From October through December of this year is when Pro Kabaddi League 2022 is planned to take place. Until then, the 12 teams will try to build their squads during the two-day PKL Player Auction on August 5th and 6th in Mumbai.
The teams have kept certain players from the previous season in the elite and young player categories before 500 players, including Pawan Sehrawat and Pardeep Narwal, go up for auction. Before the Vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 9 Player Auction, all 12 teams retained 13 Retained Young Players, 19 Elite Retained Players, and 38 Existing New Young Players (NYP). 41 New Young Players (NYP) have been nominated this year by franchisees.
Here is a list of all the retained players ahead of the auctions
Bengal Warriors
| Player | Category | Position |
| Maninder Singh | Elite Player | Raider |
| Akash Pikalmunde | Elite Player | Raider |
| Manoj K Gowda | Elite Player | All-rounder |
| Mahender Singh | Elite Player | Defender |
| GB More | Elite Player | All-rounder |
| Mayur Jagannath Kadam | Elite Player | Defender |
| Saurabh Nandal | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Bharat | Existing New Young Player | Raider |
| Rohit Kumar | Existing New Young Player | Defender |
| Vinod Lachmaya Naik | New Young Player | Defender |
Dabang Delhi
| Player | Category | Position |
| Vijay | Elite Player | All-rounder |
| Naveen Kumar | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Krishan Existing | New Young Player | Defender |
| Vinay Kumar | Existing New Young Player | Defender |
| Ashu Malik | Existing New Young Player | Raider |
| Dipak | New Young Player | Defender |
Gujarat Giants
| Player | Category | Position |
| Sonu | Retained Elite Player | Raider |
| Rakesh S | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Gaurav Chhikara | Existing New Young Player | TBC |
| Sohit Existing | New Young Player | Raider |
Jaipur Pink Panthers
| Player | Category | Position |
| Arjun Deshwal | Elite Player | Raider |
| Sahul Kumar | Elite Player | Defender |
| Deepak R | New Young Player | Defender |
Puneri Paltan
| Player | Category | Position |
| Abhinesh Nadarajan | Elite Player | Defender |
| Sombir | Elite Player | Defender |
| Sanket Sawant | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Monu Goyat | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Aslam Inamdar | Retained Young Player | All-rounder |
| Pankaj Mohite | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Akash Shinde | New Young Player | Raider |
| Govind Gujjar | Retained Young Player | All-rounder |
| Aditya Shinde | New Young Player | Raider |
| Badal Singh | New Young Player | Defender |
U Mumba
| Player | Category | Position |
| Rinku | Elite Player | All-rounder |
| Prince | New Young Player | Defender |
| Rahul Sethpal | Existing New Young Player | Defender |
| Kamlesh | New Young Player | Raider |
| Shivam | New Young Player | Raider |
Patna Pirates
| Player | Category | Position |
| Mohammedreza Shadlou Chiyaneh (Iran) | Elite Player | Defender |
| Sajin Chandrashekar | Elite Player | Defender |
| Neeraj Kumar | Elite Player | Defender |
| Monu | Elite Player | Raider |
| Manish | New Existing Young Player | Defender |
| Rohit New | Existing Young Player | TBC |
UP Yoddha
| Player | Category | Position |
| Nitesh Kumar | Elite Player | Defender |
| Surender Gill | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Sumit Retained | Young Player | Defender |
| Ashu Singh | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Nitin Panwar | New Existing Young Player | All-rounder |
| Shubham Kumar | New Existing Young Player | Defender |
| Aman | New Existing Young Player | Raider |
| Rohit Tomar | New Existing Young Player | Raider |
Tamil Thalaivas
| Player | Category | Position |
| Ajinkya Ashok Pawar | Elite Player | Raider |
| Sagar | Retained Young Player | Defender |
| Sahil Gulia | New Existing Young Player | Defender |
| Aashish | New Existing Young Player | Defender |
| Mohit | New Existing Young Player | Defender |
| Himanshu | New Existing Young Player | Defender |
| Himanshu Singh | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| M Abhishek | Retained Young Player | Defender |
Telugu Titans
| Player | Category | Position |
| Ankit Beniwal | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Rajnish | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Muhammed Shihas | Existing New Young Player | Defender |
| Prince D | Existing New Young Player | Defender |
| Palla Ramakrishna | Existing New Young Player | Defender |
Haryana Steelers
| Player | Category | Position |
| Vinay | Retained Young Player | Raider |
| Jaideep | Existing New Young Player | Defender |
| Ankit | Existing New Young Player | Defender |
| Mohit | Existing New Young Player | Defender |
| Meetu | Existing New Young Player | Raider |
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