIDER |
| 91 | MAHENDRA GANESH RAJPUT | RAIDER |
| 92 | JASVIR SINGH | RAIDER |
| 93 | AJAY THAKUR | RAIDER |
There are two further categories of the domestic players – B and C, along with another one of 131 new young players. The list of the remaining players will be updated shortly. Stay tuned!
Also read: Top 10 bargain deals for the auction
