PKL 2022 Eliminator 2: Tamil Thaliavas don’t want to look back at past mistakes ahead of Yoddhas clash

The
Thalaivas
lost
the
backbone
of
the
team
–
Pawan
Sehrawat
in
their
opening
game,
which
was
a
blow
few
people
would
think
the
team
would
recover
from.

The
team
then
went
on
to
win
just
one
game
out
of
their
first
six
matches
and
were
considered
by
many
experts
and
kabaddi
enthusiasts
to
be
out
of
contention
for
the
play-offs.

But
with
moments
of
brilliance
and
some
heroic
team
performances,
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
have
managed
to
fight
their
way
into
contention
for
a
place
in
the
playoffs
of
this
year’s
PKL.

PKL
2022
Eliminator
2:
UP
Yoddhas
vs
Tamil
Thalaivas
Date,
Time,
Live
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A
lot
of
the
credit
goes
to
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
management
bringing
in
former
India
National
Team
coach
Ashan
Kumar,
who
made
an
instant
impact
by
changing
the
dynamics
and
tactics
of
the
team
which
led
them
to
the
play-offs.

On
the
Star
Sports
show
‘Total
KBD
–
Road
to
Play-offs’,
the
Thalaivas
coach
Kumar
spoke
on
how
he
managed
to
reinvigorate
the
teams
spirit
and
get
the
desired
results.

“I
accepted
this
challenge
with
a
motive
that
our
team
needs
to
start
performing
well.
As
a
coach,
I
focused
on
the
strength
factors
of
the
team
giving
everyone
equal
responsibility
making
them
understand
as
to
how
they
can
perform
better,”
Kumar
said.

“If
we
want
to
reach
our
goal
we
shouldn’t
be
looking
back
at
our
mistakes,
as
focussing
on
our
past
mistakes
won’t
get
us
our
next
victory.”

The
coach
Kumar
also
said
the
raiding
combination
of
Narendra
and
Ajinkya
Pawar
has
helped
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
in
winning
games.

“Both
Narender
and
Ajinkya
have
been
working
in
tandem
and
the
combination
is
so
good
that
if
one
goes
to
catch
a
player
the
other
tries
to
get
a
point,”
Kumar
added.

Along
with
Narender
and
Ajinkya
Pawar,
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
have
had
some
tremendous
performers
for
them
throughout
the
course
of
the
season.
These
players
have
helped
the
team
get
out
of
sticky
situations
and
also
come
in
clutch
when
the
team
has
needed
them
to
step
up.

Here
is
a
look
at
the
top
4
players
to
look
out
for
before
they
face
UP
Yoddhas
in
the
PKL
2022
Eliminator
2
on
Tuesday
(December
13):

Narender

After
Pawan
Sehrawat
was
stretchered
off
in
their
first
match
of
the
season,
Narender
has
stepped
up
to
be
the
pivot
of
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
team.
Narender’s
performances
have
been
of
vital
importance
to
the
Thalaivas,
with
the
star
scoring
224
points
this
season.

His
performances
have
been
key
to
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
reaching
the
top
six
and
the
energy
and
enthusiasm
he
brings
in
to
the
team
have
made
him
one
of
the
most
feared
players
on
the
mat
in
this
year’s
PKL.

Ajinkya
Pawar

The
skipper
of
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
has
had
a
stellar
season
by
stepping
up
for
the
team
when
they
need
him
the
most
with
some
impressive
raids.
Pawar
has
amassed
an
impressive
124
points
this
season,
making
him
one
of
the
players
to
watch
out
for
in
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
squad.

He
has
built
a
solid
partnership
with
Narender,
and
the
duo
have
been
a
constant
thorn
in
the
side
of
the
opposition
with
their
chemistry
together
as
raiders.

Ajinkya’s
highlight
game
of
the
season
was
when
the
Tamil
Thaliavas
faced
the
Telugu
Titans,
where
Ajinkya
put
in
a
match-winning
performance
to
win
the
Southern
Derby.

Himanshu

The
left
corner
defender
has
been
one
of
the
most
consistent
performers
for
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
and
has
been
key
to
the
team
reaching
the
play-offs.

With
an
84.96%
not
out
rate,
Himanshu
has
saved
a
lot
of
points
for
the
team
and
has
grown
from
strength
to
strength
throughout
the
course
of
the
season.
The
defender
will
have
to
play
a
major
part
in
the
team’s
play-off
matches
if
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
want
to
win
the
PKL.

Sagar
Rathee

Sagar
Rathee
has
been
on
the
top
tacklers
for
the
Tamil
Thalaivas
this
season.
With
a
tackle
success
rate
of
51%,
it
was
a
concerning
moment
for
the
team
when
Rathee
got
an
injury
in
the
game
versus
the
Jaipur
Pink
Panthers.

While
the
team
has
felt
his
absence,
they
will
be
looking
forward
to
having
him
back
for
the
eliminator
against
UP
Yoddhas.
His
assured
presence
on
the
mat
makes
him
one
of
the
players
to
watch
out
for
in
this
strong
Tamil
Thalaivas
side.