UP Yoddhas are ready for the new Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2023/24 season. While they started the PKL in season 5 (2017), their best PKL season was 2018/19 finishing in the third position as they suffered a Qualifier 2 defeat against Gujarat Fortune Giants.
In all their five seasons, UP Yoddhas managed to advance to the Eliminators. However, the Lucknow-based franchise has never experienced a PKL final yet.
In the last season in 2022, UP Yoddhas were eliminated from the Eliminator 2, where Tamil Thalaivas beat them in the tie-breaker.
UP Yoddhas Coach 2023
Jasveer Singh
UP Yoddhas Team 2023
Raider
Pardeep Narwal, Gulveer Singh, Surender Gill, Mahipal, Anil Kumar, Gagana Gowda (right raider), Shivam Chaudhary (left raider)
Defender
Nitesh Kumar, Harendra Kumar (left cover), Sumit (left corner), Ashu Singh (right cover), Kiran Magar (left corner), Hitesh (right corner)
All-rounder
Vijay Malik, Gurdeep, Nitin Panwar, Helvic Wanjala, Samuel Wafula
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UP Yoddhas Captain 2023
Pardeep Narwal
Foreign players
Helvic Wanjala (Kenya)
Samuel Wafula (Kenya)
Retained Players for PKL 2023/24
Elite players: Pardeep Narwal, Nitesh Kumar
Retained young players: Sumit, Ashu Singh, Surender Gill
Existing young players: Anil Kumar, Mahipal
Top Buy in PKL 2023/24
Vijay Malik – INR 85 lakhs
PKL Records: UP Yoddhas
Season | Final Table Position | Final Status |
2017 | 3 (Zone B) | Eliminator 1 |
2018/19 | 3 (Zone B) | Qualifier 2 |
2019 | 3 | Eliminator 1 |
2021/22 | 3 | Semi-Final 1 |
2022 | 4 | Eliminator 2 |
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