Kabaddi has always been a traditional game that has been ingrained in our society for centuries. Mashal Sports and Disney Star, on the other hand, have converted this traditional game, which was previously exclusively played by children in little alleys, into a nationwide event, with the introduction of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL).
The league has not only brought a professional touch to the sport but has also provided a platform for talented players to showcase their skills and gain recognition on a national and international level.
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Since its inception in 2014, the league has gained immense popularity in recent years, with the inaugural season drawing 435 million viewers, just a few million less than the IPL. The 10th edition of the tournament is set to begin on December 2, 2023. Here are the details:
Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2023 Teams
This season, 12 teams will be competing against each other to win the championship across 132 matches in the Pro Kabaddi League 2023. The following teams are playing in the PKL season 2023-24:
- Bengal Warriors
- Bengaluru Bulls
- Dabang Delhi K.C.
- Gujarat Giants
- Haryana Steelers
- Jaipur Pink Panthers
- Patna Pirates
- Puneri Paltan
- Tamil Talaivas
- Telugu Titans
- U Mumba
- UP Yodha
Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2023 Players List
The player auction for PKL 10 was held in Mumbai on October 9 and 10. Pawan Sehrawat who became the most expensive player in PKL history after Tamil Thailavas bagged him for a staggering Rs. 2.6 crores, becoming the first player in PKL history to cross 2 crore mark.
The official players list of all the twelve teams is here:
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| BENGALURU BULLS |
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| DABANG DELHI |
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| GUJARAT GIANTS |
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| HARYANA STEELERS |
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| JAIPUR PINK PANTHERS |
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| PATNA PIRATES |
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| PUNERI PALTAN |
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| TAMIL THALAIVAS |
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| TELUGU TITANS |
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| U MUMBA |
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| UP YODDHAS |
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Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2023 Venues
The 2023-24 season of the PKL will be played in a 12-city caravan format, meaning the matches will take place in the home cities of all twelve teams. The venues for this PKL season include:
- The Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad
- Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
- Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune
- SDAT Multi-purpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai
- Noida Indoor Stadium, Noida
- DOME by NSCI, Mumbai
- SMS Indoor Stadium, Jaipur
- Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
- Patliputra Indoor Stadium, Patna
- Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Delhi
- Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata
- Tau Devilal Indoor Stadium, Panchkula
Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2023 Schedule
The schedule for the 2023 Pro Kabaddi League has been officially announced. Here is the complete schedule of the matches:
| Date | Match | Venue |
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| December 2 | Gujarat Giants vs Telugu Titans | The Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad |
| U Mumba vs U.P. Yoddhas | ||
| December 3 | Tamil Thalaivas vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | |
| Gujarat Giants vs Bengaluru Bulls | ||
| December 4 | Puneri Paltan vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | |
| Bengaluru Bulls vs Bengal Warriors | ||
| December 5 | Gujarat Giants vs U Mumba | |
| December 6 | Telugu Titans vs Patna Pirates | |
| U.P. Yoddhas vs Haryana Steelers | ||
| December 7 | Bengal Warriors vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | |
| Gujarat Giants vs Patna Pirates | ||
| December 8 | Bengaluru Bulls vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru |
| Puneri Paltan vs U Mumba | ||
| December 9 | Bengaluru Bulls vs Haryana Steelers | |
| Telugu Titans vs U.P. Yoddhas | ||
| December 10 | Bengal Warriors vs Tamil Thalaivas | |
| Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Haryana Steelers | ||
| December 11 | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Gujarat Giants | |
| Bengaluru Bulls vs U.P. Yoddhas | ||
| December 12 | Bengal Warriors vs Patna Pirates | |
| December 13 | Tamil Thalaivas vs Telugu Titans | |
| Bengaluru Bulls vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | ||
| December 15 | Puneri Paltan vs Haryana Steelers | Badminton Hall in Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune |
| U Mumba vs Patna Pirates | ||
| December 16 | Puneri Paltan vs Bengal Warriors | |
| Telugu Titans vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | ||
| December 17 | Patna Pirates vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | |
| U Mumba vs Tamil Thalaivas | ||
| December 18 | Bengal Warriors vs U.P. Yoddhas | |
| Puneri Paltan vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | ||
| December 19 | Haryana Steelers vs Gujarat Giants | |
| December 20 | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U.P. Yoddhas | |
| Puneri Paltan vs Bengaluru Bulls | ||
| December 22 | Tamil Thalaivas vs Patna Pirates | SDAT Multi-purpose Indoor Stadium, Chennai |
| Haryana Steelers vs Telugu Titans | ||
| December 23 | Tamil Thalaivas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | |
| Gujarat Giants vs U.P. Yoddhas | ||
| December 24 | U Mumba vs Bengal Warriors | |
| Bengaluru Bulls vs Telugu Titans | ||
| December 25 | Bengal Warriors vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | |
| Tamil Thalaivas vs Haryana Steelers | ||
| December 26 | Puneri Paltan vs Patna Pirates | |
| Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans | ||
| December 27 | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | |
| Tamil Thalaivas vs Gujarat Giants | ||
| December 29 | Patna Pirates vs Haryana Steelers | Noida Indoor Stadium, Noida |
| U.P. Yoddhas vs Bengaluru Bulls | ||
