Bengal Warriorz, on Tuesday (October 21), registered a stunning 44-43 win over Tamil Thalaivas at the Thyagaraj Stadium in Delhi. They were trailing by eight points at one stage before staging a brilliant comeback. The win has kept alive Bengal Warriorz’s slim playoffs chances. With 6 wins and 11 defeats, they are currently languishing at […]
Tamil Thalaivas
Tamil Thalaivas will be desperate to do well in Pro Kabaddi League 2025 (PKL 2025) after their disappointing performances in the last two season. In both the seasons, they failed to progress ahead of the league stage and will be desperate to make it to the playoffs this season.
They made it to the playoffs for the first time in 2022 before crashing out at the league stage in 2023 and 2024. In the last season, they finished at the ninth spot with eight wins from 22 games. Following the disappointing campaign, they parted ways with their two coaches – Udayakumar and Dharmaraj Cheralathan.
For the upcoming season, they have appointed two-time PKL title-winning coach Sanjeev Baliyan and will be hoping that the decision changes their fortunes.
Tamil Thalaivas Squad:
Even after the disappointing campaign last season, Tamil Thalaivas have retained the core of the squad. In the auction, they signed five new players to bolster their squad. They have a strong raiding unit for the upcoming PKL season.
They signed up Arjun Deshwal for INR 1.405 crore in the auction and have bolstered their raiding department. The former Jaipur Pink Panthers captain is regarded as one of the best raiders in the league and has collected more than 1100 raid points in 114 games. His addition will also add some much-needed experience to the Thalaivas camp.
They have also signed up former Telugu Titans skipper Pawan Sehrawat for INR 59.50 lacs. Sehrawat is also a celebrated allrounder and has more than 1300 raid points and 70 tackle points from 139 matches. The other big names in the raid department are Moein Shafaghi and Narender Kandola. Both the players were retained by Thalaivas.
Raiders: Narender, Dhiraj Ravindra Bailmare, Vishal Chahal (right raider), Yogesh Yadav, Abhiraj Manoj Pawar (left raider), Rohit Kumar Beniwal (left raider), Arjun Deshwal
Defenders: Himanshu (left corner), Sagar (right corner), Aashish (left cover), Anuj Kaluram Gawade (left cover), Nitesh Kumar (left corner), Ronak (right cover), Tarun (right cover), Mohit (left corner), Alireza Khalili (F) (right corner)
All-rounders: Moein Safaghi (F), Suresh Jadhav, Pawan Kumar Sehrawat
Tamil Thalaivas Schedule:
Tamil Thalaivas will be facing Telugu Titans in the tournament-opener on August 29 in Vizag. They will play three games in Vizag before the teams travel to Jaipur. Tamil Thalaivas will play six games in Jaipur before playing five games in their hometown Chennai. In the final leg that will take place in Delhi, Tamil Thalaivas will play four league games.
Vizag leg:
- August 29, Telugu Titans vs. Tamil Thalaivas
- August 31, Tamil Thalaivas vs. U Mumba
- September 06, Tamil Thalaivas vs. Gujarat Giants
Jaipur leg:
- September 12, Tamil Thalaivas vs. Bengal Warriors
- September 16, Tamil Thalaivas vs. Bengaluru Bulls
- September 19, Tamil Thalaivas vs. Telugu Titans
- September 20, Haryana Steelers vs. Tamil Thalaivas
- September 22, Tamil Thalaivas vs. UP Yoddhas
- September 27, Jaipur Pink Panthers vs. Tamil Thalaivas
Chennai leg:
- October 01, U Mumba vs. Tamil Thalaivas
- October 03, Tamil Thalaivas vs. Haryana Steelers
- October 05, Bengaluru Bulls vs. Tamil Thalaivas
- October 07, Patna Pirates vs. Tamil Thalaivas
- October 11, Tamil Thalaivas vs. Puneri Paltan
Delhi leg:
- October 14, UP Yoddhas vs. Tamil Thalaivas
- October 15, Gujarat Giants vs Tamil Thalaivas
- October 17, Tamil Thalaivas vs. Dabang Delhi K.C.
- October 21, Bengal Warriors vs. Tamil Thalaivas