Khel Now experts question UP Yoddhas' use of Pardeep Narwal

The former Patna Pirates raider scored nine raid points against Telugu Titans on Tuesday.

Pro Kabaddi League PKL Season 9 has given us another debatable topic to discuss just after the one-sided affair between UP Yoddha and Telugu Titans. UP fans must be excited about the victory. But if we talk about Pardeep Narwal’s fan base, they would not be happy after a controversial decision taken by the coach, Jasveer Singh. The Yoddhas head coach substituted Pardeep Narwal in the last four minutes of the match.

Substituting is a regular call in the game, but doing so at the time when Pardeep was on nine raid points heated things up after the game. Giving Surender Gill enough chances ahead of Pardeep was also a point of discussion during the game. Let us take a glance at what Khel Now Experts have to say in the Bol Kabaddi Khel Kabaddi show:

Wrong decision made by the coach

Substituting a top player like Pardeep Narwal just when he was about to complete his Super 10 was a decision that made the experts unhappy. On this, Mohit Chhillar argued, "This was a wrong decision made by the coach at such a crucial time. I don’t know why the coach did not let him complete his Super 10. I am totally against this decision."

Preetam Chhillar concurred with the World Cup winner's statement. Adding to the conversation, Preetam Chhillar explained, "I totally agree with Mohit on this. If Pardeep could get two or three raids, he could have completed his Super 10. I believe the coach has given more chances to Surender Gill than Pardeep Narwal, which was wrong. ‘Justice for Pardeep Narwal’ is trending now, and I will go with the audience on this discussion."

Surender Gill focused on bonuses while Pardeep got touch points

We all witnessed that Pardeep managed to get all nine touch points, but Surender got four bonus points out of his 13 points. There was a debate on this topic about who is the hero of the PKL 9 game. Khel Now experts gave their opinion. Mohit said, "I believe Pardeep was the hero of the game as he got touch points at crucial stages. Surender might have gotten points for his team but was unable to revive players due to bonus points. On the other hand, Pardeep was raiding at a difficult stage when five-six players were on the court. So, I believe he was the hero of the day."

Another Khel Now Expert, Rohit Baliyan, said, "Pardeep always took his team forward in this game whenever there was a crunch situation. He took the lead for his team when his team needed him the most."

Did not understand why the coach substituted Pardeep

On this surprising call from the coach of UP Yoddhas, Mohit Chhillar said, "I seriously don’t understand why he did this. I mean, why would he be having any problem if Pardeep would complete his Super 10? It was just a matter of one or a maximum of two raids."