Raider - Deepak Hooda

The former Telugu Titans raider joined the Paltans ahead of PKL season 3. Hooda, who is also popularly known as the ‘Raiding Machine’ impressed the Pune think tanks and earned retention for a contracted amount of INR 72.60 lakhs. The 23-year-old has played a total of 57 matches in PKL over the course of four seasons. He has racked up a total of 391 points, which comprise 342 raid points. Hooda averages six raid points per game and has seven Super 10s to his name. Having entrusted with the captaincy, the team are certainly expecting a lot from the highly talented all-rounder.