Pro Kabaddi League 2019: 5 Teams who might have a tougher road to the playoffs

Shreyas
The Jaipur Pink Panthers aren't likely to make it to the playoffs.
The Jaipur Pink Panthers aren't likely to make it to the playoffs.

#4 Jaipur Pink Panthers

Raiders: Ajinkya Pawar, Sushil Gulia, Deepak Narwal, Nilesh Salunkhe, Vishal

Defenders: Sandeep Kumar Dhull, Amit Hooda, Sunil Siddhagawali, Pavan T.R, Karamvir

All-Rounders: Deepak Niwas Hooda, Dong Gyu Kim, Lokesh Kaushik, Malinda Chaturanga, Sachin Narwal

The Jaipur Pink Panthers paid the highest amount in retaining their players as Deepak Niwas Hooda and Sandeep Kumar Dhull were retained by the side. Anup Kumar retired after the end of last season and they needed someone to partner Deepak in the raiding department.

They have got a couple of good raiders but none of them are primary raiders for their side. Deepak Narwal and Nilesh Salunke were the raiders who they got at the auction and both of them are good supporting raiders who can do well in Do-or-Die raids. They have a couple of good young players in the side but lack a proper all-rounder. Deepak is more of a raiding all-rounder and hardly contributes defensively nowadays.

Even in their defense, they have very good corners in Sandeep Kumar Dhull and Amit Hooda who can combine to give the raiders a huge headache. They are a bit weak with their cover combination with Sunil Siddhgavali being the only known name.

Overall, Jaipur are a decent unit but have holes in their squad and they need to work on the proper starting lineup over the next few months. Apart from Deepak, they don't really have a stalwart in any of their units and can be knocked out of the race for the playoffs once again.

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Edited by Kishan Prasad