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PKL was founded by Mashal Sports. The first season of PKL was held in 2014 with eight teams. The total number of teams was increased to 12 in season five.
The auctions of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League Season six took place on the 30th and 31st of May. Six players became crorepatis on pro kabaddi auctions. Monu Goyat tops the chart with 1.51 crores followed by Rahul Choudhari's 1.29 crores. Fazel Atrachali became the costliest overseas player in the league after being bought by U Mumba.
Let's take a look into Patna's team.
Patna Pirates defeated Gujarat Fortune Giants in the finals of season five. Pardeep Narwal scored 19 points in that match.
Patna Pirates is a Patna based franchise, which is led by Pardeep Narwal. Ram Mehar Singh is the coach of Patna Pirates. Rajesh V. Shah is the owner of Patna Pirates. Patna Pirates is the most successful franchise in PKL.
Pro Kabaddi 2017 final became the most watched non-cricket event on television. This match was viewed by 26.2 million people.
HERE IS THE FULL REVIEW OF PATNA PIRATES SQUAD:
#1 Raiders
Patna Pirates have a total of six raiders in their squad. The Patna based team decided to retain the Sonepat-born raider for his exploits in the previous editions.
Dubki king, as he is popularly known, has a mammoth 369 raid points to his name, topping the charts in the last edition.
The MVP of the season five has also scored fastest 50 raid points in the history of Pro Kabaddi league in just four matches. Pardeep is the first player to score 350 points in a single season. He is arguably one of the best if not the best raider in the league.
Deepak Narwal scored 87 points in 16 matches playing for Bengal Warriors in season five. Pirates bought him for 57 lakhs. He is expected to play the supporting role to Pardeep Narwal.
Other raiders in the squad are Tushar Patil, Surender Singh, Vikas Jaglan, and Manjeet. Tushar played for Jaipur in season five, where he made his presence felt with his performance. Surender played for UP, where he scored 70 points in 18 matches.
Altogether, Pirates raiding side is quite impressive. It will be fantastic if Pardeep gets enough support from others as well.
#2 All-rounders
Pirates have a total of seven all-rounders in their squad. Pirates bought experienced Kuldeep Singh for 22 lakhs. Though he is an all-rounder, Patna will mainly use him as a corner defender. Pirates bought him for 22 lakhs to bolster their defense.
Other all-rounders in the squad are Vijay, Jawahar Dagar, Arvind Kumar, Parveen Bilwal, Taedeok Eom and Hyunil park. Pirates retained both Vijay and Jawahar. Vijay scored 27 raid points and 37 tackle points in 19 matches.
Jawahar Dagar played reasonably well in season five. He scored 29 tackle points in 18 matches. Arvind Kumar and Parveen Bilwal are yet to make their debut in PKL. Taedeok and Hyunil are Korean players.
All-rounders of Pirates are quite nice. The list has a perfect balance of experienced as well as young players which will help the team in the long run.
#3 Defenders
Pirates bought five defenders. Jaideep is their best defender in Season five. He scored 71 tackle points in 26 matches. Others on the list are Manish, Vijay Kumar, Ravinder Kumar and Vikas kale. Manish is retained by Patna Pirates.
He scored 22 tackle points in season five. Pirates bought experienced Vikas Kale for 27 lakhs. Vijay Kumar and Ravinder are yet to make their mark in the league. Though there are only a couple of good defenders on the list, the defense of the team is good since most of the all-rounders are good defenders.
Patna Pirates will start the season as clear favorites. This team is very balanced with a lot of good all-rounders. Patna Pirates is a force to reckon with for other teams.
What do you feel about the new Patna Pirates squad? Do you feel they have the firepower to emerge as champions once again? Do let us know in the comments section below.
