The previous season defending champions Dabang Delhi K.C. will play the curtain raiser of Pro Kabaddi League 2022 against U Mumba at the Shree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru on Friday. The match will begin at 7:30 PM IST and will be telecasted on Star Sports Network whereas the Live Streaming will be available on Disney Hotstar.
U Mumba could only win seven out of the 22 league stage matches in the previous season and finished at 10th place in the standings. Thus, they will be determined to turn the tables in the ninth season of the tournament.
On the other hand, Dabang Delhi K.C will look to continue from where they left in the previous and bring their best to the mat. Once again, all eyes will be on their talisman Naveen Kumar, who had a stupendous run in the last edition. Kumar recently said that the personal goal will be win back to back seasons like Patna Pirates.
Meanwhile, U Mumba’s defender Surinder Singh believes the team’s yougsters could be the dark horses of the season.
Both teams will aim to get off to a winning start in the tournament and hit the ground running by coming up with a collective show.
Match Prediction: Dabang Delhi K.C will enter the contest as favorites against U Mumba but the reigning champions would not want to take their opponents lightly in the first match of the season.
Dabang Delhi K.C squad:
Naveen Kumar, Manjeet, Ashu Malik, Ashish Narwal, Suraj Panwar, Ravi Kumar, Sandeep Dhull, Amit Hooda, Vishal, Anil Kumar, Monu, Dipak, Krishan, Vinay Kumar, Vijay, Mohammad Liton Ali, Aakash, Vijay, Tejas Patil, Reza Katoulinezhad.
U Mumba squad:
Ashish, Suman Singh, Jai Bhagwan, Heidarali Ekrami, Ankush, Kamlesh, Shivam, Pranay, Vinay Rane, Sachin, Rupesh, Surinder Singh, Rinku, Shivansh Thakur, Rahul Prince, Kiran, Laxman, Magar Harendra Kumar, Satywan, Mohit Gholamabbas, Korouki
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