“I take it on a match-by-match basis. We assess the opponent, their strengths, their weaknesses and everything in between before picking our raiders and defenders. It’s a long season and we have to plan for every game differently. So, it depends on the opponent. Earlier I did say that Nitin is one of the best all-rounders I have ever seen among the younger generations. I have observed him closely for three months and I can tell you that the sky is the limit for him. He needs to stay calm and focused and he’ll be a big name in Indian kabaddi,” Reddy said in the post-match press conference. 

After cruising for most parts of their first encounter of the season against U Mumba, Jaipur Pink Panthers lost the initiative in the last few minutes as the Mumbai-based outfit scored 12 straight points to take the game away from Jaipur Pink Panthers. They, however, worked on that aspect and that reaped dividends in the match against Haryana.

After six minutes of the second half, Anup Kumar had a super tackle opportunity with Monu Goyat and Naveen Kumar on the mat. While both tried blocking Anup, the Jaipur skipper somehow escaped to come out of the strangle and inflicted an all-out that gave them four raid points and took the team to a comfortable position. But Anup Kumar didn’t want to bask in the afterglow of victory and stated that it was a complete team performance.