PKL 10: Patna Pirates predicted starting 7

The three-time champion will aim to win the title for the fourth time.

Patna Pirates have won the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) title thrice so far. However, the team's performance has not been that good in the last few seasons. The team definitely reached the finals during the eighth season but had to face defeat. At the same time, the team's performance during the 9th season was not that good. Patna team could win only 8 out of 22 matches last season and had to face defeat in 11 matches, while they played tied three matches.

Patna Pirates released big players like Mohammadreza Shadloui before the auction. The team is definitely going to miss him this time. Patna bought a total of eight players during the auction which includes several raiders and defenders. Let’s know which players can be included in the starting seven of Patna Pirates for the 10th season of PKL.

Quality raiders Manjeet Dahiya and Sachin Tanwar are present in the team:

Apart from Sachin Tanwar, Manjeet Dahiya is also included in the raiding department of Patna Pirates this time. Manjeet Dahiya had performed well while playing for Haryana Steelers and has good experience. The team probably bought him during the auction for this reason and he is sure to get a chance in the starting seven. If we talk about Sachin Tanwar, he has been with the team continuously for the last several seasons. Last season, he scored 176 points in 20 matches and was ranked eighth in the list of top-10 raiders. The special thing was that he proved to be the raider who scored the most points in Do or Die raid.

Rakesh Narwal can be given a chance in the starting seven as the third raider. Rakesh Narwal was a part of Haryana Steelers during the 9th season and scored 50 points in 15 matches for them. For this reason, Rakesh Narwal may get a chance in the starting seven as the third raider.

Responsibility will be on Neeraj Kumar and Sajin C in defense:

Patna Pirates had released veteran all-rounder Mohammadreza Shardlu before the auction and this time his absence may hurt the team. However, the team still has two defenders in the form of Sajin C and Neeraj Kumar. Sajin Chandrashekhar was also released by the team but during the auction, FBM card was used for him and he was included in the team again.

Neeraj Kumar will play as right cover and Sajin C as all-rounder. Apart from this, if we talk about two other defenders, Krishnan can be played at the right corner. Krishnan had impressed a lot while playing for Dabang Delhi. He scored 34 points in 21 matches and once again he can prove to be very powerful for Patna. Young defender Manish was retained by Patna Pirates. Although his last season was not that good and he was able to take only eight points in 13 matches, yet the franchise retained him. In such a situation, this time he can be given a chance in the starting seven.

Patna Pirates predicted starting seven for PKL 10

Raiders- Manjeet, Sachin Tanwar and Rakesh Narwal.

Defenders- Neeraj Kumar, Sajin Chandrashekhar, Krishnan and Manish.