Patna Pirates (PTP) is a professional Kabaddi club based in Patna, India that plays in the vivo Pro Kabaddi League. Owner of this Kabaddi team is Rajesh V. Shah. This team is one of most strongest team in PKL 2019.
Patna Pirates till now won three title back to back. They are champions of season 3,4 and season 5. Ram Mehar Singh is the head coach for the Patna Pirates where as Pradeep Narwal is the captain of Patna Pirates.
Patna Pirates won only 9 matches out of 22 matches which they played in last season i.e. Season 6. Pradeep Narwal is only players who perform best in last season. Most challenging for Patna Pirates in last season was defend side. Hoping this season it will be great.
Patna Pirates have total 16 squads in this season in which 3 players come under the category of NYP. They have retained star raider Pardeep Narwal, all rounder Vikas Jaglan and best defender Jawahar before the PKL 2019 auction. Not only this they also purchased some of good players through the FBM (Final Bid Match) card.
One of the highlights of their squad this season is their cover combination of Surender Nada and Neeraj Kumar that adds stability to the defense unit. This combination will create fear among the opposite team raiders.
The Patna Pirates are set to play their first league stage match on 20th July 2019 against Bengaluru Bulls. The home leg of Patna Pirates will commenced in Patna from 03rd August and culminate on 09th August 2019.
As we build up to Pro Kabaddi 2019, let us take a look at the predicted starting 7 for Patna Pirates.
Patna Pirates 2019 Full Squads
| Sr. No. | Player Name | Type | Price Paid |
| 01. | Pardeep Narwal (Retained) | Raider | ₹ 77,83,000 |
| 02. | Vikas Jaglan (Retained) | All Rounder | ₹ 33,13,000 |
| 03. | Jawahar (Retained) | Defender | ₹ 16,92,000 |
| 04. | Mohammad Maghsoudlou | Raider | ₹ 35,00,000 |
| 05. | Surender Nada | Defender | ₹ 77,00,000 |
| 06. | Neeraj Kumar | Defender | ₹ 44,75,000 |
| 07. | Jang Kun Lee | Raider | ₹ 40,00,000 |
| 08. | Jaideep | Defender | ₹ 35,00,000 |
| 09. | Hadi Oshtorak | All Rounder | ₹ 16,00,000 |
| 10. | Ravinder | All Rounder | ₹ 10,00,000 |
| 11. | Ashish [NYP] | Raider | ₹ 6,00,000 |
| 12. | Mahendra Choudhary [NYP] | Defender | ₹ 6,00,000 |
| 13. | Puran Singh | Raider | ₹ 7,26,000 |
| 14. | Naveen | Raider | ₹ 7,26,000 |
| 15. | Mohit | Raider | ₹ 7,26,000 |
| 16. | Bintu Narwal [NYP] | Defender | ₹ 7,26,000 |
Vikas Jaglan, Pardeep Narwal, Jawahar, Jaideep, Jang Kun Lee are some of the main players of Patna Pirates, who will play all the match. They are the star and combining all the players it becomes one of the strongest team in PKL 2019.
Starting Seven of Patna Pirates
Out of 16 players these seven players are most fitted players that they can play in almost all matches. Here is the details of predicting playing seven of Patna Pirates.
Pardeep Narwal : Raider
Pardeep Narwal aka ‘Dubki King’ has fast become one of the most recognised names in the sport. He joined PKL in season 2 in Bengaluru Bulls and later he moved to Patna Pirates in season 3. From that time he is in Patna Pirates and he is most valuable players for Kabaddi and Patna Pirates as well.
Last season he played total 21 matches in which he have 233 raid points 11.09 average raid points in each match. He is one of most senior player in PKL who knows what to do and when to do.
Pardeep Narwal is the only player to be adjudged VIVO Pro Kabaddi’s Most Valuable Player in two consecutive seasons (Seasons 4 and 5). The team management will expect him to perform better than last year.
Jang Kun Lee : Raider
Republic of Korea’s Jang Kun Lee has been one of the most successful overseas raiders in VIVO Pro Kabaddi. His unique raiding style, where he merges elements of martial arts with traditional kabaddi moves, make him lethal for defenders.
In the last six season, Jang Kun Lee was the part of Bengal Warriors Squads. For the first season he is playing out from Bengal Warriors. He will great in support with Pardeep Narwal and he will sure be the playing seven squad of Patna Pirates.
Last season he played total 18 matches in which he have 79 raid points with 04.38 average raid points in each match. He is one of most senior player in PKL who knows what to do and when to do. The team management will expect him to perform better than last year.
Vikas Jaglan : All Rounder
Vikas Jaglan is in Patna Pirates as an All Rounder, he knows how to perform in matches. In last season i.e. 6th Season he played total 14 matches in which he earned total 37 points. 21 points as a raid points and where as 16 points in defence side.
Vikas Jaglan will be sure in all the matches of Patna Pirates. He joined the patna Pirates in season 5 and from that time he is with Patna Pirates. He will sure be in the squad list of Patna Pirates for thr upcoming PKL 2019 matches.
Mohammad Maghsoudlou : Raider
This Irani player joined the Pro Kabaddi League in 7th season which means it is debut season for Mohammad Maghsoudlou in PKL. He will be the part of Patna Pirates as a raider but for sure he will show some good skills in defend side also.
Fans have lots of exception from this players and at the same time management also wants that he perform good so that Patna Pirates once again become one of great team with good squads.
He was purchased at the cost of 35 Lakhs in PKL auction by the Patna Pirates.
Surender Nada : Defender, Left Corner
Surender Nada is a left-corner specialist defender with one of the most feared ankle holds in the game. He was the joint highest tackle point scorer in the inaugural season of VIVO Pro Kabaddi and instrumental in U Mumba’s title campaign in Season 2.
Surender Nada is the second-most successful defender in VIVO Pro Kabaddi and has the most tackle points in Season 5 (80 from 21 matches).
Last season he played total only one matches in which he have 4 raid points with 4 average raid points in each match. He is one of most senior player in PKL who knows what to do and when to do. The team management will expect him to perform better than last year.
He will sure be in the squad list of Patna Pirates for thr upcoming PKL 2019 matches.
Neeraj Kumar : Defender, Right Corner
In debut season of Pro Kabaddi League, this right corner defender Neeraj Kumar have secured total 13 tackle points in PKL out of 17 matches which they have played. With this score it is obvious that he will play almost all matches in PKL this time.
He will sure be in the squad list of Patna Pirates for thr upcoming PKL 2019 matches. The team management will expect him to perform better than last year.
Jaideep : Defender, Left Corner
Jaideep is a left-corner specialist defender. In last season he secured total 58 tackle points out of 22 matches which he played. He is with Patna Pirates from the debut season of his career.
Not only this in the debut season he secured 71 tackle points out of 26 matches which he played. He will sure be in the squad list of Patna Pirates for thr upcoming PKL 2019 matches. The team management will expect him to perform better than last year.
