Patna Pirates Team Squad in Pro Kabaddi League 2019: The face of Bihar in India’s sporting map, Patna Pirates is the most successful team in the history of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League with three titles. Although they failed to make the play-off last season, it can be considered a minor blip for a team with three consecutive titles and semi-final appearances in the first two seasons. Consistency is what makes them stand out from the others and they will be eager to put aside the disappointments of last season. They will have their base at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna. We bring you complete schedule timetable of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League 2019 for free download in PDF format. Apart from this scroll down for Pardeep Narwal-captained Patna Pirates team squad for Pro Kabaddi League season 7, team profile, list of players retained and bought at the auction. VIVO Pro Kabaddi League 2019: Fazel Atrachali to Jang Kun Lee, 5 International Players to Watch Out For in PKL 7.
Skipper Pardeep Narwal is getting to near to 1000 raid points and has been one of the standout performers ever since the inception of the league. Considered one of the greatest raiders in the modern game, he is said to have cost Patna Pirate’s 60 lakhs. They have also managed to rope in Mohammad Esmaeil Maghsoudlou for 35 lakhs and he is expected to be a real handful in the raiding department. With Surender Nada in defence, the team looks good at the back as well as going forward. The task of taking the side back to the top of the pile lies on coach Ram Mehar Singh, an Arjuna Award-winning player himself. PKL 2019 Time Table: Teams, Date and Match Timings, Venues, Online Stream & TV Telecast Details of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League.
The Patna Pirates play their first game of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League Season 7 on 20th July against Bengaluru Bulls in Hyderabad followed by a match with Telugu Titans on 26th July. They end their July campaign with a tie against Tamil Thalaivas and post that embark on a series of home fixtures. The team is owned by industrialist Rajesh V Shah and due to their huge popularity, they have an additional home stadium in Ranchi. Actress Neetu Chandra has been roped in as the ambassador for Patna Pirates for the coming season.
Patna Pirates Squad 2019
Elite Retained Players: Pardeep Narwal, Vikas Jaglan, Jawahar Dagar.
New Young Player: Mohit.
Players Bought At The Auction: Surender Nada- Rs.77 lakh, Neeraj Kumar- Rs.44.75 lakh, Jang Kun Lee- Rs.40 lakh, Mohammad Maghsoudlou- Rs.35 lakh, Jaideep- Rs.35 lakh, Hadi Oshtorak- Rs. 16lakh, Ravinder- Rs. 10 lakh, Ashish- Rs. 6 lakh, Mahendra Choudhary- Rs.6 lakh.
It will be a real surprise if Patna Pirates do not make it to the finals as they will have learnt a lot from their mistakes of last season.
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