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I expect nothing less than a gold from India: Manjeet Chillar
But Manjeet Chillar, one of the senior members in the Indian side, who missed out on a berth in the Asiad squad, is confident of India outwitting the Iran line-up."Among the many sides that India will face in the competition — Iran is perhaps the strongest. Iran has always given India a tough fight. Be it the World Cup final in 2016 or even during the summit clash at the Asiad in Incheon four years ago — Iran gave India a run for its money. With a few of their players featuring in the Pro KabaddiLeague they are aware of the Indian team's strengths and weaknesses. However, this Indian team has shown in the past that we can beat them," Manjeet told TOI on Sunday.
Manjeet feels the Indian team's ability to raise its game during crunch situation sets them apart. "Each time Iran went ahead of us, we had one player or other who ensured that we are back in the game. The ability to script wins from tight situations make India such a force in the sport. I see both the men's and women's team coming back with nothing less than gold," Manjeet said.
Manjeet, part of the gold-winning Indian teams in the 2010 and 2014 editions of Asiad, believes Ajay is the right man to be helming the side. "Having played alongside him for a long time, I can say that Ajay is someone who will not get complacent. He always looks to lead by example and one could see glimpses of that during the matches against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka," he said.
Being part of the Tamil Thalaivas in the upcoming season of Pro Kabaddi League provides Manjeet another opportunity to play alongside Ajay. "Barring the last season
Ronnie Screwvala’s U Mumba biggest spender at Pro Kabaddi players auction
New Delhi: The biggest spenders in the player auction for the fifth season of the Pro Kabaddi League on Tuesday were Ronnie Screwvala’s U Mumba spending a total of Rs3.98 crore for nine players at the end of the two-day auction process.
PKL’s 12 franchises spent a total of Rs46.9 crore for 277 players over two days.
Star raiders Nitin Tomar, Rohit Kumar and all- rounder Manjeet Chillar were the top buys in the auction, picked by Team UP, Bengaluru Bulls and Jaipur Pink Panthers, respectively. Raider Jang Kun Lee, retained by Bengal Warriors, is the highest valued international player, at Rs80.3 lakh.
The next season of PKL will be played between July and October.
Unlike last year when Star India introduced a two-season kabaddi league, this year, Pro Kabaddi League will have one season spread over 13 weeks.
Anupam Goswami, league commissioner, Pro Kabaddi said, “With 4 new teams coming on board, we embarked upon a new journey with the biggest Kabaddi auction in history. Nitin Tomar going for an unprecedented Rs93 lakh is a testament to this enormous scale.”
Earlier this month, the JSW Group, Adani Group, GMR Group, and a partnership of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and serial entrepreneur N. Prasad were announced as the four new owners of the Haryana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu teams, respectively.
U Mumba which stood at number 5 on the points table last season bought all-rounder Kuldeep Singh at Rs51.5 lakh, its most expensive purchase.
Last season’s winners Puneri Paltan spent the least compared to all other franchises with a total of Rs3.80 crore for eight payers.
The first of the two-day auction netted a total of Rs27.27 crore for 60 selected players.
Top buys for actor Abhishek Bachchan’s team Jaipur Pink Panthers included Manjeet Chillar and Selavamani K. for Rs75.5 lakh and Rs73 lakh, respectively.
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Can Pro Kabaddi League, with Season 7 starting today, recapture the eyeballs?
From the dusty patches in a rural setting, kabaddi’s entry into urban living rooms would have once been unimaginable. In the last five years though it has effortlessly captured the nation’s imagination with the Pro Kabaddi League(PKL), even making ‘crorepatis’ out of some of the brawny lads.
With the PKL boasting of the biggest sponsorship deal for a non-cricket sport, it could, however, not compete with the festive emotion last season, as the Asian Gamestook the mid-year slot. It was also the first time when both Indian men and women teams failed to win the Asian Games gold, starting the debate whether PKL being instrumental in bridging the competition bodes well for the Indian supremacy.
But then strong opposition motivates like no other. A considerable dip in the number of eyeballs has the Season 7 back to the original window in July, starting today, when 2015 champions U Mumbatake on Telugu Titansin Hyderabad. The following three months would have the 12 teams fighting to control the court proceedings.
Patna Piratesshould be the first among the lot to step on the gas. The three-time winners failed to reach the qualifiers for the first time in previous season. Their captain, Pardeep Narwal, was the top raider or the most valuable player or both in the last three editions after joining the team in PKL 3. And, with South Korea’s Jang Kun Lee providing the much-needed support as the second raider to all-time PKL leading raider Narwal, they easily have one of the strongest squads.
The injury blow to Surender Nada in the defence, ruled out of the entire edition, is the only leak they need to plug smartly. For, a team like Tamil Thalaivas would not shy from exposing and exploiting their Achilles’ heels. Narwal is not worrying as yet.
“Hadi Oshtrak (who was with Patna in PKL 3 and 4 title wins) will take care of the right corner for us and Jaideep of the left
Pro Kabaddi 2015: Five players who have lit the league so far
It’s Kabaddi time again! Or as Star Sports wants you to believe, it’s Le Panga time. The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) made its debut last year, with Star Sports keen to extend the template provided by the popular twenty20 cricket tournament—the Indian Premier League (IPL) across other sports, including Kabaddi. While the first season was all about how the sport would adapt to the format, this year, there has been a genuine sense of anticipation and interest, at least according to those involved with the league. What we learnt is that it’s even bigger, and better this time around.
The tournament, which began last weekend in Mumbai, has seen phenomenal viewer participation, both in-stadia and on broadcast platforms, including apps like Hotstar. The first leg of the eight-team tournament was played at the National Sports Club of India (NSCI) stadium in Mumbai between 18 and 21 July. The UTV-owned U-Mumba franchise got off to a fantastic start, winning its all four matches, as the league headed to its next venue, Kolkata, where the matches will be played at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose stadium.
Last year, PKL was all about giving some of these relatively unknown players a massive platform to showcase their skills. Given the success of the inaugural edition, some of these players have emerged as household names among the growing audience that has taken to one of India’s best known rural sports.
Here are some players who are lighting up this season:
Anup Kumar (U-Mumba)
Kumar, a two-time Asian Games gold medallist with India, has in many ways been the face of U-Mumba, the franchise that represents Mumbai. He captains U-Mumbai in the PKL. An Arjuna awardee in 2012, Kumar was the star of last year’s edition with the highest number of raid points, which also won him the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. Kumar hails from Palra, a village in Haryana’s Gurgaon district. He is currently employed w