Telugu Titans Vs UP Yoddha: Pro Kabaddi League Season 5

Telugu Titans Vs UP Yoddha

Telugu Titans: 

The Eighth match of  pro kabaddi league season 5 between Telugu Titans and UP Yoddha will be played in  Hyderabad.

Telugu Titans, who is currently led by Rahul Chaudhari and coached by Dr. Ramesh Bhendigiri  respectively, is owned by Srinivas Sreeramaneni – Veera Sports,is representing the city of Hyderabad.





Telugu Titans who played 3 matches of pro kabaddi league season 5, in which the teams wins only one match is ready to win its 4th match against UP Yoddha.

After defeating Tamil Thalaivas in the first match of pro kabaddi league on Friday, Telugu Titans fell to double defending champions-Patna Pairtes and Bengaluru Bulls in their next two Zone matches at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.

Moreover, Telugu Titans players lokk tired in its third match as it was their third match in as many days. One day break on Monday may help Telugu Titans recover and re strength  ahead of the clash against UP Yoddha.

The problem for Telugu Titans is they rely a lot on captain Rahul Chaudhari, as experienced Rakesh Kumar has looked pedestrian so far, while Vishal Bhardwaj, a decent and strong raider, is yet to reach a level of a devastating attacker.

Rahul Chaudhari, first player to touch 500 points in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League, will need support from his defenders Vinod Kumar, Rohit Rana and Sombir.

Rakesh, a three-time Asian Games champion, was excluded from the 2016 World Cup squad. And if he has to regain his position in the national side, Rakesh needs to step up.

On the other hand, their opponents, UP Yoddha comes with a very good mix of youth and experience in their squad.

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Telugu Titans Vs UP Yoddha

UP Yoddha:

UP Yoddha, who is currently led by Nitin Tomar and coached by J Uday Kumar repectively, is owned by GMR League Games Private Limited representing the city of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

UP Yoddha fill their squad with very good mix of youth and experience player. Raiders Nitin Tomar, the costliest player in the pro kabaddi league with an auction price of Rs 93 lakh, Rajesh Narwal (Rs 69 lakh) and Rishank Devadiga have experience and can dent any side.

The defence of UP Yoddha will be led by experienced player Jeeva Kumar, who was a part of the U Mumba team for the first 4 season of PKL campaigns. Barring Jeeva Kumar, none of the Team Uttar Pradesh defenders have played more than 15 PKL matches, highlighting the team’s reliance on the experienced Jeeva Kumar.

Captain: Nitin Tomar: UP Yoddha

Nitin Kumar started his pro kabaddi carer with Bengal Warriors in PKL 3 and made a hige impression scoring 77 raid points in just 10 matches and played an important role in helping Bengal Warriors to reach their semifinals. He then played for Puneri Paltan in season 4 of pro kabaddi league to score only 33 raid points. The UP native was then picked up by Team UP Yoddha for a bargain price of Rs 93 lakh, making him the most expensive player in PKL history.

The 22-year-old is Nitin Tomar is very clever and quick on the mat and executes his hand touches, escapes and jumps to good effect. He also contributes in defence highlighted by his 30 assists. Team UP Yoddha will hope the Tomar of PKL 3 turns up leading the team to the semi-finals.

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Telugu Titans improved to a 3rd place finish in Pro Kabaddi League 2, losing out to the Bengaluru Bulls in the semi-final. Kumar missed PKL 3, but was back with Telugu Titans for season 4, and again coached the team to the playoffs, this time ending fourth.

Where as Team Uttar Pradesh have the potential to be the gold standard raiding team. With arguably the best raiding unit in their ranks, Team UP Yoddha are expected to rely on their attack to take them to the play-offs. 

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