BANGALORE: After performing a grand victory against Puneri Paltan on Sunday, the Bangalore Bulls head coach Randhir Singh said that in Kabaddi anything can happen until the last minute.
At the end of the first half, the Bulls held a comfortable 14-point lead, but the Puneri Paltan fought fiercely and came close to winning. The final score was 41-39, and the Bangalore Bulls were declared the victors.
Randhir Singh, the head coach of the Bengaluru Bulls, commented on the game "It's called kabaddi. Until the last whistle, anything can happen. Akash Shinde, Mohit Goyat, and Aslam Inamdar all displayed excellent play. We considered slowing down the game while we were ahead.
This tactic initially succeeded, but after some time it began to backfire and Puneri was able to make a comeback in the match." Arjun Deshwal had a stellar effort earlier on Sunday at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru, scoring 17 points to help Jaipur Pink Panthers overcome Patna Pirates 35-30. Deshwal responded when questioned about his performance: "Although I am pleased with my performance, there is still more work to be done. This competition is lengthy. We created our strategies in an effort to make up for the errors we made in our previous game." Tuesday will see two more kabaddi matches, the first pitting the Haryana Steelers against the Tamil Thalaivas and the second pitting the Patna Pirates against the Telugu Titans.
The Haryana Steelers defeated the Bengal Warriors easily on Saturday, 41-33, to get off to a strong start in the competition. They'll be hoping to keep up their impressive performance, but the raider for the Tamil Thalaivas, Narender, will be a stiff test for the Haryana team.
Both the Patna Pirates and Telugu Titans will be eager to compete because neither team has yet to win a game in the competition.
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