Pro Kabaddi League 2015 - Jaipur Pink Panthers show Glimpses of last year enroute Thumping Win over Bengaluru Bulls

Day 3 of leg 3 and Jaipur Pink Panthers were in desperate need of a win. Jasvir Singh started the proceedings and oh what a start it was. He managed to get a running hand touch on the Giant Killer, Manjeet Chillar. First half was a nervous encounter with both teams exchanging 1 point leads. At the 15 minute mark, Manjeet Chillar faced 2 Jaipur Pink Panthers defenders. Pushing Rohit Rana back, he tried to dodge Gangadhari Mallesh and was almost successful but Mallesh put on a strong ankle hold on Manjeet Chillar and Rohit Rana came back to grab the prized raider for a super tackle. Abhishek Bachchan and his comrades looked pumped post this tackle and a Jaipur Pink Panther revival was on their minds. The last minute of the first half was a total ‘Paisa Vasool’ minute. Jaipur Pink Panthers trailed 10-15 and Kuldeep Singh came in to raid against all 7 of Bengaluru Bulls’ defenders. He was tackled but somehow managed to get a finger behind the mid-line for a super raid of 4 points.

Post this raid, Manjeet Chillar was tackled for an unsuccessful raid. The situation was ripe for Jasvir Singh as he came in to earn an all-out for his side and this is exactly what he did as the Jaipur Pink Panthers converted a 5 point deficit to a 4 point lead. This lead was never relinquished as they won the match by a comfortable margin of 13 points. Both, Ajay Thakur and Manjeet Chillar looked off colour in this encounter. Although it’s too early to call, Jaipur Pink Panthers did show exactly why they won Pro Kabaddi League 2014. If this is something to go by, Jaipur Pink Panthers might still have it in them to reach the semi-finals of this year’s edition.