Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5: Top 5 defenders from the Hyderabad leg

#3 Rakesh Kumar - 11 points from six matches

Rakesh Kumar (leftmost) will have to lead from the front to get Titans back in form

Playing the role of a supporting system to a young group is always a tough task, especially for a man with the calibre of Rakesh Kumar. However, he has gone about the task with no fuss, leading the team from the right-corner and assisting skipper Rahul Chaudhari at crucial junctions.

One of India's finest all-rounders, Rakesh Kumar has produced 11 tackle points from 6 matches apart from six raid points and has played second fiddle to Vishal Bharadwaj, who has impressed on the left-corner.

The Titans have found themselves in trouble early in the season with only one win from six games and the experienced Rakesh will need to take up the onus of getting the Titans back to winning ways.