PKL: Tamil Thalaivas coach still not happy despite win as team “repeating mistakes”
The Tamil Thalaivas were trailing for the most part of the match, but an inspiring performance from raider Himanshu Singh helped them record a come-from-behind 33-32 victory against Patna Pirates
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 18 (ANI): Following Tamil Thalaivas win over Patna Pirates in their Pro Kabaddi season 9 match, team’s head coach J Udaya Kumar said that he is still not satisfied despite the win as players are repeating their mistakes.
The Tamil Thalaivas were trailing for the most part of the match, but an inspiring performance from raider Himanshu Singh helped them record a come-from-behind 33-32 victory against Patna Pirates.
“This win was quite important for us. We have been trying to perform well for a long time. However, I am still not satisfied. We are still repeating mistakes. The players have to learn how to deal with pressure. Hopefully, this win will start a turnaround for us,” a press release from PKL quoted the coach as saying.
The Head Coach also expressed that the Thalaivas’ raider Narender is a future star, “Narender has been playing very well. But, I think he should play with more confidence in pressure situations. However, we can see that he’s a future star for sure.”
Coming to the match, Himanshu scored 11 points, while Narender contributed 9 points to the side from Tamil Nadu.
Narender chipped in with a few raids as the Tamil Thalaivas took the lead at 6-3 in the 9th minute. However, moments later, Rohit Gulia effected a multi-point raid and helped the Pirates level the scores at 6-6. Himanshu pulled off a fabulous raid in the 14th minute as the Thalaivas took the lead at 10-8. But, the Pirates effected an ‘ALL OUT’ and snatched the lead at 13-10 in the next minute. Narender kept picking up raid points, but the Pirates kept forging ahead and ended the first half by keeping their noses in front at 17-15.
Gulia continued to showcase top form in the second half as the Pirates widened their lead at 21-16. The Pirates continued to dominate the match as Sachin provided Gulia good company in the raiding department.
In the 26th minute, Patna inflicted another ‘ALL OUT’ and led comfortably at 26-21. The Thalaivas put up a fight through Himanshu’s raids, but the Pirates managed to stay in the lead. However, Himanshu pulled off an inspiring raid in the 37th minute and levelled the scores at 29-29. Soon after, the Thalaivas inflicted an ‘ALL OUT’ and took the lead at 32-30. The side from Tamil Nadu tackled Gulia in the last minute of the match and sealed a thrilling victory.
Award Winners of the Night:
Match 1: Tamil Thalaivas vs Patna Pirates
Perfect Player of the Match – Himanshu Singh (Tamil Thalaivas)
Gamechanger of the Match – Narender (Tamil Thalaivas)
Moment of the Match – Himanshu Singh (Tamil Thalaivas)
The ninth season of the tournament started on October 9. The second part of the tournament will start on November 9 and will end on December 17. Matches of Season 9 of the Pro Kabaddi League will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar from 7:30 PM onwards. (ANI)
