Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5: 5 player battles to watch out for in the Nagpur leg

Modified Aug 04, 2017 16:43 IST

#5 Fazel Atrachali (Gujarat Fortunegiants) vs Surender Nada (Haryana Steelers)

Gujarat and Haryana played out a tie in their first game

It's not the first time we are mentioning these two players in such an article but in the Nagpur leg, the Gujarat and Haryana sides will go head-to-head once again after playing out a scintillating stalemate in their first meeting.

The two are the best corner defenders in the business, individually as well as when combined with their corner pairing. Fazel has had a good start to the campaign and has shown his class at key moments. Nada too was excellent in his side's last game, coming up with vicious ankle holds for fun and stopping raiders in their tracks.

Their battle will hopefully go up a notch in the coming fixture and should have fans on the edge of their seats.

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