Tamil Nadu team players for Pro Kabaddi 2017, Season 5

Ajay Thakur will lead a set of young and talented players for Team Tamil Nadu

After a slow first day and an action-packed second day of Pro Kabaddi 2017 auction, the new yet-to-be-named team from Tamil Nadu seem to have built a pretty competitive squad. The Sachin Tendulkar-co-owned team went about their business in quick time as they were the first team to complete their squad.

Picking up Ajay Thakur as their priority pick was a very smart move on the part of the owners and they followed it up with some shrewd business throughout the two days of the auction.

Thakur, who was the star of the Indian team at the Kabaddi World Cup last year, has more than 14 years of experience under his belt. The veteran was the number one raider at the World Cup and he could go on to inspire his new team to glory in their very first season.

Tamil Nadu’s most expensive pick was Amit Hooda, the former player of the Jaipur Pink Panthers. On Day One of the auction, a huge bidding war had ensued for the defender as most of the teams were interested in having him in their team.

e had been the star player who emerged during the last season and it was no surprise that he attracted that kind of interest. In the end, the 21-year-old was acquired by Tamil Nadu for a price of Rs 63 lakh.

Defender Anil Kumar, who was picked for Rs 25.50 lakh, will also be a key player in the setup. Another exciting defender, C. Arun, who had turned out for Bengal Warriors last season, was bought on the second day of the auction for Rs 33 lakh.

Overall, it seems like they have got the right mix of experience and youth in their team and the right balance as well. It will be interesting to see how they perform in their debut season in the Pro Kabaddi League.

Key Transfers:

- Ajay Thakur

- Amit Hooda

Here is the full squad of Team Tamil Nadu:

Sl. No.	Player Name	Position
1.	Ajay Thakur	Raider
2.	Bhavani Rajput	Raider
3.	Dong Geon Lee	Raider
4.	K. Prapanjan	Raider
5.	M. Thivakaran	Raider
6.	Sombir	Raider
7.	Vineet Sharma	Raider
8.	Waleed Al Hasani	Raider
9.	Amit Hooda	Defender
10.	Anil Kumar	Defender
11.	C. Arun	Defender
12.	Anil Kumar	Defender
13.	Mugilan	Defender
14.	Rajesh	Defender
15.	Sanket Chavan	Defender
16.	T. Prabhakaran	Defender
17.	Vijay Kumar	Defender
18.	Vijin Thangadurai	Defender
19.	Chan Sik Park	All-rounder
20.	Prathap	All-rounder
21.	Sujit Maharana	All-rounder
22.	Sarang Arun Deshmukh	Raider
23.	Darshan J.	Defender
24.	Ananthkumar	All-rounder
25.	Tushar Patil	Raider