New Delhi, April 25 -- Indian stars Manav Thakkar, Manush Shah, and Diya Chitale headline the Butterfly Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 player pool, as team retentions see stalwarts Sathiyan Gnanasekaran and Manika Batra retained ahead of the auction.

According to a release, the action-packed Season 7 will commence from July 9th to July 26th at the Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa and will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network and live-streamed on JioHotstar.

The player pool for the upcoming season features a strong mix of established Indian names, emerging talent, and top international paddlers, with franchises set to shape their squads at the auction, scheduled for April 28 at Mumbai's Sahara Star.

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