Bengaluru Bulls returned to winning ways, making it four wins in their last five matches, with a hard-fought 28-24 victory against Gujarat Giants at the SMS Indoor Stadium in Jaipur on Monday.

Their captain Yogesh Dahiya, who led the way with a High Five on the night, shared insight into his approach since taking on the leadership role. “Captaincy doesn’t add any pressure for me. In fact, it serves as motivation to lead the team and I’m just playing my role to do that”, he said.

Further shedding some light on the performance of his young raider Aashish Malik, Yogesh added, “Aashish is a very good young player and he’s doing really well. Even when he’s making a mistake, the coach calmly explains things to him and he pays attention to rectify them.”

Reflecting on the win and his team’s resilient performance, Bengaluru Bulls head coach BC Ramesh expressed, “Our players planned strategies and executed them throughout the contest. The turning point for us was the Super Tackles from Yogesh and Deepak in the first half, giving our team an advantage. And then Akash Shinde did his bit, getting points at the right time to balance things out to get us over the line.”

Speaking on his vital contributions to the team’s triumph, Akash Shinde highlighted the importance of Bengaluru Bulls’ team effort. He mentioned, “Winning the match is important. It doesn’t matter if your raiders make you win or your defenders. Our defence played really well, especially our corners – they were outstanding. And that’s why we won the game.”

The raider also emphasized on the importance of trust in his team, while revealing the advice his coach shared with him ahead of this contest. “It’s important to have the trust on your players and the team trusted me with the responsibility today. Even before the game, coach sir told me to play responsibly and stay in the game as long as possible because that would give us an advantage. We worked on that strategy and it paid off”, he concluded.

Please find below the previews for the PKL Season 12 matches on Tuesday, September 23:

Languishing at the bottom of the table, Gujarat Giants have only registered one win in their last five matches. With the games coming in thick and fast, the Jaivir Sharma-led side will hope that they can turn their fortunes around when they take on a Telugu Titans side that has blown hot-and-cold in this tournament so far.

Jaipur Pink Panthers will battle it out against U Mumba in the second match of the day, that promises fireworks. While the Pink Panthers have been exceptional with the likes of Nitin Kumar and Ali Samadi showing their raiding prowess, they will be up for a stern test against Sunil Kumar’s side.

Tickets are available on District by Zomato, the official ticketing platform for PKL Season 12: https://www.district.in/events/pkl-2025-jaipur-team

Follow Pro Kabaddi on Instagram, Facebook, X & YouTube for all the latest updates!

The Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 is being broadcast live on the Star Sports Network and streamed on JioHotstar from 7:30 pm onwards.

Related tags:

BenPro Kabaddi League Season 12, 2025 NewsEnglish