Pro Kabaddi: Rohit Kumar shines as Patna Pirates beat Bengaluru Bulls

Besides Rohit who contributed 8 points in a dozen raids, the others who contributed substantially to the winners’ tally were defenders Sandeep Narwal (4), D Suresh Kumar (3). So good was the stranglehold that the winners gained due to Rohit that they never needed the services of all-rounder Sandeep Narwal in the attack.

For Bengaluru Bulls, the inability of their captain Surjeet Narwal to score no more than a solitary point was the main reason for a weak performance. Had he fired then Bengaluru Bulls would have definitely made a match of it as their other prime raider Amit Rathi was in fine form. In fact, he was the top scorer with a tally of 10 including 3 bonus points and a solitary tackle point.

Youngster Pawan Kumar, brought in as a substitute by the Bengaluru Bulls impressed with a couple of points in his very first raid for the losers. In hindsight, the substitution came too late in the day.

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Patna Pirates with two back to back wins have sent positive signals to their supporters back home.Their skipper Manpreet Singh, the tall former Asian Games gold medallist made his presence felt and so did the left corner defender Suresh.

Pradeep Narwal who was later substituted by the winners hasn’t exactly impressed. But veteran Rajesh Mondal who has shifted allegiance from Bengaluru to Patna was quite handy in his familiar role of a do-or-die, specialist, coming in for Pradeep. He scored four with a couple in his first raid to keep the score ticking and out of the reach of their rivals.

Report courtesy: Pro Kabaddi media team.

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