Gujarat Giants Announce Neeraj Kumar as Captain for PKL Season 11; Launch New Jersey
The Adani Sportsline owned Gujarat Giants have been training and preparing hard for the upcoming season of the PKL. Coached by the experienced Ram Mehar Singh, the Gujarat Giants are delighted to announce that Neeraj Kumar will captain the side, with Guman Singh as the vice-captain.
Neeraj, who is not new to the role of captaining a side, had led the Patna Pirates in the previous year, and is considered to be one of the talismanic figures in the squad. His journey in the PKL began in 2019, and has played a total of 80 matches so far. His first two seasons, saw him scoring plenty of points with 59 coming in Season 7 and 54 in the next. Meanwhile, the ace raider Guman Singh also joined the PKL in the same year as Neeraj, in 2019, and has had quite a good run since. He has played 58 games and scored a total of 407 points, and averages just under 7 raid points per game.
The Adani Sportsline owned Gujarat Giants, who are gunning for their first PKL title, have also launched their new jersey for this season. Dressed in their unmissable orange and red, the dynamic kit is a symbol of the passion for the sport within the Giants’ set-up. In the new jersey the upward arrow symbolizes growth.
Captain Neeraj Kumar said, “It is a great honour to be captaining the Gujarat Giants in this season of the PKL. The Giants family is very close-knit unit, and we are hopeful achieving newer things this year. Coach Ram Mehar has been working very hard with us in pre-season, and the Adani Sportsline team have also helped us in every possible way. We have a balanced and enthusiastic squad, and can’t wait to get onto the mat.”
“Neeraj Kumar is very powerful player and personality in Indian kabaddi, and I am sure his presence will add another dimension to our game. Neeraj, and the rest of the squad are working very hard in pre-season, and the team is also very happy to have him as the skipper. “The new season of the PKL is a new start for the Gujarat Giants and the Adani Sportsline team. There is a feeling of optimism like never before, and with Coach Ram Mehar Singh and Neeraj leading the charge, we are confident of a fantastic season.
