U Mumba Recruits Promising Young Talents for Pro Kabaddi League Season 10

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With the aim of fostering emerging talent, U Mumba has confirmed the recruitment of four promising young players for the forthcoming 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), set to commence on December 2nd.

The selected players from a multitude of hopefuls who participated in trials held in Mumbai are Sombir Goswami, Mukilan Shanmugam, Gokulakannan M and Bittu Banwala.

These four individuals possess immense potential that could earn them a place in many PKL team's starting lineups. They will be seen playing various roles for U Mumba.

Sombir Goswami (left corner), Mukilan Shanmugam (left cover), Gokulakannan M (right cover) and Bittu Banwala (right corner) are expected to boost the existing defensive prowess of the team.

The New Young Players (NYP) selection process was overseen by coaches Gholamreza Mazandarani, KC Suthar, Jeeva Kumar along with U Mumba’s CEO Suhail Chandhok who were all actively involved in assessing each candidate during NYP selection camp.

Chandhok expressed his admiration for the vast pool of young talent available thanks to initiatives like Yuva Kabaddi Series which regularly produces high-quality players ready for PKL action from across India.

"It's amazing to see such large young talent pool with the likes of the Yuva Kabaddi Series providing a constant supply of high-quality, PKL-ready players from across the country," commented Chandhok on the four NYP acquisitions.

Chandhok showed regret over being able to select only four players out of hundreds but expressed satisfaction with finding players according to their needs who can potentially form part of a Pro Kabaddi team's starting seven.

"It's a pity we could only select four out of the hundreds who turned up for the trials but I am happy that we could find players as per our requirements that could be good enough to fit a starting 7 of a Pro Kabaddi team," Chandhok added.

He also mentioned how their coaching staff is dedicated towards creating an impregnable defence and hence he is pleased that they have acquired four highly skilled young defenders.

"Our coaches are focused on building an unbreakable defence, and hence I am happy that we managed to get four highly talented young defenders," Chandhok concluded.

U Mumba had already retained five players - Surinder Singh, Jai Bhagwan, Rinku Sharma, Haider Ali Ekrami and Shivam Thakur ahead of this season. They will make fiurther additions in the upcoming PKL Player Auction scheduled to take place in Mumbai on September 8 and 9.

Details about U Mumba New Young Players for PKL 2023

Sombir Goswami hails from Haryana and plays as Left Corner. His achievements include silver medal at 30th Sub Junior Patna Bihar 2019; gold medals at both 3rd Khelo India Youth Games Guwahati Assam 2020 & 5th Khelo India Youth Games 2023.

Bittu Banwala also belongs to Haryana and plays as Right Corner. His notable achievement includes participation in Yuva Kabaddi League - Monsoon edition where he scored impressive total points tallying up to 117 making him second-best defender.

Mukilan Shanmugam comes from Tamil Nadu playing as Left Cover. He showcased his skills in Yuva Kabaddi Series - Winter Edition where he accumulated impressive tackle points including two high fives earning him spot among best defenders while leading his team into finals.

Gokulakannan M also represents Tamil Nadu boasting some impressive stats including scoring whopping total tackle points alongside Mukilan during Yuva Kabaddi Series which included seven super tackles & ten high fives leading his team into finals.