UP Yoddha skipper Nitesh Kumar has asserted that a defender needs to read a raider well and has to consider various possibilities to effect an ankle hold. On the other hand, Rishank Devadiga has stated that a raider has to keep a sharp eye on the corner defenders to avoid ankle holds.

Explaining the last raid of the game against Patna Pirates last evening, Rohit Baliyan has said that he was only trying to avoid the all-out which could have led to their defeat. Skipper Fazel Atrachali also heaped praise on Rohit and expressed his satisfaction over the raider’s performance.