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Twice in the last 3 games of the ongoing season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi, Dabang Delhi has taken on the hosts and triumphed. While the win against the Bengal Warriors was expected, the one over defending champions Pink Panthers in their own den was surely a giant killing effort. Now, as they landed in Lok Nayak Jayprakash Airport, the onus is on them to do a three-peat, for their opponents in the game are hosts Patna Pirates.
A team led by India captain and one of the most illustrious players around – Rakesh Kumar, the Pirates have, till this point, struggled to make an impact and languish at the bottom of the table with just 7 points from 3 games.
Delhi’s coach Honnappa C Gowda however played that down in a brief interaction with the media upon reaching here, “They haven’t started too well, but that tends to happen, we didn’t win our first game either. There is absolutely no way that we are going to take them lightly.”
Asked if the team has any special plans for Rakesh, he added, “Not really! We have prepared as a unit for the whole tournament and are pleased with the performances so far. There hasn’t been an effort to target someone specifically and tomorrow should be no different.”
The Pirates, as we know play against the all-conquering Telegu Titans tonight. The chinks, if any in their armour shall be there for the Dabangs to evaluate and assess as they look to breach yet another fortress- this time the Patliputra Sports Complex.
