Author: Kshitij Kumar Ojha

Sunday night witnessed another doubleheader in the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8. The three-time league winners Patna Pirates took on the defending champions Bengal Warriors, while season 6 champions Bengaluru Bulls locked horns with Gujarat Giants. In the first game of the night, the Pirates comprehensively overcame Warriors 38-29. This was the second encounter between the two sides this season, and both times Patna have come up triumphant. Patna’s victory was led by Sachin Tanwar, who got 11 raid points and Mohammed Chiyaneh, who registered yet another High 5. Sachin 🤝 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣A match made in heaven 👏Drop an emoji to rate…

The Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8 has churned out some real thrillers. Till now, 16 games have ended in a tie this campaign, and there are still a significant number of fixtures to be played. One thing which makes this season different from other seasons is the emergence of new defenders in almost every side. The league’s best defenders have not been able to live up to their potential till now. Fazel Atrachali, Manjeet Chillar, Ravindra Pahel haven’t been at their best. While the burden of captaincy has put extra pressure on Fazel, Manjeet has just been poor in general, while Pahel…

In the first fixture of the night, U Mumba inched out the Thailavas to win by two points to advance their chances to qualify for the playoffs. Mumba led for the most part of the game, which was likely due to their efforts in the first half as they got 15 points lead at the end of the first half. They gave two all outs to the Thailavas in the first half as the first half ended at 26-11. In the second half, the Thailavas made a brilliant comeback, inflicting two all-out on Mumba. However, that wasn’t enough for TT…

The Patna Pirates have played 15 games in this Pro Kabaddi League season so far and have won 10 matches out of those, losing four and one ending in a tie. As a result, they are second on the points table with 55 points. The reason behind their success is the performance of their defence. In earlier seasons, more specifically season 6 and 7, it was their backline that often let them down, despite Pardeep Narwal’s bright displays in the raiding department. Defenders like Jaideep, Vikas Jaglan and Neeraj used to have a couple of good games, but on most occasions they leaked more points than scoring.  This…

It was another triple panga night here at the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8. Haryana Steelers took on Bengal Warriors in the first game of the night and beat them by a comprehensive margin of 46-29. The star for the Steelers was their captain Vikas Khandola who scored a Super 10. The skipper was assisted by Ashish and Vinay, who earned six and eight points, respectively. Ravi Kumar and Mohit each scored three tackle points in defence, while one of the league’s top defenders this season Jaideep got two. Credit: Twitter / Haryana Steelers For the defending champions, it was like a one-man show as only Maninder Singh got a Super 10, managing 13 raid points in…

In what was yet another exciting day at the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8, Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Dabang Delhi 36-30, while the Telugu Titans lost to Tamil Thalaivas by a massive margin of 18 points. The Panthers came into the game against Delhi with a lot of confidence as they had beaten Patna Pirates by a huge margin of 21 points in their last game. The confidence of the Panthers was on full display as they beat the table leaders quite comfortably in the end. Deepak Hooda, the most experienced player for the Panthers, led from the front as he scored a…

On Wednesday, UP Yoddha were up against Patna Pirates for the second time in the ongoing season of the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League. The organisers and the broadcasters have termed this week’s matches as the rivalry week, so the anticipation from the game was high. The anticipation was high also because Pardeep Narwal would have been up against his old team. But as it happened, he only played the last three minutes of the match, which saw him bring three raid points.  Also read 👉 Pirates beat Yoddhas in close contest; Puneri Paltan wins Maharashtra derby On the eve of the match…

UP Yoddhas lost their fourth consecutive game in the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8 on the fourth day of the rivalry week. Yoddhas, who had won their last game against the Pirates by just a solitary point, lost their game on Wednesday by two points, 37-35. Patna’s defence and offence played in sync as in the absence of Monu Goyat, Sachin took the initiative and scored a super 10. Mohammadreza Chiyaneh scored a High 5 to ensure Patna a victory. Surinder Gill was once again the shining light for the Yoddhas as he completed his sixth Super 10 of the season. Shrikant Jhadav also contributed with nine raid points.…

Bengaluru Bulls have been playing non-stop in the Pro Kabaddi League season 8 as four out of the 12 sides in the tournament had a coronavirus scare in their camps, which has forced the organisers to constantly change the schedule. Changes in schedule meant that the Bulls were playing more games with less recovery time. That was reflected in their performance as the Bulls’ defence, which did quite well in the earlier part of the league, took a hit as the league went on. Prior to their Tuesday’s 31-26 win against UP Yoddhas, the Bulls had lost five out of their last…

Gujarat Giants defeat Bengal Warriors by 34-25 to win their second consecutive match in the Vivo Pro Kabaddi League season 8. Having lost their very first game after coming back from a long coronavirus-related, Manpreet Singh’s have won back to back fixtures since then. The stars of the night for the Giants yet again were Ajay Kumar and Pardeep Kumar, who scored got seven and nine raid points, respectively. The first half saw the lead shifting between the two sides as it ended 13-12 in favour of the Giants. Gujarat started the second half on a strong note as they inflicted an all-out on the…