Pro Kabaddi League 2019: Ranking the raiders of the 12 teams

#2 Tamil Thalaivas

Rahul Chaudhari and Ajay Thakur will play for the same team this season.

Raiding Options: Ajay Thakur, Rahul Chaudhari, Shabeer Bappu, Victor Onyango Obeiro, Vineet Sharma, Yashwant Bishnoi, V. Ajith Kumar, Anand, Manjeet Chillar

The Tamil Thalaivas have assembled a really strong side for this season and though they have a good defense, their raiding unit is their highlight. Ajay Thakur was the only player who shone in the raiding department and desperately needed support and the Thalaivas went out of their way to sign 'Raid Machine' Rahul Chaudhari for this season. Rahul and Ajay are expected to combine well with each other and if they do so, the Thalaivas will be a really intimidating side to face.

Rahul Chaudhari, though hasn't been the same devastating raider he was and has looked rather jaded and subdued in the last couple of seasons and will hope to regain his golden form this season. Apart from these 2, the Thalaivas have signed veteran Shabber Bapu and also have the services of Kenyan raider Victor Onyango who they retained. They also have a couple of young players along with Manjeet Chillar to raid during desperate times.

Overall, the Tamil Thalaivas have a really strong raiding unit with a brilliant lead pair and adequate backups.

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#1 UP Yoddha

Rishank is expected to be the captain of the side

Raiding Options: Monu Goyat, Rishank Devadiga, Shrikant Jadhav, Mohsen Maghsoudlou, Narender, Gulveer Singh, Surender Singh, Ankush, Azad Singh, Mohammed Masud Karim

UP Yoddha at the top of the rankings might raise some eyebrows but one look at the raiders they have and you will change your mind. UP Yoddha have 3 tremendous lead raiders in their side and even if one of them fires, they have a strong defense which can easily win them games.

Monu Goyat, Rishank Devadiga and Shrikant Jadhav will play in the same team and though none of them are a one-man show like Pardeep or Ajay, they are quality raiders and if all three of them combine, they can really give the opposition headaches about stopping them. They also have Iranian all-rounder Mohsen Maghsoudlou who's a good raider when under pressure and they also have a couple of young raiders who can fill in if required.

U.P Yoddha have 3 brilliant lead raiders who can steal the show for them and with a lot of good raiding options in the side, they have the best raiders in the entire league, at least on paper.