Retaining Jaideep in defence was one of the best decisions taken by the franchise ahead of Season 6. The left corner defender made the most of his debut last season and turned out to be the best defender for the Pirates.
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He amassed 71 tackle points in 26 matches and scored a High 5 five times. That helped him to finish tied with the Telugu Titans' Vishal Bhardwaj for the third position in the most number of tackle points scored. The tried-and-tested Jaideep will surely bring the goods to the team this season too.
He is expected to be ably supported by Manish and Vikas Kale. Defensive all-rounders like Kuldeep Singh could chip in and do his bit.
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