Pro Kabaddi League Season 5: 5 players from U Mumba who can get the team their second title

#3 Shabeer Bapu

After a dismal show with the Panthers last season, Shabeer Bapu will be happy to be reunited with his old team

There is a sense of nostalgia linked to Shabeer Bapu and his exploits. The raider was phenomenal for U Mumba in the first season along with his partner in crime Anup Kumar.

He played the second season with an injury that he had picked in the first and yet looked the best of the lot. Those two showings are embedded in the fans' hearts in such a way that it is difficult to accept for them that his powers have waned.

The inclusion of Bapu is aimed at reviving the glorious partnership between him and Anup, and also to let Anup Kumar play more freely, without worrying about spending more time on the mat. But owing to two rather unimpressive seasons, there hang some doubts over his effectiveness going into the fifth season.

Moreover, he will receive strong competition from the likes of Kashiling Adake and Nitin Madane. However, on his day, there are fewer left raiders in the game better than him and U Mumba would hope that this season there are more of his days.