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

#4 Surender Nada & Mohit Chillar (Haryana Steelers) vs Ajay Thakur (Tamil Thalaivas)

Surender Nada has been in great form for the Steelers

The defensive duo of Surender Nada and Mohit Chhillar have been team-mates for long in the Pro Kabaddi League, having previously played together for U Mumba and Bengaluru Bulls. Their partnership has also been replicated while playing for India and the two of them have been in good form for the Haryana Steelers this season.

Nada, who plays as the left corner, has in particular been on fire, having already scored 16 tackle points in only three matches. Chillar, who plays as the right corner, has been solid and has accumulated seven points so far.

They will go up against their India team-mate, the experienced Ajay Thakur, who is the captain of the relatively young Tamil Thalaivas. Thakur, who was the star when India won the Kabaddi World Cup, has had a slightly slow start to the season so far, with only 11 raid points in three matches.

However, the outfit from Tamil Nadu won their first match in the last encounter of the Bengaluru Leg that happened in Nagpur and would be looking to their captain to lead from the front and build on that win.