UP Yoddhas have delivered day in and day out throughout the antiquity of the Pro Kabaddi League and will be hoping to carry forth their thorough success to the latest edition of the tournament where the auction helped them to bolster their ranks emphatically.
They finished the preceding campaign on a high as they qualified for the play-offs bagging the third spot in the standings with 10 wins, 9 losses and 3 ties that produced a score difference of +33. They finished their tally in the precursor edition of the fray with a staggering 68 points, 1 clear of their closest pursuer, Gujarat Giants.
Here is what the possible starting VII for UP Yoddhas may look like
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The Yoddhas have participated in four seasons so far, where all of them have produced a playoff spot for them. However, despite coming inches within of the Promised Land, the hallowed silverware has always eluded them.
However, for the coming edition of the tournament, they made a few necessary shuffles in the auction that the management believes can make a seismic shift in the teamโs fortunes. Especially in the dying stages where the expectations are higher and somehow the team has struggled to meet them.
With all said and done, the likeliest possibility of leading the team would be pinned on the broad shoulders of Nitesh Kumar while the trifecta of Nitin Tomar, Pardeep Narwal and Surender Gill would play a crucial role in toting the franchise on their shoulders.
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Gill lit the mat on fire in the preceding edition where he produced 189 raid points, finishing the season as the fifth most successful raider. Pardeep Narwal is probably one of the biggest names the tournament would ever produce and add to that the all-round prowess of Nitin Tomar.
Nitesh Kumar undoubtedly cuts as one of the most reliable defenders and would be aided by Abozar Mighani, the man who has had a keen eye for producing absolute stunners from literally no where.
Here is how UP Yoddhas may probably line up for the latest season:
Raiders:ย Pardeep Narwal (Right In), Surender Gill (Left In), Nitin Tomar (Center).
Defenders: Nitesh Kumar (Right Corner), Sumit (Left Corner), Abozar Mighani (Right Cover), Gurdeep (Left Cover).
