The defending champions Patna Pirates looks a formidable looking side after the auctions and will again be a force to reckon with. The Patna based franchise is undoubtedly the most famous kabaddi club in India with raid machine Pardeep Narwal in the ranks. In the grand auction a total of 422 players, including 58 overseas players, went under the hammer during the two-day of bidding battle where 87 players from the Future Heroes Kabaddi programme were also up for bidding. The Pirates’ spent a total of Rs. 380 Lakhs to acquire the services of 18-players in the squad. On that note here’s a look at Patna Pirates team for PKL 2018.
Also read: PKL 2018 squad, full players list and participating teams
In the raiding department Pardeep Narwal was retained for a total sum of Rs. 60.5 lakhs and will be joined by experienced Deepak Narwal for whom some fierce bidding was done by the Pirates. Tushar Patil will also be a player to look out for in the raiding department.
The team retained their dependable defenders Jaideep for Rs. 55 Lakh and Manish for Rs. 29.05 lakh who will be accompanied by lesser known names who can turn out to be the surprise package in the league.
All-rounder Kuldeep Singh was a steal deal at 22 lakh
Patna Pirates team for PKL 2018
Raiders:
Pardeep Narwal [Retained] – ₹60.5 lakh
Deepak Narwal – ₹57 lakh
Manjeet – ₹20.4 lakh
Tushar Patil – ₹20 lakh
Jawahar [Retained] – ₹13.2 lakh
Surender Singh – ₹12.25 lakh
Vikas Jaglan – ₹8 lakh
Defenders:
Jaideep [Retained] – ₹55 lakh
Manish [Retained] – ₹29.05 lakh
Vikas Kale – ₹27.4 lakhs
Vijay Kumar – ₹8 lakh
Ravinder Kumar – ₹8 lakh
All-rounders:
Kuldeep Singh [Retained] – ₹22 lakh
Vijay [NYP] – ₹6.6 lakh
Taedok Eom – ₹11.4 lakh
Hyunil Park – ₹8 lakh
Arvind Kumar [NYP] – ₹6.6 lakh
Parveen Birwal [NYP] – ₹6.6 lakh
Patna Pirates team owner: Rajesh V. Shah
Coach of Patna Pirates: Ram Mehar Singh
Home stadium: Patliputra Sports Complex, Patna
DS Verdict: The team looks well balanced and is a good mix of youth and experience and will eye their 4th consecutive title.
