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After this year's auctions of Pro Kabaddi League 2018, some of the stars from the previous editions of this tournament went unsold as they failed to grab the eyeballs of any of the franchise owners. This, to some extent, means that these players have faded away from the multi-team event and with the arrival of new players every year, it will be difficult for them to make a comeback.
Some of them will be missing due to injuries, some due to the age factor, while others due to the unfulfillment of the expectations that people had from them. But all these five players have had their moments in the previous editions of Pro Kabaddi League but now they don't fit in any of the squad. This once again comes down to the famous line that 'Form is temporary but Class is permanent.
Let's look at five of such players that started well but now don't find their names on the list of the squad.
#1 Rakesh Kumar (All-Rounder)
One of the biggest name in this list is of the veteran player of the sport, Rakesh Kumar whose unsuccessful last year with Telugu Titans failed to grab him any contract in this year's season. The 36-year old has also represented Patna Pirates and U Mumba in 2014-16 and 2016-17 respectively.
The Arjuna Awardee and former vice-captain of the Indian team is also very experienced in the Pro Kabaddi League, picking up 260 points from 55 matches with a record of most points in a match (16).
#2 Nitin Madane (Raider)
With his nippy and agile raiding technique, Nitin Madane fetched a lot of points - 173 from 37 matches in PKL over the years. He has the best performance of 20 points in a single match.
It will unfortunate this year to miss out on the services from this able raider of U Mumba as the franchise got the services of top raiders like Abofazl Maghsodloumahali, Rohit Baliyan and Darshan Kadian for this year as substitutes.
#3 Gurvinder Singh (Raider)
Apart from Madane, another raider who will not be seen this year is Gurvinder Singh who played for Bengaluru Bulls last year. He has featured in 43 PKL matches so far in which he earned 96 points.
The major reason behind not selecting Singh in any team is as he didn't play many matches last year as Rohit Kumar and Ajay Kumar were given the responsibility of raiding for Bulls and Singh had to warm the bench.
#4 Kuldeep Singh (Defender)
Patna Pirates' last year defender Kuldeep Singh is unlucky to miss out on playing this year's edition as he failed to grab the attention of any of the franchise during the auctions.
Singh has played a total of 59 matches in PKL where he scored 172 points for his team but no major performance came last year as players like Jawahar Dagar and Arvind Kumar were given more chances.
#5 Santhosh BS
The final player who has faded in the history of PKL and will not be seen in any of the team this year is Santhosh BS.
The UP Yodha's defender just played nine matches last year in which he clinched a paltry 12 points due to which he will be seen missing out in this year.
