Pardeep Narwal, the captain with a hat-trick of Pro Kabaddi League titles, will lead UP Yoddhas within the upcoming season of the occasion, the franchise mentioned on Sunday.
The 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist, who holds the report for many raid factors within the PKL, led Patna Pirates to three back-to-back titles from seasons three to 5.
He additionally has quite a few raiding data within the PKL together with the excellence of being the one raider to accumulate over 1500 raid factors.
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“With this announcement, I have some bigger responsibilities on my shoulders, and I will leave no stone unturned to prove my abilities,” Narwal mentioned in a press release.
The Uttar Pradesh outfit made their PKL debut in 2017 however has failed to progress past the playoffs.
“As a team, we have been training together and are very familiar with each other’s strong and weak points.
“I hope this camaraderie in our team will help us fulfil our fans’ and the team’s dream of lifting the first-ever PKL trophy,” he added.
Narwal, nonetheless, was sidelined from the Indian workforce that returned with a gold medal on the Hangzhou Asian Games earlier this yr.
The UP franchise will begin their marketing campaign towards U Mumba on December 2 in Ahmedabad.
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