The most successful Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) team Patna Pirates are ready for the 11th season of the PKL. The Patna-based team is eyeing another glorious PKL season.
The Patna Pirates are among the eight teams that played in the inaugural PKL season. The Pirates are the only team to win three PKL trophies. Moreover, they won three PKL trophies in successive seasons by winning PKL 3 (January-March 2016), PKL 4 (June-July 2016), and PKL 5 (2017).
Pirates are also the only team to play in four PKL finals. Apart from winning three PKL trophies, they played the other PKL final during the PKL 8, 2021/22 season. During the PKL 8, the Pirates lost the final against Dabang Delhi and finished as the runners-up.
In the last PKL season (2023/24), the Pirates reached the semi-finals but couldn’t make their fifth PKL final appearance.
PKL 2024: Patna Pirates Status
Total Spent: 4.641 cr
Remaining Purse Amount: 35.874 lakh
Raiders: 7
Defenders: 10
All-Rounders: 2
Remaining FBM: 2
PKL 2024: Patna Pirates Retained Players
Raiders
Sandeep Kumar (Raider), Kunal Mehta (Raider), Sudhakar M (Raider)
Defenders
Manish (Defender), Abinand Subash (Defender)
All-Rounder
Ankit (All-Rounder)
PKL 2024: Patna Pirates New Buys
Shubham Shinde (Defender Right Corner): 70 lakh
Gurdeep (All-Rounder): 59 lakh
Deepak Rajender Singh (Defender Right Cover): 50 lakh
Meetu (Raider): 21.90 lakh
Devank (Raider): 20.10 lakh
Jang Kun Lee (Raider): 17.50 lakh
Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj (Defender): 13.10 lakh
Pravinder (Raider): 13 lakh
Hamid Mirzaei Nader (Defender): 13 lakh
Prashant Kumar Rathi (Defender Left Cover): 13 lakh
Babu Muragasan (Defender Left Cover): 13 lakh
Aman (Defender): 9 lakh
Sagar (Defender): 9 lakh
PKL 2024: Patna Pirates Complete Squad
Raiders
Kunal Mehta, Sudhakar M, Sandeep Kumar, Sahil Patil, Deepak, Ayan, Jang-Kun Lee, Meetu, Pravinder, Devank
Defenders
Manish, Abinand Subhash, Navdeep, Shubham Shinde, Hamid Nader, Thiyagarajan Yuvaraj, Deepak Rajendra Singh, Prashant Kumar Rathi, Sagar, Aman, Babu Murugasan
All-Rounders
Ankit, Gurdeep