Ten-time national champion Sharath has remained with the defending champion Chennai Lions, while Sathiyan will continue to be at the forefront for UTT season 3 runner-up Dabang Delhi TTC.
Prior to the fourth season of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) league, a total of four players had been kept by their respective franchises, including veterans Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan.
Asian Games bronze medalist Manav Thakkar will stay at U Mumba TT, while India's top female paddler Manika Batra is being kept by the Bengaluru Smashers with a retention transfer from her former team.
The focus now shifts to assembling a six-player squad during the player draft, which will take place in Mumbai next month. The UTT season 4 coach draft, which just ended, allowed franchises to select two coaches apiece.
A total of 40 participants will be available. Each team has the option to choose two male and two female foreigners, as well as two male and two female Indians, from the pool of participants. The venue of the tournament will be the Balewadi Sports Complex in Pune. The league will take place from July 13 to July 30, 2023.