U Mumba Team Analysis For PKL 8
Maharashtrian franchise U Mumba is owned by businessman Ronnie Screwvala. The team made it to the playoffs last season. For PKL 8, the team management retained Abhishek Singh, Fazel Atrachali, Ajinkya Kapre, Harendra Kumar and Navneet. Fazel Atrachali is the captain and Abhishek Singh is the vice-captain in PKL 8. Rajguru Subramanian is their coach. Under the captainship skills of Fazel Atrachali, U Mumba will play the inaugural match against Bengaluru Bulls on 22nd December.
16 players are in U Mumba team for PKL 8.
U Mumba Squad in PKL 8:
Abhishek Singh, V Ajith Kumar, Navneet, Pratap S, Jashandeep Singh, Shivam Ali, Kamlesh, Fazel Atrachali, Sunil Siddhgavali, Ajeet, Harendra Kumar, Prince, Rinku HC, Rahul Sethpal, Ajinkya Kapre, Pankaj.
Complete Analysis:
Raiders
7 raiders are part of Mumba raiding department. Vice-captain Abhishek Singh will take charge of raiding. V Ajith Kumar will be there as a secondary raider. Ajinkya Kapre will be another supportive raider. Raiders like Navneet, Pratap S, Jashandeep Singh, Shivam Ali, Kamlesh might be used as substitutes.
Defenders
7 defenders will be there in the team. Skipper Fazel Atrachali will lead the defense. His presence on the mat will be crucial for Mumba. Sunil Siddhgavali is another defender who has some amount of experience. Ajeet, Harendra Kumar, Prince, Rinku HC are also part of defense combination.
All-rounders
2 all-rounders are there. Ajinkya Kapre and Pankaj both will play according to the requirement in raiding or defense.
Lack of experience can be seen clearly in the raiding department. So it seems weak. The defeense is highly over dependent on Fazel. So he is required to boost the confidence of defenders.
Possible Starting 7 for U Mumba in initial matches of PKL Season 8:
Right Corner – Sunil Siddhagavli
Right In – Ajinkya Kapre
Right Cover – Harendra Kumar
Center – Abhishek Singh
Left Cover – Ajeet
Left In – V Ajith Kumar
Left Corner – Fazel Atrachali