All head coaches in the Pro Kabaddi League: Who's who this season?

The Pro Kabaddi League PKL is all set for another highoctane season with Season 11 kicking off in Hyderabad on October 18 In the dynamic world of PKL the coaches alongside their players play a vital role in shaping the success of a teamBeyond the spotlight coaches work tirelessly behind the scenes preparing players for intense battles synonymous with the Pro Kabaddi League With the PKL Season 11 just around the corner letrsquos have a look at the head coaches who will be leading the 12 teams in the upcoming seasonBengal Warriors Prashant SurveBengal Warriors the Season 7 PKL winners have named Prashant Surve as their new head coach ahead of their upcoming season Prasant who was a part of the franchise as an assistant coach since Season 9 has been promoted as the Warriorsrsquo head coachThe Kolkatabased franchise parted ways with former head coach K Baskaran after Bengal Warriors failed to qualify for the playoffs last season Additionally Praveen Yadav a former kabaddi player who has been providing free training for kids at the Gurugram Tau Devilal Stadium has been named as assistant coachBengaluru Bulls Randhir Singh SehrawatA name that needs no introduction Randhir Singh Sehrawat is the longestserving coach in Pro Kabaddi League and has been renamed as the head coach of Bengaluru Bulls for Season 11 Randhir has been with the Bengalurubased franchise since the inception of the league and coached them to their first PKL title in Season 6The Arjuna Award winner has plenty of experience working with the Indian Railwaysrsquo menrsquos and womenrsquos kabaddi teams before joining the Bulls After narrowly missing out on playoff qualification last year he will be looking forward to a solid campaign in Season 11Dabang Delhi KC Joginder NarwalJoginder Narwal who was an assistant coach under former Dabang Delhi KC head coach Rambir Singh Khokar has been promoted to the role of head coach ahead of the PKL 11Also Read Farm to fame The PKL journey that elevated Sachin Tanwar to stardomJoginder a former defender led Dabang Delhi KC to a PKL title win as captain in 2018 Last year the Delhibased team missed out on a spot in the semifinals after a close fight with the Patna Pirates in Season 10s Eliminator 1Gujarat Giants Ram Mehar SinghRam Mehar Singh a renowned coach in the Indian kabaddi ecosystem with a proven track record of success in the PKL has been renamed as head coach of Gujarat Giants for the upcoming seasonRam Mehar Singhrsquos coaching prowess has been wellestablished having coached Patna Pirates to title glory in Season 5 A twotime Asian Games Gold Medalist Ram Mehar Singh joined Gujarat Giants in Season 9 and led them to a playoff finish in Season 10Haryana Steelers Manpreet SinghA former Pro Kabaddi champion as a player with Patna Pirates Manpreet Singh has once again been renamed as the head coach of Haryana Steelers ahead of the upcoming seasonHis coaching journey began on a solid note in Season 5 as he led Gujarat Giants to consecutive runnerup finishes in the league Manpreet joined Haryana Steelers in Season 9 and guided them to a runnersup finish in Season 10Jaipur Pink Panthers Sanjeev BaliyanPKL Season 9 champions Jaipur Pink Panthers have decided to stick with Sanjeev Baliyan as their head coach for the upcoming campaignThe Arjuna Awardee boasts a magnificent coaching record in the PKL winning titles with Patna Pirates in Season 3 and Jaipur Pink Panthers in Season 9 Last season the Jaipurbased franchise under his tutelage finished second in the league stagePatna Pirates Narender RedhuNarender Redhu a young kabaddi coach and former assistant coach of Haryana Steelers has been reappointed as Patna Pirates head coach for the upcoming seasonRedhu who joined Patna Piratesrsquo camp in Season 10 has vast experience coaching international kabaddi teams Last season he helped guide Patna Pirates to the playoffs and Redhu will be hoping to help his team to title glory in PKL 11Also ReadAslam Inamdar The face of Puneri Paltanrsquos kabaddi resurgencePuneri Paltan BC RameshAfter coaching Puneri Paltan to their firstever PKL final in Season 9 head coach BC Ramesh led them to championship glory last season The Arjuna Awardee with a proven track record of coaching teams in the PKL was renamed Puneri Paltanrsquos head coach ahead of Season 11Ramesh was also the assistant coach of Bengaluru Bulls in their triumphant Season 6 campaign and then head coach of Bengal Warriors in their only titlewinning campaign in Season 7Tamil Thalaivas Udaya Kumar and Dharmaraj CheralathanFor the first time in PKL history Tamil Thalaivas have gone with a dualcoach system by appointing Udaya Kumar as chief coach and Dharmaraj Cheralathan as strategy coach to guide the team collaboratively in Season 11Udaya Kumar brings a wealth of experience to Tamil Thalaivas having coached the Indian kabaddi team to gold medals in the Asian Games in 2002 2006 and 2014 Cheralathan a key player in Patna Piratesrsquo Season 4 PKL triumph is known for his strategic acumen and quick thinking during inmatch situationsTelugu Titans Krishan Kumar HoodaKrishan Kumar Hooda a wellrespected figure on the PKL stage has been appointed as the head coach of Telugu Titans ahead of Season 11 This move comes after Telugu Titans finished at the bottom of the points table for a third consecutive seasonPlayers like Vijay Malik Naveen Kumar and others rose to fame under Krishan Kumar Hoodarsquos coaching stint with Dabang Delhi KC as he led the team from the PKL title in Season 8 The Dronacharya Award winner will be hoping that his appointment as head coach of the Titans can result in a turnaround in fortunes for the franchiseU Mumba Gholamreza MazandaraniPKL Season 2 winners U Mumba renamed Gholamreza Mazandarani as their head coach for Season 11 Mazandarani currently in his second stint with the Mumbaibased franchise previously led the Mumboys to the playoffs in Season 6 as head coachMazandarani has also coached the Telugu Titans in the PKL and is best known for guiding the Iran kabaddi team to gold in the 2018 Asian GamesUP Yoddhas Jasveer SinghUP Yoddhasrsquo seasoned head coach Jasveer Singh has been reappointed in his role for the upcoming campaign After retiring from the army Jasveer joined the team in 2018While the Yoddhas have mostly been consistent under his coaching they finished 11th last season and it is something the former Services coach will be looking to change in PKL 11With agency inputs