PKL 12: Bengal Warriorz's Devank Dalal opens up on facing his former team in Pro Kabaddi 2025

Devank Dalal shone as Bengal Warriorz beat Patna Pirates in PKL 12.

Patna Pirates were on the receiving end of their sixth defeat in Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 (PKL 12) at the hands of the Bengal Warriorz in a high-scoring showdown.

Devank Dalal produced one of his career-best performances against his former side and took the Warriorz home. The Pirates find themselves under immense pressure, having lost three of their last five games. Meanwhile, the Kolkata-based side will look to maintain their newfound confidence and lift itself from the bottom half of the table.

After the PKL 12 match, representatives from both teams addressed the media and shared their thoughts.

Patna Pirates

Thoughts on the game

Patna Pirates head coach Anup Kumar shared his views on the game and said, “In today’s match, the team could not perform well in both raiding and defence, and the same problem arose, which occurred in the first two matches that we were not able to finish in the last five to seven minutes. Perhaps the same thing was missing in today’s match also.”

Turning point in the game

The head coach also spoke about what went wrong for his side in the PKL 12 and said, “The defence played well overall, but there were mistakes in the end, and if a raider like Devank is in front, then it is always a problem, but still we played well against him. But, after the all-out in the end, there was no chance of a comeback, there was very little time left and that caused more problems.”

Bengal Warriorz 

What has changed

Bengal Warriorz’s head coach, Naveen Kumar, told everyone what he has changed on his side. 

“The team played well today on both sides, both in defence and offence. All the tackles were done with a team combination, and our main weakness was on the left side. From there, we changed our position. We brought in a new boy, he played well, and Devank had taken the entire responsibility of raiding, so he performed it very well.”

Playing against Patna Pirates

Devank Dalal shared his feelings after facing off against his former side in PKL 12 and said, “It was a very good feeling because not just Ayan, but all of them are my brothers and I played with them last year. I was on that team, and we all used to stay together. So, I had a very good feeling playing with him. I enjoyed playing it.”

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