Kabaddi is a lively game ~ much loved in Tamil Nadu – as in many parts of the Nation. The 6thSeason of Pro-kabaddi got off to a great start as Tamil Thalaivas displayed aggressive kabaddi in the opening game to take out defending champions Patna Pirates 42-26 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai. Captain Ajay Thakur scored an impressive 14 points to lead Tamil thalaivas to their first victory at home while Amit Hooda kept opposition captain Pardeep Narwal from running away with the game and scored 4 tackle points in the process.
me with Bengaluru players - Sumeet Singh and Ashish Sangwan
I had the pleasure of travelling with Bengaluru Bulls Team on a flight to Mumbai and today was looking forward to the star raider Kashiling Adake’s exploits.
The matches are unpredictable and today Bengaluru
Bulls won the toss & selected the
Choice of court.Thalaiva’s star Ajay
Thakur had an unsuccessful raid on the first minute.. .. Bengaluru dominated right from the
star, and its star performer was its raider Pawankumar Sehrawat.. the man, for whom I was waiting at last
got a chance to raid in 10th minute and it was only an empty raid –
in between Manjeet Chillar went for an illogical review and surrendered the
technological advantage. Finally Bulls completed 48-37 win over Thalaivas, who
have disappointed in 3 games after their first match win.
For the uninformed here is
some technical update :
Frog jump :One of
the most visually spectacular feats in kabaddi where the raider launches
himself off the ground, touches one of more defenders whilst air-borne and
lands beyond their reach, before escaping to safety.
Super Tackle : is when a
raider is stopped by a defending team with 3 players or less, meaning less than
half the defence. And because this makes the tackle more difficult, the defending
team gets TWO points for it. But the additional point cannot bring back
previously eliminated players.
Super Raid : is when a raider returns to his half after
contacting 3 or more defenders, getting his team one point for each defender.
If the raider taps 2 or more defenders AND scores a Bonus Point, it is ALSO
counted as a Super Raid.
In the present edition of
Pro Kabaddi – there are 12 teams.In
Zone A are : Dabang Delhi K.C.;Gujarat
Fortunegiants; Haryana Steelers; Jaipur Pink Panthers; Puneri Paltan & U
Mumba.In Zone B -: Bengal Warriors; Bengaluru
Bulls; Patna Pirates; Tamil Thalaivas; Telugu Titans & U.P. Yoddha.
In the first match of the day,
U Mumba rallied late into the day to seal a thrilling 39-32 win over Jaipur
Pink Panthers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai today. Jaipur
got off to a quick start with Left Corner Sandeep Dhull leading the way for
Jaipur Pink Panthers in defence with three tackles points in the first half. U
Mumba’s raiders found it hard to get anything off the Jaipur chain in the early
exchanges as the Panthers’ lead kept creeping up. Jaipur’s early pressure finally
paid off with Dhull’s tackle on Siddharth Desai enforcing the first All-Out of
the game on U Mumba. But once they got back on the mat, U Mumba’s defence came
back with a purpose. They offered almost nothing to the Jaipur Pink Panthers
raiders with captain Fazel Atrachali leading the way for his side with
brilliant holds on Anup Kumar and Deepak Hooda to cut Jaipur’s lead to just
two.
Bengaluru Bulls Team ~ 3rd from L Jasmeer Singh - 3rd from Right Pawankumar Sehrawat
Tamil Thalaivas won a
number of hearts when they made their Pro Kabaddi debut in Season 5 for their
fighting spirit and never-say-die attitude. The man who was instrumental in the
rallying the entire team behind this ideology was the team’s skipper and
primary raider, Ajay Thakur. Now with continued losses, the team appears to be
struggling.
Sangli-born Kashiling
Adake has been a consistent raider in Pro Kabaddi since the league's inception.
He won the Best Raider Award in Season 2 for scoring 114 Raid Points in that
edition. His pace and flexibility allow him to escape from both, above and
below incoming defenders, which is a huge asset for him. Today, could not see
much of him, as more came from Pawankumar Sehrawat
Interesting !
With regards – S.
Sampathkumar
10th Oct 2018.
