PKL 2019 : Predicting Tamil Thalaivas' starting seven for the initial matches

Right In - Shabeer Bappu

Ladies & Gentlemen, @Shabeer_BS is now a Thalaiva! 🔥🔥#IdhuNammaAatam #VivoProKabaddiAuction pic.twitter.com/MXxi9zQ7FU

— Tamil Thalaivas (@tamilthalaivas) April 9, 2019

Shabeer Bappu was the hero for U Mumba in the final of the second season of the VIVO Pro Kabaddi League. His magnificent raid in the end moments of the match had denied the likes of Ajay Thakur and Manjeet Chillar their first PKL title. However this year, Manjeet and Ajay will team up with Shabeer Bappu to stop other teams from winning the title.

The veteran raider was bought for just 10 lakhs INR by the Tamil Thalaivas in this year's auction.

Shabeer has played 60 PKL matches in his career and has 191 raid points to his name. He has even picked up 5 Super 10s. The toe-touch specialist has played for U Mumba, Jaipur Pink Panthers and Dabang Delhi KC in the league before he became a part of the Tamil Thalaivas.

Though Tamil Thalaivas have a lot of younger options in their side, they should give Shabeer Bappu a chance to prove himself in the first few games.