Hyderabad, 22 October (Hindustan Reporter). Putting up a brilliant performance at the GMCB Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, UP Yoddhas defeated Dabang Delhi KC. But registered a spectacular victory by 28-23. Bhavani Rajput (7 points) made an important contribution in this victory while captain Surender Gill and Sahul Kumar made important all outs in the last minutes. After the match, captain Surender Gill attributed the victory to their excellent defensive strategy.
Gill, known as an excellent raider, said, “Our initial strategy was focused on our defenders. We knew that the longer both corner defenders stayed on the court, the more advantage our Raiders would have. Then when Bhavani Bhai started doing well, we decided to stick to the same approach. While they waited for super tackle opportunities, we were selective about sending our raiders. The plan was that we would score two points, support each other, and our raiders would score the remaining points. It worked in our favor.”
The team especially Dabang Delhi KC. Assistant coach Upendra Kumar was impressed by the way he performed in the very first match of the season against India.
He said, “Our first match of the season is against Dabang Delhi KC. was against and it was necessary that we establish ourselves. I am happy to say that they exceeded our expectations, even the substitutes made important contributions.”
Looking ahead to their clash with Bengaluru Bulls on Tuesday, captain Gill maintained a confident but cautious approach.
He said, “Bengaluru Bulls are a very good team and it will definitely be a tough match. This is not our concern as we have not revealed our full lineup yet. We can field a very strong team. We will take our final decision at the last moment.”
He said that UP Warriors can bring some surprises for their opponents.