Bengaluru, 09th December 2023: The Puneri Paltan registered consecutive victories in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 after defeating U Mumba 43-32 in Bengaluru on Friday. Puneri Paltan's raider Mohit Goyat was the star player for his team with 12 points in the game. Speaking about his performance, the Pune side's Head Coach BC Ramesh said, "God has given Mohit a lot of kabaddi talent. He will be the number-one raider this season. Mohit is a very skilful player and I have seen very few players like him. He can raid from both ends of the mat and can also support the defence unit."
The Head Coach further added, "We have a good starting seven and we also have a strong bench. Mohit and Aslam will be the key to our success this season. They are the pillars of the team. We have a few days off now. We'll devise our strategies properly and try to emerge victorious in all of our home games."
Meanwhile, Dabang Delhi K.C. recorded their first win of the season after defeating Bengaluru Bulls 38-31 on Friday. The Delhi side's defence unit scored a total of 11 tackle points, which helped the team secure a comprehensive victory. When asked about Delhi's defence unit, the Captain Naveen said, "Our coach has given a lot of confidence to our defence unit. If our defence unit does well then we are certain that our raiders will also pick up points. I know about our defenders' abilities and they will keep performing better as the tournament progresses."
Naveen further said that his team will look to work on a few aspects before their next game, "We'll plan well for our next match against Haryana Steelers. We made a few mistakes in our last game and we'll look to rectify those errors. We had a big lead against Bengaluru Bulls, but they managed to reduce the gap. So we'll look into the aspects that we could've done better against Bengaluru."
Preview for the matches on Sunday:
The Bengal Warriors will be looking to get back into winning ways after the 28-28 tie with Jaipur Pink Panthers on 07 December 2023. However, the Tamil Thalaivas showed tremendous form in their last game against Dabang Delhi K.C. and they will certainly pose a strong challenge to the Warriors.
Meanwhile, the Dabang Delhi K.C. will be aiming to register consecutive victories when they take on Haryana Steelers in the second match of the day. On the other hand, the Steelers' young brigade in Jaideep Dahiya, Mohit Nandal and Vinay will be hoping to get their team on board for the first time this season.
(With inputs from press release)