Star Sports Pro Kabaddi - Team of the Week: Jaipur Leg
Jaipur Pink Panthers' semi-final hopes hang by a thread after they ended their home stint with three back-to-back losses. The leg started on a positive note for them as they knocked Bengaluru Bulls out of the reckoning with a 30-21 win, but Puneri Paltan brought them crashing back down to earth.
The Paltan strengthened their top 4 hopes with 2 wins in 2 games at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, while U Mumba dominated Bengal Warriors in their only match of the leg.
The Jaipur leg saw plenty of brilliant individual performances. Here, we pick the best 7 who make up the team of the week:
Rajesh Narwal
Rajesh is possibly the only player from the Jaipur Pink Panthers squad who can hold his head up high after the humiliation at home. With 24 points in 4 matches, he was the lone warrior for the team and the only consistent threat for the opposition. He salvaged some pride for the Pink Panthers by scoring 10 points in a 24-47 loss against the Patna Pirates in the final match of the leg.
Rohit Kumar
The man behind the annihilation of the Jaipur Pink Panthers, Rohit Kumar features in the team as a raider. He was the chief architect of the Patna Pirates' massive win over the home team as he gathered a mammoth 14 points in the match. With this win, the Pirates secured qualification for the semis and Rohit is now just 2 points away from becoming the top scoring raider in the tournament.
Sandeep Narwal
While Rohit Kumar was invading the opposition's half, Sandeep Narwal kept a tight ship at the back. The 22-year-old scored 6 defence points and 1 raid point in the Patna Pirates' only match of the Jaipur Leg. Sandeep provided the perfect platform for his raiders to silence the home crowd.