Pro Kabaddi 2019: 5 players Tamil Thalaivas may release before next season

#4 Shabeer Bappu

Shabeer Bappu (in chain with Manjeet Chhillar)

The third wheel of the Tamil Thalaivas raiding unit, Shabeer Bappu has scored only 22 raid points in the 14 games he has featured in Season 7. These numbers are definitely not good for a player who has been a match winner in the past. Bappu has an average of a mere 1.57 raid points per match.

After comparing his stats of Season 2 with the ones from Season 7, one can say that he is a mere shadow of his former self now. He has lost his golden touch and the defenders are tackling him easily.

Though he has done well in the defence, the team wanted him to support Ajay Thakur and Rahul Chaudhari in the initial phase. Undoubtedly, he is one of the best kabaddi players in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League but it seems that just like Dabang Delhi K.C., U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers, Tamil Thalaivas may look to end their association with the toe touch specialist.

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#3 Ran Singh

Even Ran Singh has committed a lot of unsuccessful tackles

Former Bengal Warriors all-rounder Ran Singh is representing the Tamil Thalaivas for the first time in Pro Kabaddi League. With an immense amount of PKL experience, Ran Singh was expected to dominate the raiders this year as well. However, Season 7 has turned out to be his worst season.

The Punjabi all-rounder has scored just 27 tackle points in 17 matches despite holding the corner position in the defensive unit. He is yet to pick up a High 5 in PKL 2019 and he has even committed 35 unsuccessful tackles much to the dismay of the fans.

In the raiding department, Singh has scored only 8 points at an average of 0.47 raid points per match. As he was bought at a hefty price of ₹55 lakhs in the auction, expect the Thalaivas to release him before the commencement of the next season.