#1 Ajay Thakur
Current Indian national team captain Ajay Thakur along with Manjeet Chhillar also switched from Bengaluru Bulls to Puneri Paltan after PKL 2. The tall and lanky Ajay was already regarded as one of the best in the business and he continued his exploits for Puneri Paltan.
The soft-spoken raider was one of the vital cogs in Puneri Paltan’s back to back 3rd place finishes in PKL 3 and 4 which helped to eradicate their status as one of the league’s underachievers to one of the consistent teams of PKL.
The Himachal native will always be remembered fondly by the Puneri Paltan fans after his brilliant performance in the “Maharashtrian Derby” in PKL 4 which included 3 super raids gave Puneri Paltan their first win in 4 seasons in the Derby.