UPKL 2024: Full list of Noida Ninjas players for Uttar Pradesh Kabaddi League ft. Amit Nagar and Arvind Kumar

The Noida Ninjas squad is all set to participate in the Uttar Pradesh Kabaddi League (UPKL) 2024 under the leadership of Amit Nagar. The tournament will be played from July 11 to 25 at Noida Indoor Stadium, Uttar Pradesh. The Ninjas will enter the tournament with the ambassador-ship of the legendary Pardeep Narwal.

As per the schedule, each team will lock horns against the other seven sides in a double round-robin format. The top four teams will advance to the semifinals of the tournament.

Ninjas skipper Nagar has played 19 games in Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) and garnered a total of 32 points (23 raid + 9 tackle). Meanwhile, the vice-captain, Arvind Kumar has played five PKL games.

Youngster Kunal Bhati rose to prominence by performing well in the Yuva Kabaddi Series (YKS). He has amassed a total of 426 points in 51 appearances in the tournament. Bhati played for U Mumba in PKL 10.

Gaurav Bansal, the left corner defender, did well in the YKS, securing 83 points in 54 games. Talented raider Shivam Thakur amassed 80 points in only six games in the YKS Winter Edition 2022.

Defender Ankit Bhati has a good track record in the YKS, with 90 points (83 tackle and 7 raid) from 51 games. Meanwhile, Abhishek Nagar will be a strong support to Bhati, as he garnered 69 tackle points in 52 YKS games.

The likes of Nikky Nagar and Raj Kumar Singh have limited experience in YKS, and will look to impress onlookers with their performances in the upcoming tournament.

It will be interesting to see if they can make a deep run in the UPKL 2024.

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Noida Ninjas squad for Uttar Pradesh Kabaddi League 2024

Squad: Amit Nagar (c), Arvind Kumar (vc), Kunal Bhati, Abhishek, Raj Kumar Singh, Arjun Sirohi, Ankit Bhati, Vishal, Anish Singh Yadav, Abhishek Kumar, Ravi, Krishan Nagar, Gaurav Bansal, Nikky Nagar, Akshat Jain, Vinod Kumar, Abhishek Rathi, Nishant Baliyan, Ashish Bhati, Varun Dhama