PKL 12: What went wrong for UP Yoddhas against Bengal Warriorz? Coach Upendra Malik reveals

Bengal Warriorz registered their second win in PKL 12 by defeating UP Yoddhas.

Bengal Warriorz finally returned to winning ways after a series of defeats in Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 (PKL 12). The Kolkata-based outfit outsmarted the UP Yoddhas in Jaipur to clinch a much-needed win.

With this win, the Warriorz have lifted themselves from the bottom of the table and will hope to build upon their newly found confidence. Skipper Devank Dalal scored his sixth Super 10 on the trot to help his side come back from behind and win the game.

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

UP Yoddhas 

What went wrong?

UP Yoddhas’ assistant coach Upendra Malik shared his thoughts on the game and told the media about what went wrong for his side. Malik said, “It was a good start to the match, and the defense performed well today, but when it is a close match, then patience is definitely required. There were some occasions when we made mistakes and lost points. If we had shown some patience, we could have won the match, and these things are important in such a close match. 

Malik also added that, “We can’t win in 5-10-20-30 minutes. In this league, we have to be completely alert for the entire 40 minutes, whether it’s defense or offense; everyone is together. So, if we can say that we played well but lost, and a defeat is a defeat. I would still say that the patience that was lost today was wrong.”

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Bengal Warriorz 

Message from the head coach

Bengal Warriorz skipper Devank Dalal opened up about what the message was from the head coach and said, “Coach Sahab had told us that we have to play a close game. The closer we play the match, the more we will win. So that was it, we took the match very close and we decided slowly till the end and then we won,”

His performance

Devank also opens up on his and his team’s overall performance. He said, “My performance is important for my team because I have to keep it consistent. If the team plays like this, the way it did today, then we will probably not lose to any team. If the defense plays like this, then perhaps we will not lose to anyone,” he concluded.

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