PKL 2018 | Very happy our defence and offence, both worked, claims Akshay Jadhav

PKL 2018 | Very happy our defence and offence, both worked, claims Akshay Jadhav

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Puneri Paltan’s Akshay Jadhav, who saved his team from an all-out twice against Bengaluru Bulls, heaped praise on his team’s offence and defence as both worked magnificently on Sunday night. The Paltans beat the Bulls by a narrow margin of 27-25 at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.

Puneri Paltan have made it three wins in three at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune as they secured a narrow win of 27-25 against Bengaluru Bulls. Substitute Akshay Jadhav was the star for the home team after he came up with a game-changing performance to tilt the match in the favor of the Paltans.

Jadhav was ecstatic with his team’s performance after the win on Sunday night as he heaped praise on his team’s offence and defence. Jadhav starred as a substitute when he saved his team from an all-out on two separate occasions.

"I just needed one opportunity to give back to the team that has believed in me. Today I got that opportunity and made the most of it. I came off the bench and did what I was supposed to do. I’m very happy our defence and offence both worked, and we won," Jadhav said in the post-match interview. 

The Maharashtra-based team’s coach Ashan Kumar also declared that he was proud of his team’s performance despite the narrow escapes in the last three games.

"The team played according to our strategy. Our strategy was to cut all three of their raiders (Pawan Sehrawat, Kashiling Adake and Rohit Kumar) off. All of their raiders are right raiders and so Rinku Narwal’s role became even more important. Our two Corners did a very good job and stopped their raiders from getting both, bonus and touch points. We kept Akshay Jadhav on the bench today as we wanted him to perform a particular job and he did just that when we required him to. Overall, I am very proud of the team and the win," Kumar added.

Meanwhile, the Bulls’ coach - Randhir Singh lamented Jadhav’s inspiring performance which he claimed led to his team’s downfall in last night’s loss.

"We could have given him a point but instead, we gave up five. Had we managed that situation better, we would have been in the driver’s seat. Those extra points were huge. If we had the lead then, it would have forced their hand in offence and we would have had an easier time tackling them. That really was the turning point," added Singh.

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