Telugu Titans’ defence should be lauded for their performance, says Ram Mehar Singh

10/20/2018

Patna Pirates’ coach Ram Mehar Singh has stated that when one of the best raiders in the world gets super tackled, one can only praise the defence of the opposition. In a group-B encounter Telugu Titans defeated off-colour Patna Pirates 35-31 at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune.

Defending Champions Patna Pirates lost their second match in their fourth encounter of the season against Telugu Titans who are placed comfortably as they have lost only one encounter out of four they have played. At the post-match conference, the Patna Pirates were represented by captain Pardeep Narwal and coach Ram Mehar Singh and the latter was all praise for the oppositions' defence.

“They were successful in stopping Pardeep. He was made to take risks when he shouldn’t have. We should have used our backup raiders and saved Pardeep for later. He went in too deep into their half and hence couldn’t have the desired outcome. Pardeep is one of the world’s best raiders. If he gets Super Tackled, you have to laud the defence”.

For Patna Pirates' best raider Pardeep Narwal, it was an off day as he made too many risky raids and lost his team some crucial points at tricky junctures of the match.

“I should have done better in those two raids. I could have succeeded in both of them and returned two All-Outs. That would have made a difference as we would then have been in the lead by a greater margin”.

For the Telugu Titans, it has been a season where their defence has done exceptionally well and the match against Patna Pirates was no different. With two super tackles against opposition’s best raider Pardeep Narwal, it could not have been any better.

“Our defence played very well today. The mistakes we made against Bengal Warriors weren’t repeated. The defence gave their 100%, they did not leave any stone unturned today. We played aggressively and it paid off”, said Rahul Chowdhary.

Telugu Titans also played most of their match with less than a full battalion of seven, Coach of the Telugu Titans explained the reason behind the strategy.

“We decided not to play with 7 on the mat. We decided to go maintain 4 or 5 players to take the bonus point out. With the bonus point out, they had to take more risks since they were playing on the Do-or-Die raid. The plan was to also play a high line against Pardeep Narwal. We wanted to eliminate the chances of him trying the ‘Dubki’” said coach K Jag Mohun.

Telugu Titans’ defence should be lauded for their performance, says Ram Mehar Singh

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