New Delhi: As soon as the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) and the much awaited 2019 World Cup gets over, the action will shift from the pitch to the mats with the Pro Kabaddi League’s (PKL) seventh season commencing from July 19.
The auctions for the upcoming edition concluded in Mumbai on Tuesday as each of the 12 franchises fought hard to get the best possible players in their camp and Dabang Delhi’s coach Krishan Kumar Hooda is also satisfied with his team and believes that Naveen Kumar Goyat will lead the team from front in the raiding department.
Speaking to IANS after the auctions, Hooda said apart from Naveen, the Delhi team with the likes of Chandran Ranjit, Meraj Sheykh, Ravinder Pahal and Vishal Mane has the capability to perform better than last year wherein they made to the play-offs. The coach expressed faith in his team which has a mixture of young and experienced players.
“We have players like Naveen, Pahal and Joginder in our ranks. They are the big names of Pro Kabaddi and have always delivered whenever the team needed. My team is strong in every department of the game as we have some great talents both in raiding and defence. This team will certainly give result,” Hooda said.
The coach was also all-praise for Naveen, who accumulated a staggering 177 points from just 22 matches last season and became a big trouble for the opposing defences throughout the tournament. IANS
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