Telugu Titans capitalise on home advantage, Puneri Paltan keep top spot

Defending champions Puneri Paltan continue to dominate the league standings at the end of the first leg of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 11 in Hyderabad but it was a closelycontested three weeks with all teams fighting for the win till the last whistle of their matchesPuneri have 30 points in eight matches but close on their tails are the Telugu Titans who have 26 points in eight games having made the most of the home advantage As season 11 moves out of Hyderabad Pawan Sehrawatskipper of the home team shared his thoughts on the crowd supportIve never seen such incredible support for any team The fans here in Hyderabad support us whether we win or lose This amazing crowd could rival any other stadiums atmosphere And speaking of performance our defense has shown only 304037 of its true potential so far theyve managed to stop top worldclass raiders and we want to continue this form in the upcoming matches he saidAs the league moves to Noida here is a look at the highlights from the Hyderabad Leg of the tournamentTop RaidersAshu Malik Dabang Delhi KCWith 97 raid points to his name Ashu Malik was one of the top players for Dabang Delhi KC shouldering the responsibility of his teams raiding department in the absence of skipper Naveen Kumar A majority of his points came from 83 successful raids as well as 8 Super Raids taking him to the top of the raiders list at the end of the Hyderabad legPawan Sehrawat Telugu TitansThe hiflyer showed the home fans his true self in the Hyderabad leg with his exceptional performances for the Telugu Titans In the eight matches that his team played he scored 88 raid points but needed just 66 successful raids to reach this tally He also scored six Super 10s with his performances ensuring four straight wins for the Telugu Titans in their last four matchesAlso Read Arjun Deshwal joins elite 1000 raid point club thanks kabaddi for his riseDevank Dalal Patna PiratesOne of the more surprising names on this list Devank Dalal has been the best raider for the Patna Pirates this season Having scored a massive 25 points against the Tamil Thalaivas in one game Devank was pushed into the limelight and he has not looked back since His five Super 10s in seven matches has taken his raid points tally to 87 just one behind Pawan Sehrawat and he will hope to continue this form in the Noida legTop DefendersGaurav Khatri Puneri PaltanThe Puneri Paltan side have been their usual best in season 11 and once again all the plaudits will fall on their defending Leading this department in season 11 is Gaurav Khatri who has 33 tackle points in the eight matches that he has played this season This includes four High 5s the most in this season till the end of the Hyderabad legNitin Rawal Bengaluru BullsNitin Rawal has been one of the top players for the Bengaluru Bulls at the end of a tough leg for the Pardeep Narwalled team He led the Bengaluru Bulls defence scoring 26 tackle points in total including two High 5s and four Super Tackles to his nameSumit Sangwan UP YoddhasSumit Sangwan was the star defender for the UP Yoddhas in the Hyderabad leg having scored 26 Tackles Points in his seven matches He did so with 22 successful tackles and will play a crucial role during his teams home legThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever