Head coach Singh compares Steelers’ defence to facing Bumrah and Shami in nets

Haryana Steelers secured an impressive 4839 victory over U Mumba with young raiders Shivam Patare and Vishal Tate ruling the roost After a slow first half where U Mumba were ahead of the Haryana Steelers the side came back strong to secure the win A highlight of the game was their Iranian star Mohammedreza Shadloui becoming the fastest defender in PKL history to complete 300 Tackle Points having taken just 76 matches to reach this milestoneDuring the postmatch press conference head coach Manpreet Singh drew an interesting parallel between kabaddi and cricket to explain how his teams dynamic has provided a platform for these young raiders to develop their skills When young batters face bowlers like Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami in training imagine how much they learn Similarly when our young raiders train with experienced defenders like Jaideep Dahiya Rahul Sethpal and Mohammedreza Shadloui who have so much experience they get to learn so much Singh saidThe coach emphasized the Steelers strategy of backing young talent rather than spending big on established names We didnt go after raiders who cost INR 25 Crores 2 Crores or 1 Crore Many say we were unlucky not to get these players but we went with our young stars showed faith in them and now they are delivering for us he explainedSingh was particularly proud of his defensive unit especially Shadloui ndash who became the fastest defender to reach 300 Tackle Points in PKL They played a crucial role in the comeback victory and he shared his appreciation saying Our defence played better than U Mumbas defence which is why we could record this winAlso Read Mumba coach Mazandarani hails Ajit Chouhan as the lsquoraider to watchrsquo in PKLSpeaking about the teams halftime adjustments that led to the turnaround Singh revealed During the fiveminute break we sat down and discussed where we were making mistakes and what problems we were facing We revised our plans about where raiders would play and where defenders needed to position themselves Everyone paid attention to their roles and then the team executed wellThe coach also made a passionate plea for more attention to be given to young players across the league In Pro Kabaddi many different teams have young players performing well Give them a little more attention theyre doing very well Singh saidPreview for Matches on November 13Gujarat Giants will enter the mat hoping to return to winning ways when they take on Bengal Warriors at the Noida Indoor Stadium in Wednesdays first match The Bengal Warriors will bank on the experience of Maninder Singh and Fazel Atrachali while the Gujarat Giants will look to their defensive unit led by skipper Neeraj KumarThe second game of the day will see two inform teams ndash Patna Pirates and Puneri Paltan ndash take the mat The defending champions will be without their skipper Aslam Inamdar with Gaurav Khatri and Pankaj Mohite expected to lead their teams from the front Meanwhile for Patna Pirates Ayan Lohchab and Devank Dalal have been in fine form and will be the players to watch out for once againThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever