Bengal Warriors will kick off their campaign against Haryana Steelers. Image: Bengal Warriors/ Twitter
Pro Kabaddi 2022: Bengal Warriors were crowned champions in the seventh season of the PKL, but have been lustreless on either side of that victorious campaign.
The team did qualify for playoffs in the 2017 and 2018 editions but could not reach the deep end of the tournament. The franchise finished ninth in the next season after winning the title and will want to rework their game heading into a new season.
The Warriors roped in Indian national team captain and all-rounder Deepak Hooda at the auction earlier this year for a sum of INR43 lakh. The franchise will hope to strengthen the side with this acquisition as Hooda has been one of the most successful players in the history of PKL and holds the record for most points (1,063) by an all-rounder.
The Warriors will kick off their campaign against Haryana Steelers on 8 October. It will be worthwhile to see if they can turn around their fortunes in the current year and replicate a show similar to the 2019 edition.
Season by Season results
Season 1 – Seventh position
Season 2 – Sixth position
Season 3 – Fourth position
Season 4 – Eight position
Season 5 – Third position (Finished top of Group B)
Season 6 – Sixth position (Finished second in Group B)
Season 7 – Winners
Season 8 – Ninth position
Bengal Warriors Squad
Raiders
Maninder Singh (c), Shrikant Jadhav, Akash Pikalmunde, Suyog Gaikar, R Guhan, Parshant Kumar, Aslam Thambi,
Defenders
Girish Maruti Ernak, Surender Nada, Amit Sheoran, Parveen Satpal, Shubham Shinde, Sakthivel R, Soleiman Pahlevani, Vaibhav Garje,
All-Rounders
Deepak Hooda, Ashish Sangwan, Vinod Kumar, Ajinkya Kapre, Rohit, Manoj Gowda, Balaji D
Schedule
8 October Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
26 October