PKL 2019 | Game could have been easier if we had prevented super tackles, says Anup Kumar

Puneri Paltan was the better playing team of the two and the result certified that as they won 34-27 against Telugu Titans in a close encounter last night. Puneri Paltan started strong as Nitin Tomar got the initial points for them in his first raid. Though they could have done better if they were able to inflict an all-out earlier. In the process of inflicting the all-out Pune’s raider got super-tackled five times in the first half itself. 

“Firstly, Nitin and Manjeet performing for the team like they did today is very important. They’ll have to continue playing in the same manner in the remaining matches. Secondly, we’re not in a very good or bad situation now. We played well in our last game as well and lost because of some tough luck. So, our strategy for the second half of the league will be to continue playing in the manner that we have been and hopefully qualify for the playoffs,” coach Anup said on the raiding unit and future plans.

“Stopping Siddharth is obviously very crucial, he is kabaddi’s Baahubali after all and stopping him is very beneficial for the team. Look at how well he performed in the second half and how quickly he scored. At that point, it was very important for us to tackle him. We managed to do that a and grew in confidence. The entire team played well today. The corners played very well and had good balance,” Anup signed off.