Pro Kabaddi League final, U Mumba vs Jaipur Pink Panthers: Who will be triumphant on kabaddi’s grand stage?

Pro Kabaddi League has reached its final stage and co incidently it's the two teams who started the tournament on the 26th of July in its first match will also be facing each other in it's final.

Updated: August 31, 2014 12:00 PM IST

By Abhimanyu Shahi

Pro Kabaddi League has reached its final stage and co incidently it’s the two teams who started the tournament on the 26th of July in its first match will also be facing each other in it’s final. U Mumba, owned by Ronnie Screwala will face the Jaipur Pink Panthers in the finals of the tournament.
If you take a look at the performances of the two teams in contention, Mumbai has the slight edge over their counterparts as they have beaten them once and have managed to tie the other game. U Mumba will also be playing in front of their home crowd, a fact that will boost their morale to quite an extent.
Jaipur Pink Panthers have been the team to beat this season. They have been more succesful than any other team and their side is also balanced in terms of their raiding and defending abilities. While their raiding brgade features two centurians in the form of Maninder Singh and Jasbir Singh, they also have the all round master Rajesh Narhwal in their side.
The defence of the team is strengthened by their captain Navaneeth Gautam and the agressive Rohit Rana. In the semis against the Patna Pirates, six out out of the seven players in the team got tackle points for the side, a sign that shows their defensive prowess in the tournament.
U Mumba on the other hand showed a different side of their game in their semi finals against the Bengaluru Bulls. Thy made a switch from their raiding centric game to a more defensive attitude. The team will once gain depend on their captain Anup Kumar for leading their raiding party against the Pink Panthers. He will also get strong support from Shabbir Bapu, Pavan Kumar and Vrishank Devadiga.
The defence will look up to their stars from the semis, Mohit Chillar and Surender Nada to lead their way. Both the defenders patrol the two corners on the Kabaddi pitch and can counter or tackle any raider that comes their way. All in all, this match will revive memories of the whole tournament with its electricity and its thigh fives. The tournament is coming to an end today, but kabaddi will surely get a huge fan following from here onwards in the world.

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