Pro Kabaddi League Season 7 Team Preview – U Mumba

1
Pro Kabaddi League Season 7 Team Preview U
Mumba U Mumba Pro Kabaddi League Season 7 U
Mumba, a franchise from Maharashtra has been one
of the better teams in the history of the Pro
Kabaddi League. They were the most consistent
team in the initial seasons of the tournament as
they played three consecutive finals from Pro
Kabaddi Season 1 to Season 3 and lifted the
coveted Pro Kabaddi League trophy in Season 2.
However, there has been a slide in U Mumbas
form since which saw them failing to reach the
playoffs in Season 4 and Season 5. What U Mumba
did in Season 6? U Mumba was continually in the
news for their consistent performances in the Pro
Kabaddi League Season 6. Riding the success of
then debutant Siddharth Desai and their skipper
Fazel Atrachali, U Mumba reached the playoffs
stage in Season 6. How did the U Mumba fare in
the Auctions? Prior to the auction, the season
two winners U Mumba retained their skipper Fazel
Atrachali along with youngsters such as Arjun
Deshwal, Surinder Singh, Gaurav Kumar, and
Rajguru Subramaniam. Surprisingly, U Mumba did
not retain Siddharth Desai, who was their star
performer last season as he had led the offensive
charge of U Mumba single- handedly. He also took
home the Best Debutant award from the season
and the decision of not retaining came back to
haunt U Mumba badly in the auctions as they
couldnt even use their FBM card with the bid
reaching the sky.
U Mumba shelled out a mammoth ?89 Lakhs to
acquire the services of Sandeep Narwal, one of
the leading all-rounders in Pro Kabaddi League.
The Mumbai-
2
based franchise used its two Final Bid Match
cards to re-procure the services of Abhishek
Singh for ?10 Lakhs and Rohit Baliyan for ?35
Lakhs in the auction and added much-needed
firepower to their raiding department. Strengths
The defensive unit of U Mumba certainly is their
biggest strength in Season 6. With Fazel
Atrachali and Sandeep Narwal who are best in the
business occupying the corner positions. U
Mumbas defense is looking in the right space and
the addition of Surinder Singh adds further
steel. Weaknesses With the lack of good quality
raiders who can strike big, the raiding
department of U Mumba is looking toothless. The
lack of superstars and experience in the raiding
unit of U Mumba may trouble them in Season 7. The
bench strength in defense would also be a cause
of concern. How does U Mumba look? Not
good. The dependable names in the squad only
include star defender and the skipper Fazel
Atrachali and all-rounder Sandeep Narwal. The
rest of the U Mumba team lack experience and
leadership abilities. What to Expect from U Mumba
in Season 7? For U Mumba, once again the onus
will be on their defensive unit if they have to
reach the playoffs. They have one of the weakest
raiding units in the league, but if their young
guns could perform as per their potential, then U
Mumba can spring the surprises in Season
7. Players to Watch out for
3
Fazel Atrachali Iranian defender Fazel Atrachali
with 235 points from 79 matches is the most
successful foreign defender in the history of the
Pro Kabaddi League. Famous as the smiling
assassin Atrachali is the back hold specialist.
The skipper of U Mumba has to perform as per his
reputation once again if his team has to stand
any chance to qualify for playoffs this season.
Sandeep Narwal The burly all-rounder Sandeep
Narwal, will be U Mumbas top player to watch
out for in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 7.
Sandeep made his name as an aggressive raider at
the beginning, but he has become more of a
defender now. The block specialist has picked 229
raid points and 254 tackle points in 101 matches
which speak about the volume of his talent on
both fronts. Full Squad of U Mumba for Season
7 Raiders Arjun Deshwal, Rohit Baliyan, Gaurav
Kumar, Dong Geon Lee, Athul MS, Abhishek Singh, a
nd Vinoth Kumar Defenders Fazel Atrachali,
Anil, Young Chang Ko, Rajaguru Subramaniam,
Harsh Vardhan, Harendra Kumar, and Surinder Singh
All-rounders Mohit Balyan, Sandeep Narwal, and
Ajinkya Rohidas Kapre Probable Playing 7 for U
Mumba in Season Seven Fazel Atrachali (Captain
and Left Corner) Sandeep Narwal (Right Corner),
Athul MS (Right In), Surinder Singh (Right
Cover), Rohit Baliyan (Center), Young Chang Ko
(Left Cover), Abhishek Singh (Left In).