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

#2 Mohit Chhillar

Mohit Chhillar did not live up to expectations

One of the most successful defenders in Pro Kabaddi history, Mohit Chhillar received a bid of only ₹45 lakhs in the auction where the Tamil Thalaivas snapped him up. At that moment, it looked like the Chennai-based franchise has executed the steal of the season. However, the former U Mumba star picked up only 37 tackle points in the first 17 matches.

Being one of the senior players of the team, Chhillar had the responsibility of leading the defensive unit of the franchise. He has an average of 2 tackle points per match but the most surprising stat of his season so far is his number of unsuccessful tackles.

The right corner defender has 34 unsuccessful tackles to his name and even his tackle strike rate has taken a dip this season. Hence, Tamil Thalaivas may be looking for a new right corner defender when the team owners enter the auction room next year.

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#1 Manjeet Chhillar

Manjeet Chhillar led the team in Ajay Thakur's absence

The prime all-rounder of Tamil Thalaivas, Manjeet Chhillar had kicked off the season with a bang. He was among the top defenders of the season after the first few matches but he suffered an unfortunate injury right before the beginning of the Chennai leg. This injury issues have often had an impact on his performances and the same story transpired once again as the all-rounder struggled to trouble the raiders in the latter half.

He has had 81 tackle attempts this season of which only 35 have been successful. Both of his High 5s had come in the earlier phase of the season.

The Tamil Thalaivas should retain the services of Ajay Thakur and Rahul Chaudhari and then try to build a team around the two players. It will be interesting to see which players Tamil Thalaivas release after the season ends.