Telugu Titans Team Analysis for PKL 8
Telugu Titans is a franchise in Pro Kabaddi League which is owned by Srinivas Sreeramaneni of Veera Sports. Team finished at the bottom half of the points table in PKL 7. The team increased contract of Rakesh Gowda, Ankit Beniwal, Rajnish, Manish, Akash Chaudhary and Akash Arsul. Star raider Rohit Kumar will be the captain and Siddharth Desai will be vice-captain of Titans team in PKL 8. Jagdish Kumble coached Telugu Titan’s first match will be against Tamil Thalaivas. This Southern derby will take place on 22nd December.
A total of 20 Players will be part of Telugu Titan’s squad
Telugu Titans Squad in PKL 8:
Rohit Kumar, Siddharth Desai, Rajnish, Ankit Beniwal, Rakesh Gowda, Galla Raju, Hyunsu Park, Amit Chauhan, C Arun, Surinder Singh, Ruturaj Koravi, Sandeep Kandola, Adarsh T, Manish, Akash Chaudhary, Akash Arsul, Prince D, Abe Tetsuro, Muhammad Shihas, Palla Ramakrishna.
Complete Analysis:
Raiders
Known as Bahubali, Siddharth Desai will be team’s go to raider. It is expected that Siddharth Desai will be primary raider. Rohit usually plays as a secondary raider. Out of Rajnish, Ankit Beniwal, Rakesh Gowda, Galla Raju, Hyunsu Park and Amit Chauhan one will play as a third raider. Captain and vice-captain raiding combination will be significant for the team.
Defenders
Sandeep Kandola is making a comeback in this season. He will play at his left corner position. His corner partner will be Ruturaj Koravi. C Arun and Surinder Singh might play as cover defenders. Adarsh T, Manish, Akash Chaudhary, Akash Arsul, Prince D, Abe Tetsuro, Muhammad Shihas, Palla Ramakrishna are other players in the defense.
Major part of team’s success will be depending upon Siddharth Desai’s form and his partnership with Rohit Kumar. In defense the team looks inexperienced. But young talented players can change the fate of the team if plays well.
Possible Starting 7 for Telugu Titans in initial matches of PKL Season 8:
Right Corner – Ruturaj Koravi
Right In – Rohit Kumar
Right Cover – C Arun
Center – Siddharth Desai
Left Cover – Surinder Singh
Left In – Rajnish
Left Corner – Sandeep Kandola