Pro Kabaddi League heavyweight Haryana Steelers are set to lockhorns against Patna Pirates, slated on December 23 in their PKL season 8 opener. Earlier, Haryana Steelers had a phenomenal outing during the last season in 2019 where they dominated group stages in PKL 7. However, they lost against gutsy U Mumba in the eliminator of season 7. Notably, they showed a phenomenal display during their outing in 2019.
Right after its inception, Steelers’ have made a mark in the league.During the recently concluded auction for PKL 8, Haryana Steelers assured that they have build the strong team who can clinch the title.
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With this, have a look at reasons why Haryana Steelers could again dominate this coming season of Pro Kabaddi League season 8.
1. Strong Youth:
Players such as Vikash Kandola,Rohit Gulia, Bijendra Singh Chaudhary and Vikas Chillar will play a crucial role in getting his side to the final in PKL 7. Notably, these players have enormous talent looking for an opportunity to prove. Additionally, the franchise has shown immense faith in these youngsters by bringing them on board.
2. Rock Solid All-Rounders:
The biggest strength of Haryana Steelers is its number of all-rounders in the team. Steelers have acquired the most number of all-rounders in the team. With the likes of Rajesh Narwal,Vikas Jaglan, Hamid Nader, Ajay Ghangas, and Rohit Gulia, these are the main pillars of the team. Notably, the presence of Rajesh Narwal with his raiding abilities would be icing on the cake.
3. Retained key player/s and breaking the bank:
Haryana Steelers heavily banked on all-rounder Rohit Gulia. They spent big amounts and acquired Rohit. Rohit Gulia, the star all-rounder, not only for the league but also played a crucial role for team Railways in winning the Senior National Kabaddi Championship. Notably, Rohit has clinched 241 points from 60 encounters. Additionally, he scalped 100-point season in PKL season, playing an important role for Steelers in PKL 7. Also, Steelers retained their star raider of the last two seasons.i.e Vikash Kandola. He has scored 423 raid points from 55 matches. Also, he is the top scorer for Haryana Steelers in the league.And hence, Kandolaa will again spearhead the raiding department and would go all guns blazing with his sheer pace and nerves of steel.
In totality, Haryana Steelers would assure no stone unturned in the upcoming season of PKL 8 as they have specialists and experienced players to fill in for every position. And hence, they would certainly like to go two steps ahead compared to the previous season.
