Pro Kabbadi League 2017 Season 5: Analysis on Gujarat Fortunegiants' performance at the halfway stage

This season, Pro Kabbadi has introduced four new teams - one of them being the Gujarat Fortunegiants. It is not a star-studded team, but the likes of Sukesh Hegde, Abozar Mighani, Fazel Atrachali, Sachin and many others have formed a formidable core for this team.

The former Patna Pirates captain Manpreet Singh has guided his team beautifully throughout the matches which have been played so far from the bench as their coach.

Let us analyse their Season so far in Pro Kabbadi Season 5

Strengths

Defence

This season, the Gujarat Fortunegiants defence has been rock solid and very difficult to surpass. There have been very few instances, where their defence has not clicked. The right and left corner combination of Abozar Mighani and Fazel Atrachali, along with the support of left cover Parvesh Bhainswal has done wonders for this team in scoring tackle points.

The Iranian corners have impressed a lot by his advanced tackles. Mighani is second in terms of tackle points and even Atrachali is in the top 10.

The following charts depict their performance so far in Pro Kabbadi:

Numbers clearly point out that, the defence has been superior this season and each of them is contributing in the defence department. In crunch situations, it is very important to have a tight defence and the Fortunegiants have done really well in this department.

The brilliant combination of Mighani and Fazel Atrachali has helped them in winning matches single handily on the basis of their strong defence. They have even registered High Fives a couple of times.

The success rate of tackles

The stats say it all (Source:www.Prokabaddi.com)

Raiding

This season, along with the defence, raids from the young raiders has also been superb. The new addition this year, that is Sachin Tawar has been exceptional in his performance. He is now in placed 4th in terms of raiding points. His quick bonus points and agility has helped him and his team to move the scoreboard quick throughout the matches so far.

Hegde has also supported him well in getting quick points in quick succession. Rohit Gulia, meanwhile, who is another new young player, has been able to handle the responsibility in raiding well with Sachin and Sukesh.

Following charts depict their performance so far in Pro Kabbadi:

This clearly depicts that, along with the defense, the raiding department has also clicked well and eventually has helped in winning matches with a good margin. Besides these figures, Gujarat are in second place in terms of total points scored as well as in scoring points from Do-or-Die raids.

The success rate of raids :

The raiders have complimented the defence well

Weakness

Inexperience: Although the team is topping the group table, the Fortunegiants lack the much-needed experience which is necessary to go and win the title. Sometimes the lack of experience can spell the difference between loss and win.

Too much dependency on one player: Gujarat have been depending too much on their main players. If in future matches, these players fail to execute their plans or strategies then, it would be difficult to win matches.The game against Jaipur Pink Panthers could be an eye opener for them.

The surprise packages

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Mahendra Rajput: Mahendra Rajput a former Bengal warrior, has just played seven matches out of the 12 matches played by Gujarat Fortune Giants, but he has been able to surprise the viewers and the audience by his fast and accurate toe-touches and hand touches.

From the seven matches played, he has scored 27 raid points. He has used his height to his advantage throughout the matches he has played. If given the chance, he could be used in better ways.

Seong Ryeol: Seong Ryeol the player from Korea, has not played enough matches but has scored some tackle points when given a chance through substitutions. He can come handy in super tackle situations.