Puneri Paltan begin home-leg with a roaring win against Gujarat Fortune Giants

·       Puneri Paltan beat Gujarat Fortune Giants 43-33

·       Nitin Tomar and Pankaj Mohite put up an exceptional performance

Pune, 14^th Sept 2019: Puneri Paltan began their home-leg with a smashing win against Gujarat Fortune Giants. Home team Puneri Paltan produced a composed performance to beat Gujarat Fortunegiants 43-33 in a VIVO Pro Kabaddi League match at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge, Balewadi, Pune on Saturday.

Nitin Tomar was the lead raider for the Pune side (Super 10 with 11 raid points), but the defence more than lived up to its billing with Surjeet Singh and Balasaheb Jadhav picking up High 5s in a total domination.

Puneri Paltan had a storming start to the match, dominating the entire first half, as they produced an all-round performance to thwart all the advances from the Fortunegiants. Nitin Tomar, returning from a knee injury, started the proceedings for the Pune side, while in defence, Girish Ernak, who had been given a rare start after a dip in form, proved he is back to his mean best, pulling off two strong tackles in the early minutes.

The Paltan raiders had Gujarat’s cover combination of Sunil Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal out in the early minutes and the season’s finalists struggled to recover from the early setback, succumbing to an All-Out in the ninth minute. Pune continued to pile on the pressure, with Manjeet impressing in his raids and in defence, and nearly inflicted another All-Out in the dying minutes of a first half that ended 24-10 in favour of the home team.

The second All-Out was secured immediately after the second half started as Pune piled on the pressure. Pankaj Mohite took over the chief raiding duties in the second half and the young raider shouldered the responsibility without ever giving a feeling that he is in his Rookie season with the VIVO Pro Kabaddi. In defence, Balasaheb Jadhav had an outstanding game and secured his High 5 with a Super Tackle on Sachin with 8 minutes left in the clock. Gujarat did manage to inflict an All-Out on Pune with less than three minutes to final whistles but it a little too late for a comeback as the Pune defence held firm to clinch their first victory in their home leg.

About Insurekot Sports:

Established in 2014, Insurekot Sports Private Limited (ISPL) is committed to developing sports in India from grassroots and harness young talent in the country. Through its various initiatives, the company aids athletes in their pursuit of excellence, further fuelling their passion to shine.

ISPL functions on a core belief that sports has the power to transform lives.

Insurekot Sports Private Limited is the holding company of one of the most popular teams of Vivo Pro Kabaddi League - Puneri Paltan. Puneri Paltan is a professional Kabaddi franchise representing the Pune city. Puneri Paltan’s prime agenda is to enhance awareness about Kabaddi across all strata of society and put Kabaddi on the global map. The team, through its IP ‘Bol Kabaddi’ conducts various college, school and corporate level Kabaddi tournaments to harness the best of Kabaddi talent in India.

Apart from the kabaddi franchise in the Pro Kabaddi League, the ISPL has also ventured into table-tennis by owning a franchise in Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) – Puneri Paltan Table Tennis.
With its foray into another sport, once again ISPL has opened new doors of opportunities for budding sportspersons across the nation.

Website: http://www.puneripaltan.com/

About Vivo Pro Kabaddi League:

VIVO Pro Kabaddi, a ground-breaking initiative by Mashal Sports and STAR India, is the only league to bring the franchise-based format to India’s indigenous sport of kabaddi. Ever since its inception in 2014, the league has revolutionized the sport with stunning innovations, which has made it into an aspirational sport for players and fans alike. Backed by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) and the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), the league has witnessed tremendous growth over the past seasons.