Pro Kabaddi League 2024: Season 9 Champions Jaipur Pink Panthers Name Arjun Deshwal as Captain For PKL Season 11

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Season 9 champions Jaipur Pink Panthers on Thursday (October 10) announced that star Raider, Arjun Deshwal will lead the Panthers Prowl in the upcoming Pro Kabaddi League Season 11.

Having joined the Pink Panthers in Season 8, Arjun quickly grew into one of the most adored players amongst the fans, picking up 268 points in his first season with the franchise and continued making a huge impact in the seasons to follow scoring 296 and 278 points respectively.

His performances helped the team lift the trophy in Season 9 and finish as semi-finalists in Season 10 earlier this year. Now, the star raider has been named captain, replacing Sunil Malik, who led the team last season.

Speaking about his elevation as the captain, Arjun Deshwal said that, "I'm looking forward to another season in the PKL, the team has been training hard and I am looking forward to carryng this team along and hopefully this time I can help lead Jaipur Pink Panthers to their third silverware."

As the team prepares for the upcoming season, fans can expect the 25-year-old to lead with integrity, determination, and a relentless drive to win.

The Pink Panthers are looking forward to a competitive season filled with excitement and achievement and will first be seen in action on the 20th of October against the Bengal Warriors at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium.

Jaipur Pink Panthers had retained the core of their squad from the previous edition, and added support raiders in the form of Vikash Kandola and Srikanth Jadhav during the auction. Here is a look at their full squad for PKL Season 11:

Jaipur Pink Panthers PKL Season 11 Squad

• Raiders: Arjun Deshwal, Ritik Sharma, Abhijeet Malik, Sombir, Shrikant Jadhav, Vikash Khandola, Neeraj Narwal, Navneet, K Dharanidharan.
• Defenders: Ankush, Abhishek Ks, Reza Mirbagheri, Nitin Kumar, Ronak Singh, Surjeet Singh, Arpit Saroha, Mayank Malik, Ravi Kumar, Lucky Sharma.
• All-rounders: Amir Hossein Mohammadmaleki, Aamir Wani.