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In Match 18 of VIVO Pro Kabaddi League, PKL 2019, Haryana Steelers will take on Jaipur Pink Panthers at Sardar Vallabbhai Patel Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday. Steelers will look to bounce back after a tough loss against Dabang Delhi in their previous match while Pin Panthers look to continue their dominating form in Pro Kabaddi 2019. Haryana has been affected in their raiding department as raiders – Prashanth Kumar Rai and Vikas Kandola -- are not fit. Naveen was the silver lining for Haryana in the match against Delhi with nine points. He will be looking to continue his good form against Jaipur. The raider expressed that the team will play better against Jaipur. “This will carry on in the tournament, sometimes we will win, sometimes we will lose. Now we will raise our confidence and play better against Jaipur Pink Panthers,” said Naveen.
Check Pro Kabaddi schedule and points table here
What can coach Rakesh Kumar do to take pressure off Naveen?
Rakesh Kumar had a happy coaching debut when his Haryana Steelers team were able to beat Anup Kumar’s Puneri Paltan 34-24 in their first game. In that match, both teams were without their star raiders – Pune without Nitin Tomar and Haryana without Vikas Kandola or Prashanth Kumar Rai. Haryana’s raiders led by Naveen were able to shine that day, but against Dabang Delhi’s powerful raiding unit of Naveen Kumar, Chandran Ranjit and Meraj Sheykh, Haryana couldn’t keep up and they ended up losing by 20 points.
Now the challenge for Rakesh is how to create a balanced raiding unit. One option could be to use Selvamani more in the Do or Die raids as he has been good in his career in these situations. Among all raiders in the team he actually has the best raid strike rate in do or die situations.
Check Pro Kabaddi schedule and points table here
What can coach Rakesh Kumar do to take pressure off Naveen?
Rakesh Kumar had a happy coaching debut when his Haryana Steelers team were able to beat Anup Kumar’s Puneri Paltan 34-24 in their first game. In that match, both teams were without their star raiders – Pune without Nitin Tomar and Haryana without Vikas Kandola or Prashanth Kumar Rai. Haryana’s raiders led by Naveen were able to shine that day, but against Dabang Delhi’s powerful raiding unit of Naveen Kumar, Chandran Ranjit and Meraj Sheykh, Haryana couldn’t keep up and they ended up losing by 20 points.
Now the challenge for Rakesh is how to create a balanced raiding unit. One option could be to use Selvamani more in the Do or Die raids as he has been good in his career in these situations. Among all raiders in the team he actually has the best raid strike rate in do or die situations.
| Haryana Steelers Raiders in DoD Situations – PKL | ||||
| Raider | Raids | Raid Points | Super Raids | Raid SR |
| Selvamani K | 78 | 62 | 2 | 79 |
| Prashanth Kumar Rai | 84 | 63 | 4 | 75 |
| Naveen | 35 | 23 | 0 | 66 |
| Vikas Kandola | 73 | 39 | 1 | 53 |
