PKL 12: Gujarat Giants coach gives big statement on Mohammadreza Shadloui's poor performance

Bengaluru Bulls registered their fifth win in PKL 12 by defeating Gujarat Giants.

Bengaluru Bulls bounced back to winning ways with a hard-fought performance against the Gujarat Giants. With this win, the Bulls moved to fourth spot in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 (PKL 12) points table.

The Bulls handed the Giants their fourth successive and sixth overall defeat in the ongoing campaign. Bengaluru Bulls are enjoying their campaign. On the other hand, the Gujarat Giants are going through a tough time as they are placed at the bottom of the points table.

After the game, representatives from both teams addressed the media and shared their thoughts.

Bengaluru Bulls 

Gameplan against Mohammadreza Shadloui

Bengaluru Bulls head coach BC Ramesh opened up about his side’s game plan to neutralise Mohammadreza Shadloui and said, “Shadloui is a good all-rounder player and our players made a strategy for him. Our captain, vice-captain, and all of them played very well together.”

“Shadloui was unsuccessful, and it benefited us. Their right corner, Lucky and raider Rakesh, played well. We made two to three super tackles that were more beneficial for our team, and then Akash Shinde turned the match by taking points at the right time and balancing the team. I liked it,” he added.

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His own performance

Akash Shinde spoke about his own performance and said, “The most important thing is to show trust in your player, and today, after many matches, Coach Sahab gave me an opportunity. He trusted me, and even before the match started, he told me to play this match responsibly. He told me the more you stay inside, the more advantage it is for our team, and we played on the same strategy, and it worked.”

Gujarat Giants 

Pressure on Mohammadreza Shadloui

Gujarat Giants assistant coach Varinder Singh was asked if there was captaincy pressure on Mohammadreza Shadloui. “Look, there is no pressure because he has not become captain for the first time. He has been a captain before and has performed well.”

“I think he is not under pressure, but he is having trouble making any decision, and he is definitely facing problems in controlling himself somewhere. It may be that he himself is not in form. So because of this, he is also making some mistakes,” he added.

Thoughts ahead of the next game

Varinder also spoke about the Telugu Titans ahead of their next game and said, “Telugu Titans also have a good squad with a good raiding line, and their defense is also good. We have to prepare accordingly, and time is also limited. The match is tomorrow only. So we will come prepared, and the team will play well.”

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