On July 17, Wednesday, the Pro Kabbadi League franchise U Mumba announced that Iranian player Fazel Atrachali would lead the team for the seventh season. Along with this, the franchise also named Sandeep Narwal as the vice-captain for the team.
I am quite motivated to be selected to lead the U Mumba Kabaddi team. I aim to lead the team towards victory," Atrachali said.
On the other hand, vice-captain Sandeep Narwal was keen on using more strategies to gain control against opponents.
"The use of strategy is very important, in fact, more important than just winning. As vice-captain, I want to implement and practice more strategies to gain control on our movements which will eventually help in winning matches," said vice-captain Sandeep Narwal.
The seventh season of Pro Kabaddi League kicks off July 20 onwards with the opening match between U Mumbai and Telugu Titans at Hyderabad.