Even as the eight teams enter the last leg of squad finalisation, a total of 20 players have already changed teams from season 2 and the list includes last year's Most Valuable Player of the tournament, Manjit Chhillar, who has moved to Puneri Paltan from Bengaluru Bulls.
Along with him, Ajay Thakur, Rakesh Kumar, Deepak Hudda, Jasmer Singh, Surjeet Narwal, Dharmaraj Cheralathan, Wassim Sajjad, Rajaguru Subramanain have been some of the biggest player movements this season, a media release said.
The international draft for season 3 too has received a strong response from participating franchises, with 24 international players being signed up from 12 countries, the release added.
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Defending champions Patna Pirates got the better of home outfit Bengal Warriors 33-27 in a thrilling battle later in the day to go four points clear of second placed Jaipur Pink Panthers.
Their eighth win from 10 outings meant the consistent Patna franchise are virtually through to their fourth semifinals from as many editions.
Trailing by two points at the interval, Patna rode on Fazel Atrachali's super tackle to snatch a 21-18 lead at half-hour mark.
Their best raider Atrachali had a second super tackle to finish with seven points, while Pradeep Narwal and Surjeet Singh combined with 15 points to seal their victory.
Narwal walked away with two awards -- Best Moment and Best Raider.
Bengal Warriors made a tactical move by bringing in Monu Goyat who impressed with nine points but it was their over dependency on Korean star raider Jang Kun Lee that proved costly.