Ranking the best performers from Gujarat Fortunegiants so far

#1 Sachin

Gujarat Fortunegiants' 18-year-old raider has taken the PKL by stormThe surprise package of the tournament so far has definitely been 18-year-old Sachin. Playing in his debut season, the lanky raider has taken to the league like a fish to water and led Gujarat Fortunegiants to the top of the table and himself to third in the top scorers’ chart.

In 9 matches, Sachin has scored 60 points with 54 of those coming in raids. His favourite moment of his debut season would definitely be scoring his maiden ‘Super 10’ when he notched up 11 points vs Telugu Titans. In a relatively low-scoring encounter, Sachin trumped the top scorer in the history of the league, Rahul Chaudhari, and helped his team win the match 29-19 on the penultimate day of the Ahmedabad leg.

What has, probably, surprised even coach Manpreet Singh has been the 18-year-old’s strength. While ensuring his raids send an opposition to the bench, Sachin hasn’t neglected his defensive duties by pulling off some spectacular tackles as well. With a super tackle and 4 more tackle points to his name, the youngster’s defensive contribution has been pivotal. With the Iranian duo marking opposite corners and Sachin ready to pounce from a more central position, opposition raiders are extremely wary when they venture into Gujarat’s half.

All, not just the aforementioned 5, of the Gujarat Fortunegiants players will have a spring in their step for the away matches thanks to a stellar home leg, where they ended unbeaten, and the rest of the league will have to be alert when Manpreet Singh’s men come marching to their homes.