PKL 2018, UP Yoddha squad: Captain Rishank hopes for better performance

Rising raider Rishank Devadiga, captain of the UP Yoddha franchise for the sixth season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), commencing October 7, exuded confidence about improving his side's fifth-place finish on debut.

The franchise also announced a change of their home turf from Lucknow in their debut season in 2017, to the state-of-the-art Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex at Greater Noida for their domestic leg that runs from November 2-8.
 

"Our team composition is very nice this time. We trained hard for the upcoming season. We have some good raiders and defenders so fans can expect good results from us," Rishank said after the team's jersey unveiling session.

Coupled with a new TV campaign with the slogan 'Saans Rok, Seena Thok', the UP Yoddha franchise boasts of a strong squad that includes seven raiders led by Rishank.

The other raiders in the side are Azad Singh, Bhanu Tomar, Prashanth Kumar Rai, Rohit Kumar Choudhary, Shrikant Jadhav and Sulieman Kabir while the defence will be handled by Nitin Mavi, Nitesh Kumar, Jeeva Kumar, Amit, Vishav Chaudhary, Pankaj, Sachin Kumar and Aashish Nagar.

The four all-rounders in the squad are Akram Shaikh, Narendra, Sagar Krishna and South Korean Seong Ryeol Kim.

UP Yoddha begin their PKL-6 season in Chennai against hosts Tamil Thalaivas on October 8.

Here is the full squad of UP Yoddha for PKL 2018:
 

Player Name	Defender/All rounder/Raider
Rishank Devadiga	Raider
Azad Singh	Raider
Bhanu Pratap Tomar	Raider
Prashanth Kumar Rai	Raider
Rohit Kumar Choudary	Raider
Shrikant Jadhav	Raider
Sulieman Kabir	Raider
Nitin Mavi	Defender, right cover
Nitesh Kumar	Defender, right corner
Jeeva Kumar	Defender, right and left cover
Amit	Defender, left cover
Vishav Chaudhary	Defender, left cover
Pankaj	Defender, left corner
Sachin Kumar	Defender, left corner
Arkam Shaikh	All rounder
Narender	All rounder
Sagar B Krishna	All rounder
Seong Ryeal Kim	All rounder