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PKL 2021 LIVE: Day 1 - Bengal Warriors, U Mumba start with wins - Updates, Results, Scores, Blog
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Bengal Warriors captain Maninder Singh and UP Yoddha captain Nitesh Kumar
Welcome to The Bridge's LIVE blog from Day 1 of the Pro Kabaddi League 2021
After a hiatus of almost two years, the Pro Kabaddi League or the PKL finally makes a grand return to the screens today. Though the entire season will be held in a complete bio bubble with no crowds in the stadium, the excitement for some thrilling Kabaddi action is right up there.
And what better than a triple header, including the defending champions - Bengal Warriors in action, on the very first day of the league's return.
PKL 2021 Day 1 Schedule
Bengaluru Bulls v/s U Mumba - 7:30 pm IST
Telugu Titans v/s Tamil Thaliavas - 8:30 pm IST
Bengal Warriors v/s UP Yoddha - 9:30 pm IST
Stay tuned for all the latest updates!
Live Updates
- 22 Dec 2021 1:48 PM GMT
Complete Analysis!
Here's our complete analysis of both the teams ahead of PKL 2021:
Click here for Bengaluru Bulls
Click here for U Mumba
- 22 Dec 2021 1:40 PM GMT
Read our Preview
Read our Preview for the first match of PKL between Bengaluru Bulls and U Mumba by clicking here.
- 22 Dec 2021 1:31 PM GMT
An old rivalry!
The Bengaluru Bulls v/s U Mumba is a rivalry that goes as far back as the second season of PKL. The Mumbai-based side had then defeated a star-studded Bulls including the likes of Manjeet Chillar and Ajay Thakur in the final to clinch their first-ever title.
Things have changed a lot since then. While the Bulls have unearthed their own star in Pawan Sehrawat, U Mumba's captain cool then is now in the Puneri Paltan dugout as a coach.
- 22 Dec 2021 1:24 PM GMT
Bengaluru Bulls v/s U Mumba
Two former champions - Bengaluru Bulls and U Mumba, will kickstart PKL 2021. It certainly is going to be a battle of titans between the two captains - Pawan Sehrawat and Fazel Atrachali.
While Pawan was the best raider last season, Fazel was the best defender. The former, however, outplayed the Iranian quite easily when the two met last season. Will the Sultan have his revenge today?
- 22 Dec 2021 1:13 PM GMT
Goood Eveninggg!
A new season of the Pro Kabaddi League is finally upon us, albeit in a bio bubble sans the crowd. But, it doesn't really seem to have any impact on the players with all the captains seeming fairly confident about their chances in the pre-tournament press conference yesterday.
There were some brilliant strategies employed during the auctions around four months prior. All the teams have had multiple camps since and are raring to go.
So, who will come out on top this season? Will the Bengal Warriors be able to defend their crown? Or will the Dabangs of Delhi get their revenge? Or will a certain Puneri Paltan and Tamil Thalaivas turn their fortunes around?
