PKL 2019: Analyzing the weakness of each team

Patna Pirates - Depleted Defense

Patna Pirates' star defender Surender Nada has been ruled out of PKL 2019 (Image Credits - Twitter)

It goes without saying that 3-time champions Patna Pirates have one of the best raiding attacks of PKL 2019. With Pardeep Narwal, Jang Kun Lee and Mohammad Esmaeil ready to raid for Patna, the franchise is a strong contender for the title this year.

However, they suffered a huge blow ahead of the tournament as their key defender, Surender Nada was ruled out because of an injury. The team only has Jaideep and Hadi Oshtorak as prominent names in their defensive unit. The young defenders will have to play well to keep Patna in the race for the title.

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Puneri Paltan - Left cover and Right corner

The cornerstones of Puneri Paltan (Image Credits - Twitter)

Puneri Paltan snapped up some of the mightiest kabaddi players in the auction. They bought Nitin Tomar back besides buying PO Surjeet Singh in the auction. They have a talented all-rounder in Sagar Krishna but, the team does not have a good left cover and a right corner.

Iranian defender Hadi Tajik is the team's first choice right corner while debutant Sanket Sawant is expected to take the left cover position. So, this might only prove to be the weak link of the Pune-based franchise.