Pro Kabaddi League season seven auction scheduled for April

The sixth season of the Pro Kabaddi League turned out to be a huge success much like the seasons before. In the sixth season of the tournament, there were 12 teams participating in total and Bengaluru Bulls emerged as winners after defeating Gujarat Fortunegiants in the final that was held in January. The auction for the seventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), which is scheduled to begin in July, will be held on April 8 and 9 in Mumbai.

“The auction dates will be April 8 and 9 and it will take place in Mumbai. And just to go on record, we will do (conduct) season 8, 2020, starting in July (next year). It will help everybody,” League Commissioner Anupam Goswami told reporters on Thursday.

The seventh season will also see a total of 12 teams participate in a bid to win the trophy and will begin on July 19. The schedule for this year’s competition will be announced later on. According to the League Commissioner, the details for retention of players for the upcoming season will be made public sometime in March.

Last year, Abhishek Bachchan co-owned Jaipur Pink Panthers played all their home matches at Panchkula in Haryana. Goswami revealed that this year the team will return to its home city and play all its matches in Jaipur itself.

“Jaipur will be going (back) to Jaipur (to play their home matches,” he said.