| December 30 | Telugu Titans vs U Mumba | |
| U.P. Yoddhas vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | ||
| December 31 | Gujarat Giants vs Bengal Warriors | |
| Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengaluru Bulls | ||
| January 1 | Telugu Titans vs Puneri Paltan | |
| U.P. Yoddhas vs Patna Pirates | ||
| January 2 | Gujarat Giants vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | |
| January 3 | Haryana Steelers vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | |
| U.P. Yoddhas vs Puneri Paltan | ||
| January 5 | Patna Pirates vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | DOME by NSCI, Mumbai |
| U Mumba vs Bengaluru Bulls | ||
| January 6 | U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | |
| Telugu Titans vs Gujarat Giants | ||
| January 7 | Puneri Paltan vs Tamil Thalaivas | |
| Bengal Warriors vs Haryana Steelers | ||
| January 8 | Bengaluru Bulls vs Patna Pirates | |
| U Mumba vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | ||
| January 9 | Telugu Titans vs Bengal Warriors | |
| January 10 | U.P. Yoddhas vs Tamil Thalaivas | |
| U Mumba vs Haryana Steelers | ||
| January 12 | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Telugu Titans | SMS Indoor Stadium, Jaipur |
| Puneri Paltan vs Gujarat Giants | ||
| January 13 | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Puneri Paltan | |
| U.P. Yoddhas vs Bengal Warriors | ||
| January 14 | Haryana Steelers vs Tamil Thalaivas | |
| Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Patna Pirates | ||
| January 15 | Bengal Warriors vs Bengaluru Bulls | |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers vs U Mumba | ||
| January 16 | Patna Pirates vs Tamil Thalaivas | |
| January 17 | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Gujarat Giants | |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Haryana Steelers | ||
| January 19 | Patna Pirates vs U.P. Yoddhas | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Telugu Titans vs Bengaluru Bulls | ||
| January 20 | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs U Mumba | |
| Telugu Titans vs U.P. Yoddhas | ||
| January 21 | Gujarat Giants vs Puneri Paltan | |
| Bengaluru Bulls vs Tamil Thalaivas | ||
| January 22 | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengal Warriors | |
| Telugu Titans vs Haryana Steelers | ||
| January 23 | U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan | |
| January 24 | Haryana Steelers vs Dabang Delhi K.C. | |
| Telugu Titans vs Tamil Thalaivas | ||
| January 26 | Patna Pirates vs Bengal Warriors | Patliputra Indoor Stadium, Patna |
| U Mumba vs Gujarat Giants | ||
| January 27 | Patna Pirates vs Puneri Paltan | |
| Dabang Delhi K.C. vs U.P. Yoddhas | ||
| January 28 | Tamil Thalaivas vs U Mumba | |
| Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Bengaluru Bulls | ||
| January 29 | Haryana Steelers vs Bengal Warriors | |
| Patna Pirates vs Gujarat Giants | ||
| January 30 | Puneri Paltan vs Telugu Titans | |
| January 31 | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Tamil Thalaivas | |
| Patna Pirates vs Bengaluru Bulls | ||
| February 2 | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Bengal Warriors | Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium, Delhi |
| Gujarat Giants vs Haryana Steelers | ||
| February 3 | U.P. Yoddhas vs U Mumba | |
| Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Telugu Titans | ||
| February 4 | Gujarat Giants vs Tamil Thalaivas | |
| Bengaluru Bulls vs U Mumba | ||
| February 5 | Jaipur Pink Panthers vs Patna Pirates | |
| Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Puneri Paltan | ||
| February 6 | Tamil Thalaivas vs U.P. Yoddhas | |
| February 7 | Bengaluru Bulls vs Puneri Paltan | |
| Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | ||
| February 9 | Bengal Warriors vs Gujarat Giants | Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata |
| Haryana Steelers vs U.P. Yoddhas | ||
| February 10 | Patna Pirates vs U Mumba | |
| Bengal Warriors vs Telugu Titans | ||
| February 11 | Tamil Thalaivas vs Puneri Paltan | |
| Bengaluru Bulls vs Gujarat Giants | ||
| February 12 | U.P. Yoddhas vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | |
| Bengal Warriors vs U Mumba | ||
| February 13 | Patna Pirates vs Telugu Titans | |
| February 14 | Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Tamil Thalaivas | |
| Bengal Warriors vs Puneri Paltan | ||
| February 16 | Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates | Tau Devilal Indoor Stadium, Panchkula |
| Telugu Titans vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | ||
| February 17 | Haryana Steelers vs U Mumba | |
| U.P. Yoddhas vs Gujarat Giants | ||
| February 18 | Tamil Thalaivas vs Bengal Warriors | |
| Dabang Delhi K.C. vs Bengaluru Bulls | ||
| February 19 | Gujarat Giants vs Jaipur Pink Panthers | |
| Haryana Steelers vs Puneri Paltan | ||
| February 20 | U Mumba vs Telugu Titans | |
| February 21 | Puneri Paltan vs U.P. Yoddhas | |
| Haryana Steelers vs Bengaluru Bulls |
Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2023 Points Table
Winning a match will award 5 points to the winning team, whereas the losing team will be awarded with 0 points. If a match ends in a tie, then 3 points will be awarded to both teams. If two or more teams end up having the same points, then the team with better scores will be placed at the top of the points table.
The points table for PKL 10 2023 will be updated once the Kabaddi league begins. Check here to see the updated points table.
Where to watch Pro Kabaddi League 2023?
The Vivo Pro Kabaddi League will be broadcast on Star Sports Network and will be made available in different languages. Alternatively, the matches can be live-streamed on Disney + Hotstar.
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Every PKL season is full of exciting and intense matches, showcasing the prowess of kabaddi players, and this season will be no different. The defending champions are Jaipur Pink Panthers who have won the championship twice, in the inaugural season and the 9th season. On the other hand, Patna Pirates have won the championship the most number of times; they have won three consecutive seasons (seasons 3, 4 & 5). Will the Panthers be able to defend their title as the reigning champions? Or will the Pirates make a comeback and their 4th title? Or will some other team shine this season of the Pro Kabaddi League? We have to wait till December to find out.
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