PKL 2019 | 5Ws and 1H – Bengaluru Bulls

The sixth season of the league for the Bulls proved to be the best season for the team from Karnataka. After failing to claim the title in the first five seasons of the tournament, the Bulls went into PKL 2018 with two coaches. They had the services of Ramesh along with Randhir who has been there in the team from the inception of PKL. Pawan Sehrawat was their go-to man in the raiding department with a total of amazing 271 points in the season. 

With 78 points from 22 matches, the Bulls had topped Zone B. In the play-offs, they won against Gujarat Fortunegiants in the first qualifier to earn a direct qualification for the summit clash. In the final game, although the Gujarat side gave them a tough fight, it was another Pawan show that helped the Bulls claim the title by winning the final 38-33 against the Fortunegiants. 

After going through the article, there will be no doubts that who is going to be the trump card for the team in the upcoming edition of the league. All eyes will be on Pawan and not only the management and the fans, the opponents will also have their attention on the raider from Haryana who turned out to be the star attraction of the league in 2018. Apart from Pawan, there will be a lot depending on Rohit Kumar as well who mostly played as a second raider last time around. The team will want the experienced man to step up to rescue the team as and when required during the seventh season of the PKL.

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As the team have two such raiders who have the ability and the skill to turn a particular game with individual performances, the biggest strength for the Bulls is their raiding department. Although Rohit was not that good with the raids last time around, he can star on the mat on his given day. The team had decided to retain both the raiders ahead of the auctions held in April earlier this year.

The reason for Bengaluru Bulls’ success in the previous season was the success of Pawan as their primary raider. He was sent in as a surprise in their first outing which worked well for the team. This also prompted the side to go on with him and the Haryana lad also delivered the goods for the team. However, the big question is whether Pawan can play with the same form this year? Whether he will have his mojo in the seventh season? And the biggest question, whether he can stay fit for the entire period of three months? 

Starting from the initial phase of the league, Bengaluru Bulls is a side which always had some of the greats of the game. With an experienced captain like Rohit and an impact player like Pawan, who turned the last season’s final on his own, the supporters of the team will have a lot to cheer for. The runners-up from the second season of the league will want to try their best to defend the title this time around. 

Bengaluru Bulls will start their campaign in the seventh edition of the league in the second game of the inaugural evening against three-time champions Patna Pirates. Their home leg will be held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in the state capital of Karnataka from August 31 to September 6.

July 21 vs Gujarat Fortunegiants in Hyderabad

August 8 vs Telugu Titans in Patna

August 17 vs Tamil Thalaivas in Chennai

August 25 vs Jaipur Pink Panthers in Delhi

September 4 vs Patna Pirates in Bengaluru 

September 20 vs Puneri Paltan in Pune 

October 2 vs Haryana Steelers in Panchkula 

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