Pro Kabaddi 2024 Auction: How many FBM cards does each team have in PKL?

Pro Kabaddi 2024 Auction will start on Thursday (August 15) evening in Mumbai. Like the last few PKL auctions, this year's auction will also have the FBM (Final Bid Match) card option.

The FBM card allows a team to sign the player released by them before the auction at his final selling price. For example, Bengal Warriors released Maninder Singh before the auction. If the Patna Pirates sign him for ₹2 crore, then the auctioneer will ask Bengal if they wish to use the FBM card. If Bengal say yes, Maninder will return to the Warriors for ₹2 crore.

Many teams have used the FBM option intelligently in the past. However, there's a limit on the number of FBM cards a team can use, and that depends on the number of elite retained players by each franchise.

If a team retains six players in the elite category, they get only one FBM, while if they retain five, they receive two FBM cards. In case the number of elite retained players are less than five, three FBM cards are available.

Interestingly, all 12 teams have retained less than five players in the elite category ahead of the Pro Kabaddi 2024 Auction. Thus, all 12 teams have three FBM cards each for the Pro Kabaddi 2024 Auction.

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List of FBM cards available with each team in Pro Kabaddi 2024 Auction

Here's the complete list of Pro Kabaddi League teams and the FBM cards available with them for the upcoming auction:

Bengal Warriors - 3 FBM cards

Bengaluru Bulls - 3 FBM cards

Gujarat Giants - 3 FBM cards

Patna Pirates - 3 FBM cards

Telugu Titans - 3 FBM cards

Tamil Thalaivas - 3 FBM cards

Jaipur Pink Panthers - 3 FBM cards

UP Yoddhas - 3 FBM cards

Haryana Steelers - 3 FBM cards

U Mumba - 3 FBM cards

Puneri Paltan - 3 FBM cards

Dabang Delhi KC - 3 FBM cards

It will be interesting to see which players return to their former franchises at the auction. The auction will be live from 7pm IST onwards on August 15 on Star Sports.