PKL 12 Predictions: Will Bengaluru Bulls Lift the Trophy Again After Season 6?
The Bengaluru Bulls looked a new revamp side ahead of next season, where they would be looking to win title post Season 6.
They won Season 6 under Rohit Kumar, where Pawan Sehrawat emerged Most Valuable Player of the Tournament and team was successfully guided by Coach Randhir Sehrawat.
Pawan Sehrawat with his immaculate performance and became the find of the tournament where he scored 282 points in the marquee event.
They would be looking to make unassembled comeback in Upcoming edition.
Vast changes have taken place in Bengaluru Bulls ahead of Season 12, where Coach Randhir Sehrawat who has been part of this franchise from inaugural edition have been released.
Pawan Sehrawat is no more part of Bengaluru Bulls and BC Ramesh who successfully led Puneri Paltans towards winning PKL 10 titles would be looking to impart his coaching tactics in the Upcoming edition.
Before we dive deep into what is expected from Bengaluru Bulls in the Upcoming Edition ?? It is imperatively important to understand that franchise finished at the bottom of points table after PKL 11 League stage has been concluded where they bagged 19 points from 22 games.
Overall Bulls till season 11 have managed to qualify for Playoffs, for six times which is no mean feat.
Coach BC Ramesh knows this team inside out as he was assistant coach for Bulls in Season 6 so he understand the mindset how thinks work in Bengaluru Based franchise.
There is plethora of talent, in current Bengaluru Bulls franchise where there is several exciting talent on display.
Let’s talk about their strength, weakness and their potential whether they can lift PKL 12 title or not?
Strength:
Their biggest strength lies in their formidable defensive unit, where they have acquired services some of the Top defenders like Yogesh Kumar Dahiya, who is now part of this squad for whooping 1.125 Crore for Season 12.
He would be playing as right corner for Bengaluru Bulls where he would be expected to lead the entire defense in the crunch phase of the game.
With this massive amount, He became the most expensive defender for PKL Season 12 so eyes will be on him to perform and do the job for his franchise.
If you look at Yogesh Dahiya performances in last two PKL seasons have been top notch where on consistent basis he has produced match winning results for his side.
Going just by numbers, he has played 45 matches in PKL where he scored 149 tackle points which in itself talks about his mouth staggering performance for the franchise.
They have also roped in another experience defender Ankush Rathee in left corner at his base price 30 Lakh.
Going by Ankush numbers, he made debut in PKL Season 9 and made unmatched consistency, in PKL where he has scored 227 tackle points in 69 games.
The Bulls made a good choice as they bagged the likes of- Sanjay Dhull and Dheeraj for 60 lakh and 40 lakh INR respectively as right and left cover respectively.
The additional talented players like- Lucky Kumar(Right Corner),Deepak S(Left Corner), Shubham Rahate (Left Cover) , Manish and Satyappa Matti(right cover) makes their defence look invincible on paper.
If they collectively come together and play as a unit they would not allow any Raider to score points against them on consistent basis.
Weakness:
The problem lies in their attack as you can dominate any match on mat based on how well your offence and defence complement each other especially in crunch situations.
Ahead of Season 12, Bengaluru Bulls management have retained raiders like- Pankaj and Manjeet and they also added right raider Ashish Malik in their squad picked from New Young Player Category.
The Buls have acquired Akash Shinde for 53.10 Lakhs as Raider in order to strengthen their raiding unit.
If you look at Akash Shinde Performance in PKL where he amassed 296 points in 57 matches so far.
Barring Akash Shinde entire Raiding unit looks pretty inexperienced.
They have players like- Pirati Srivastava(Left Raider), Ganesha B(Right Raider) , Shubham Bitake and Mahipal in the ranks.
Yes there is an opportunity for all these raiders to showcase their skills, but the raiding department looks inexperienced and they might crumble under pressure.
Expected Result from Upcoming Edition:
Despite debacle performance in last edition, experienced defenders and coaching legacy from BC Ramesh might bring best out of them.
If their raiding unit doesn’t take pressure and complement Defense which in itself is a formidable unit can most probably qualify for PKL Season 12 Playoffs.
The Upcoming Season will provide platforms to the likes of- Aashish Malik, Dheeraj, Shubham Bitake, Ahmedreza Asgari and Alireza Mirzaien where they can do wonders on the mat for Bengaluru Bulls.
Akash Shinde would need support from other end also Yogesh Dahiya and Ankush Rathee looks automatic choice to lead Defensive Unit.
Bengaluru Bulls look pretty revamped this time around, they might bring out the best performance in this Upcoming Edition.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q-1: Which Season Bengaluru Bulls Won PKL? Who’s the new Head Coach for Bengaluru Bulls and what would be expected from them?
Answer: Bengaluru Bulls won PKL Season 6 under the captaincy of Rohit Kumar under Randhir Sehrawat Coaching.
The new Head Coach for Bengaluru Bulls is BC Ramesh who was assistant Coach in PKL Season 6 when they won title.
He would be expected to apply the same tactics which he applied for PKL Season 10 for Puneri Paltans where they won PKL Season 10 as franchise.
Q-2: Which team looks most strongest for PKL Season 12? Where Tactically Bengaluru Franchise need to do in Upcoming Season?
Answer: The team which looks strongest for PKL Season 12 is none other than Tamil Thaliavas as they have picked superstar players like- Arjun Deshwal, Pawan Sehrawat and Narender Redu who can do wonders and become nightmare to opposition batters.
Q-3: Where we will watch next edition of PKL and where you can watch the game live on OTT?
Answer: The next edition of Star Sports Channel and the same will be streamed on Disney+ Hotstar app.
The Pro Kabaddi League Next edition is turning out to be interesting and exciting where top notch Kabaddi players would be looking to replicate top notch Kabaddi on the mat.
