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- Published: February 21, 2022 15:22
New Delhi: U Mumba started the Pro Kabaddi League season 8 with the win over the Bengaluru Bulls. However, it has lost its position to play the final for this season after losing its last four matches.
The season two winner won 7 matches out of 22 games. It finished at tenth place in the table with 7 wins. The team could have secured its place for the playoffs if it would have won three of them.
As the race for the final has ended for U Mumba, the team management will now start preparing for the ninth season of the Pro Kabaddi League.
In the article, we will tell you about three players who could retain their postion in the Mumbai-bhased franchise for PKL 9.
The list of three players are as follows:
1. Abhishek Singh
Abhishek Singh played as the vice-captain and plays a big role in U Mumba’s campaign in the PKL season 8. Singh garnered 179 points in 22 games. Singh is a strong player who can single-handedly win games for teams. Before the beginning of the eighth season, he was retained by the team. Given the importance to Singh, it could be said he would again earn his place in the team.
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2. V Ajith Kumar
The second player on the list is V Ajith Kumar who helped Abhishek Singh by earning 159 points in 20 games. It is important to note Kumar was out of the team for a few matches due to injury but performed very well in the matches, he played in this season. In these matches, he has five super raids under his name. We can expect that the team management will select him for the team.
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3.Rinku HC
Rinku HC is another strong teammate in the U Mumba. He is known for executing the first-ever solo tackle in PKL’s history. He earned 60 points by playing 21 games. Rinku also outshone his captain, Fazel Attrachali, to emerge as the best player in the team defence.
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