U Mumba meets Puneri Paltan: Pro Kabaddi League Season 5
U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan: Season 5
The Second match in the pro kabaddi league season 5 will be see U Mumba and Puneri Paltan on each other.
U Mumba, who is currently led and coached by Anup Kumar and Bhaskaran Edachery receptively, is owned by Ronnie Screwvala, is representing the city of Mumbai.
U Mumba have been the very strongest raiding team in this season of Pro Kabaddi League. The team of U Mumba have an experienced player like Anup Kumar who also serves as a captain of the team.
The second season champions U Mumba, had a dismal in the last season of pro kabaddi league, finishing fifth, the lowest they have ranked in the 4 seasons of Pro Kabaddi League.
U Mumba had an impressive buys in the player auction of PKL. They retained veteran Anup Kumar who serves the role of captain for the team. The inclusion of young and dynamic players like Kashiling Adake, Nitin Madane and Shabeer Bappu to their side makes U Mumba one of the most dangerous raiding units of season 5 of pro kabaddi league.
U Mumba also managed to build a strong defence by signing the services of Joginder Narwal, Hadi Oshtorak, D Suresh Kumar and Kuldeep Singh in PKL 5.
Captain: Anup Kumar: U Mumba
The star raider and the captain of U Mumba team is also serves as a captain of the Indian national team. The most Valuable raider of the inaugural season with 155 points, Anup was also awarded as an MVP of the tournament as U Mumba finished runners-up.
Anup Kumar popularly known for his cool temperament, leadership. “Captain Cool” is the third highest raid point scorer in the PKL with 377 raid points.
Coach: Bhaskaran Edachery: U Mumba
Bhaskaran Edachery, the head coach of the team U Mumba led India to two Asian Games in 2010 and 2014 after taking charge of national team in 2007.
Bhaskaran joined the U Mumba team from PKL Season 2 and guided them to a record 8 consecutive wins en route their title march. His team rewrote the record books with 11 consecutive wins in Pro Kabaddi League Season 3, where they finished as runner-up.
U Mumba Squad Profile:
Also Read: U Mumba's Captain Anup Kumar: Pro Kabaddi League
U Mumba vs Puneri Paltan: Season 5
Puneri Paltan, who is currently led by Deepak Hooda are owned by Insurekot Sports Ltd, is representing the city of Pune, Maharashtra.
Puneri Paltan has given some thrilling encounters in 3rd edition of pro kabaddi league, in which 9 out of their 16 matches were decided by a margin of 5 points.
In last season the team of Puneri Paltan qualified fir the knockout matches by winning just 6 matches, They also handed U Mumba their defeat during the leagues matches.
However, the team of Puneri Paltan is all set for its upcoming match against U Mumba, with experienced and strong players like Sandeep Narwal, Dharmaraj Cheralathan, Rajesh Mondal.
Captain: Deepak Niwas Hooda: Puneri Paltan
Deepak Niwas Hooda, who serves as a captain of Puneri Paltan, will have other vital role to play if Puneri Paltan hope to replicate successes of the previous 2 PKL Season 2.
A raiding all-rounder of Puneri Paltan, Deepak Hooda was utilised as a raider in PKL 4 earning 126 raid points which included 2 Super 10s. He was a important cog in the Puneri Paltan’s successful run during PKL 4 after Earning the most raid points for the Pune franchise at an average of 7.88 raid point with strike rate of 45.48.
Puneri Paltan Squad Profile:
Both the teams are very strong and it will be interesting to see who will win the second match of pro kabaddi league season 5.
The U Mumba meets Puneri Paltan in Hyderabad on today at 9pm, You can catch live action on Star network.
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