PKL 12: Assistant coaches of all 12 teams

The PKL 12 auction will take place on May 31 and June 1.
As the Pro Kabaddi League season 12 (PKL 12) approaches, all 12 teams have started looking towards the future and preparing for the upcoming season. Many teams have parted ways with their previous coaches, while a few teams have shown faith in their last season’s coach and retained them for the upcoming season.
U Mumba‘s former assistant coach, Anil Chaprana, has been promoted to the head coach role, so they have signed a new assistant coach, Parthiban M. The assistant coach plays a vital role in helping the team in the absence of the head coach.
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Several former players are also part of the coaching setup and will serve as assistant coaches of their respective franchises. Prashant Kumar Rai, captain of Patna Pirates in season 8, will now be the assistant coach of the same franchise. The cover defender, Jeeva Kumar, who played for U Mumba and Dabang Delhi, will now be a part of the Bengaluru Bulls coaching setup.
Parveen Malik was a player for the Bengal Warriorz in seasons 1 and 2 and will now serve as the assistant coach of the franchise. D Suresh Kumar, Vinod Kumar, and Varinder Singh will be part of PKL 12 as assistant coaches of Tamil Thalaivas, Jaipur Pink Panthers, and Gujarat Giants, respectively.
On that note, let’s take a look at the assistant coaches of all 12 teams for PKL 12.
Jaipur Pink Panthers – Vinod Kumar
Dabang Delhi – Naresh Kumar
Telugu Titans – Ramesh Kumar
U Mumba – Parthiban M
Patna Pirates – Prashant Kumar Rai
Bengal Warriorz – Praveen Malik
Haryana Steelers – Praveen Gulia
Tamil Thailavas – D Suresh Kumar
Puneri Paltan – Ashok Shinde
UP Yoddhas – Upendra Malik
Bengaluru Bulls – Jeeva Kumar
Gujarat Giants – Varinder Singh
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