Bengaluru Bulls have a massive advantage with majority of their games being played on home turf. Image: Bengaluru Bulls/ Twitter
Pro Kabaddi 2022: Bengaluru Bulls, with some significant changes in their setup, will be raring to go considering a large chunk of their matches will be played on home turf at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
The Pro Kabaddi League season 9 is just a week away from its start and the temperatures are high with practice sessions of the teams in top gear.
The franchise has named defender Mahender Singh as their new captain after leaving out Pawan Sehrawat who was the leader for the past two seasons. The newly appointed skipper has been a part of the squad for four seasons now.
Besides Mahender, defender Saurabh Nandal was announced as the vice-captain ahead of the ninth season. Nandal was the highest tackle points scorer for the side last season with 69 points.
The Bulls made some exciting acquisitions at the PKL 2022 auction, bagging the services of raider Vikash Kandola for a whopping INR1.7 crore.
The Bulls have not been able to replicate their sixth-season performance in the last two seasons and would want to finish the season differently. With the newly appointed leadership group, some changes in the team tactics and environment are expected and that might change the fortunes of the side in the current season.
The Bulls will start their campaign on the opening day of the season against the Telugu Titans.
Season by Season results
Season 1 – Third position
Season 2 – Runners Up
Season 3 – Seventh position
Season 4 – Sixth position
Season 5 – Fourth position in Zone B (Knocked out in intra-zonal round)
Season 6 – Winners
Season 7 – Sixth position
Season 8 – Fourth position
Bengaluru Bulls Squad
Raiders
Vikash Kandola, More G B, Lala Mohar Yadav, Neeraj Narwal, Harmanjit Singh, Bharat, Nageshor Tharu
Defenders
Mahender Singh(c), Saurabh Nandal, Mayur Kadam, Sudhakar Krishant, Rohit Kumar, Vinod Naik, Aman, Rajnesh, Yash Hooda
All-Rounders
Sachin Narwal, Rahul Khatik
Schedule
7 October Bengaluru Bulls vs U Mumba