Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5: 5 teams who might regret their choice of captain later

Modified Jul 26, 2017 02:05 IST

Pardeep Narwal (left) will be the youngest captain in the PKL

#5 UP Yoddha

The side from Lucknow hit the headlines after the first day of the player auction, splashing Rs 93 lakh on raider Nitin Tomar. The 22-year-old has also been named as the captain of the side ahead of their first Pro Kabaddi season and in the coming months, we will get to see whether he was the right pick or not.

Given his young age and the pressure of the Rs 93 lakh price tag that will stay with him throughout the season, it might have been a better choice to let some other player handle the captaincy.

A fine prospective candidate would have been veteran defender Jeeva Kumar, who has tonnes of experience under his belt and has won the PKL with U Mumba in Season 2. Rishank Devadiga and Rajesh Narwal are both decent options as well, but it will be fascinating to see how Tomar responds and whether he can bring his A-game out with the added weight of the armband.

Also read: Uttar Pradesh Team players for Pro Kabaddi 2017, Season 5

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His journey in the field of sports journalism began as a freelancer with Sportskeeda in 2015, covering events from a wide range of sports across north India. He joined the organization full-time two years later and then worked at Times Now. Subsequently, he worked as a Media Officer at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from 2019-2022, working in media operations, handling social media & PR for the federation and its various verticals, along with travelling with various national teams. He moved to RoundGlass Punjab FC for a season, before making the switch to working on his retail business.

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