PKL 2019: 4 players who have been shockingly released by their franchises ahead of the auction

#2 Nitesh Kumar (U.P. Yoddha)

Nitesh Kumar took 100 tackle points while playing in the right corner of U.P. Yoddha

Performance in PKL 2018 - 100 tackle points in 25 matches, team reached play-offs

Nitesh Kumar stunned everyone with his rock solid defense in the right corner of U.P Yoddha. It was his century of points in the defense that took U.P. Yoddha to the play-offs in the previous season.

From a situation where the Yoddhas were finding it difficult to avoid the wooden spoon, Nitesh Kumar along with the support from the raiding department took them to the final 3 of the tournament. The U.P. Yoddhas have also left out their star raider Rishank Devadiga out of their squad and it will be interesting to see what strategy have they prepared for the player auction.

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