Pro Kabaddi League 2022: Fazel Atrachali vows to guide Puneri Paltan to their maiden title

The
franchise
retained
ten
players
ahead
of
the
auction
and
added
the
Iranian
duo
to
help
strengthen
their
defence.
Puneri
Paltan
stepped
up
their
training
and
practice
ahead
of
the
new
season
with
a
strong
emphasis
on
team
bonding
and
skill
development.

With
the
experience
of
players
like
Fazel
and
Mohmmad
Nabibakhsh
coupled
with
the
massive
potential
of
youngsters
such
as
Aslam
Inamdar,
Puneri
Paltan
are
quite
optimistic
about
having
a
successful
season
in
PKL
2022.

Head
Coach,
BC
Ramesh,
has
high
ambitions
for
the
team
this
season
and
spoke
about
how
Fazel’s
presence
helps
the
youngsters
in
the
team.
Speaking
exclusively
on
Star
Sports
show
‘Total
KBD’ he
said,
“It’s
my
thinking
and
even
Fazel’s
that
Puneri
will
be
the
champions
this
season.”

He
added
further,
“We
have
very
young
players
in
our
team.
All
are
good
raiders
and
good
defenders
as
well.
Now
we
needed
an
experienced
player
who
could
captain
the
team.
A
defender
who
could
push
the
team,
play
well
and
is
a
good
player
back
at
the
left
corner.
And
for
that,
we
bought
a
player
like
Fazel
Atrachali.
There
is
a
lot
of
concentration
on
fitness
and
we
are
working
on
getting
even
fitter
this
season
and
performing
well.
Having
good
competition
among
the
youngsters
will
help
us
improve
and
increase
our
fitness
as
well,
which
will
prove
good
for
the
team.”

Atrachali
spoke
about
how
important
the
upcoming
season
is
for
him
and
Puneri
Paltan,
he
said,
“This
season,
I
want
my
team
to
be
the
champions
and
this
is
very
important
for
me.”
He
added,
“I
am
working
very
hard
for
this
and
I
hope
I
play
good
this
season.”

Ramesh
commended
how
the
Sultan’s
leadership
has
a
positive
effect
on
the
team
and
how
he
martials
his
teammates
to
support
them
in
every
situation.
He
further
said,
“Fazel
has
to
guide
the
raiders
based
on
the
situation.
He
can
read
the
opponents
well
and
advise
which
players
could
win
maximum
points
for
the
team.
Whether
it
would
be
an
offensive
or
defensive
catch,
Fazel
will
be
planning
it
out
with
the
team.”

All-rounder
of
the
Puneri
Paltan
–
Aslam
Inamdar
spoke
about
how
Sultan
Fazel
guides
the
team
and
acts
as
a
role
model
for
the
youngsters
around.
Speaking
on
the
show,
he
said,
“Our
team
lacked
seniors
and
experienced
players
and
having
Fazel
has
filled
up
that
spot.”

He
added
further,
“He
guides
us
well
during
practice
and
we
perform
the
drills
accordingly.
His
team
bonding
is
very
good,
he
includes
all
the
players
along
and
he’s
been
very
supportive
towards
us
too.”

All
the
action
from
PKL
9
will
begin
on
October
7
onwards
which
will
be
available
LIVE
&
Exclusive
on
the
Star
Sports
Network
and
Disney+
Hotstar.