Author: Kshitij Kumar Ojha

The Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8 action continued on Friday as Puneri Paltan took on Haryana Steelers in the first game of the night and UP Yoddhas locked horns with the inaugural champions in the second match. The Paltan made a brilliant comeback against Haryana Steelers after their loss to Patna Pirates the previous night. The Pune team gave no chance to the Steelers as they won the game by 45-27. Paltan’s young raiders Mohit Goyat and Aslam Imandar led the charge for their side as both got points at will. Mohit scored a Super 10, while Aslam took six raid points. Both of them…

One of the major reasons Bengal Warriors were able to put up a better show against Dabang Delhi KC (39-39) in what was a rematch of the Pro Kabaddi League season 7 final was the performance of their defence. The Warriors defence arguably had their best game of the tournament as all of their defenders got at least one point in the match. Bengal Warriors’ defenders vs Dabang Delhi NameTackle pointsAmit Nirmal3Ran Singh3Vishal Mane2Abozar Mighani2Rohit1Source: Pro Kabaddi This was an important game for the defending champions as they are trying to be in contention for a playoff spot. Till the…

The Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8 action continued on Thursday as Dabang Delhi took on Bengal Warriors in a rematch of the last season’s finale in the first game of the night. The game saw a thrilling contest as it ended in a draw, with both teams scoring 39 points each. The Warriors were ahead in the game for the most part of it. Yet again, they were led by Maninder Singh, who scored a total of 16 raid points. Bengal’s defence also showed their ability as each of their defenders got at least one tackle point. As the Warriors were leading going into the…

Patna Pirates won against U Mumba in the last match, and that win propelled them to consolidate their number one position on the Pro Kabaddi League season 8 points table.  The stars for them on the night were Sachin and Guman Singh. The former is young, but he is now an experienced raider as far as the Pro Kabaddi League is concerned. The 23-year-old has played for Gujarat Giants in the past and has done well for them too.  Guman, on the other hand, is finding his feet in the league. One of the major reasons for the team’s bright performance this season has been…

UP Yoddhas here on Wednesday beat Tamil Thailavas in the 104th game of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8. It was a close contest between the two sides as the Yoddhas managed to sail over the line in just the last minute. Yoddhas’ win was led by Surinder Gill, who scored yet another Super 10 in the season. He got a total of 13 raid points. Pardeep also found some form as he too completed his 64th Super 10 in the tournament. Yoddhas defence, though, wasn’t at their best as they kept on giving bonus points to the opposition, which kept Tamil Thailavas in the game even after…

Haryana Steelers on Tuesday night beat Tamil Thailavas 37-29. The win propelled them to the second spot on the Pro Kabaddi League 8 points table. The league is entering its fag end, and at least 10 teams out of the 12 are still in contention of a playoff berth. Haryana Steelers victory over Tamil Thalaivas, therefore, came at the right time as that gave them five crucial points. Rakesh Kumar’s men now have 58 points from 18 fixtures. With four games to go, and other teams fighting it out hard, the Steelers have found themselves in a good position. Pro Kabaddi League…

In the first game of the night, Haryana Steelers came on top of Tamil Thailavas by 29-37. They have leapfrogged to the second position in the standings due to this win. The architect for this win for the Steelers was young all-rounder Ashish (13 raid points, 3 tackle points). His 13 raid points included multiple multi-point raids, which mostly kept the Steelers in the lead. Captain Vikas Khandola acted as the support raider as he scored eight raid points. In defence, apart from Ashish, Jaideep took two tackle points. For the Thailavas, Surjeet and Sagar did well in defence as they got a combined seven tackle points. Both Manjeet and Ajinkya Pawar got eight points each…

On February 7, Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Gujarat Giants 36-31 to jump to fifth spot in the Pro Kabaddi League 8 table on 51 points. The race for the playoffs is getting fiercer as the teams are now looking to win as many matches as possible from their remaining games. The Pink Panthers are no different. Before the game against the Giants, JPP were in the eighth position after 16 encounters, having earned seven victories and lost an equal number of fixtures.  “It was an important game for us, the Giants were coming into the game with a victory, it…

In, the Pro Kabaddi League season 8 match 100, the Inaugural champions Jaipur Pink Panthers took on the Gujarat Giants while the defending champions Bengal Warriors took on the Telugu Titans. The Panthers came on top of the Giants, winning the game 36-31. The star for the Panthers on the night was Deepak Hooda who scored a Super 10. He was ably supported by Arjun Deswal with seven raid points. https://twitter.com/JaipurPanthers/status/1490690293963710465 Jaipur’s defence which otherwise has been very poor in the season, put in a great display against the Giants as they scored 15 tackle points to the Giants’ total of nine tackle points. The defence…

Sunday’s Pro Kabadd League 8 game between Gujarat Giants and Bengaluru Bulls was a close contest as it looked as if the Bulls could get a significant lead in the dying stages of the game by inflicting an all out. But an error by the Bulls defence meant that the Giants secured a 36-38 win. This was the Giants third win in their last four games. Before beating the Bulls, they were thrashed 23-43 at the hands of Patna Pirates on February 4. In his post-match interview after the victory over BB, coach Manpreet Singh stated that he was satisfied with the…