Among the few all-rounders Patna Pirates possess, Vikas Jaglan is someone they would not want to lose. It is for this reason, he was one of the players Patna Pirates decided to retain in the season 7 of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League along with the Dubki king Pardeep Narwal, defender Jawahar Dagar and others.
Vikas Jaglan played his first match of the pro kabaddi league in season 5. Born on April 18, 1995, he is an all-rounder professional kabaddi player serving as a prominent player of the team Patna Pirates. He was bought by Patna Pirates in the team in season 6 at an auction price of 8 lakh.
Improvisation in Vikas Jaglan’s game:
Vikas Jaglan was used to be just a raider but the presence of Patna Pirates have turned him into a much better player now. He is now an all-rounder kabaddi player who can very well raid and defend as the need arises. This 5.8ft tall kabaddi player had been able to improvise his gaming skills to a great extent that was clearly visible in his performance in the last season. Talking about his fitness, he is unrivalled in the same. He boasts of an exemplary discipline which originates from the services he is part of. This 72kg player is one of the gems of the Patna Pirates team.
Strengths of Vikas Jaglan:
This man is a complete surprise package. With his undoubted fitness and strength, he can raid and defend with much power and agility. His unprecedented presence of mind in all situations can make the opposition go in awe. Also, the swiftness in his actions, his speed and reaction ability ends up adding points in his favour.
It is a sight to watch him play on the mat. His strength also lies in raiding alongside champion raider of Patna Pirates, Pardeep Narwal and Monu Goyat. He is always been agile and nippy and possesses the capability to make his opponent players lick the dust. Once only a raider, Vikas Jaglan is a perfect example of being able to achieve anything if you put your mind into. He turned himself from just a raider to a good left corner defender and tackler. Several times he has been the saviour of the team in the last season by collecting points from both sides playing as a raider as well as a defender.
Vikas Jaglan Records in Season 6:
Vikas Jaglan is one of the players that would surely be in the playing seven of Patna Pirates in season 7 of Pro Kabaddi league 2019. Let’s have a glance at his performance in the last season. He played a total of 14 matches in the last season and was able to gather 37 points in the whole season. He played 42 raids and 37 tackles with a 50% success raid and 43.24% tackle rate success. He also collected one super raid for his team. His discipline throughout the season was astonishing with just 2 green cards shown.
It would be bewitching to watch his performance in season 7 of the Pro Kabaddi League. It would be worthy to watch the talent of the player unfold at the mat after a year’s wait. Will the consecutive three-time winner Patna Pirates be able to get over his last season’s ghosts? We just await the first match of Patna Pirates of season 7 against Bengaluru Bulls on July 20th to see how the team performs this year.