Home turf: Thalaivas can be vying to make full use of its followers’ help as PKL is in Chennai for the first time since 2019.
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 As the Pro-Kabaddi League caravan moves to Chennai, the native staff Tamil Thalaivas will look to press ahead on residence soil when the fourth leg of the match will get underway right here on Friday.
Thalaivas, which completed as the semifinalist final 12 months, has received two out of its 4 matches and is eleventh on the factors desk out of 12 groups. Skipper Sagar Rathee, although, expressed confidence his staff can flip issues round and provides the residence followers one thing to cheer for as the PKL returns to the metropolis for the first time since 2019.
“We aim to make the people of Chennai proud. We will pour our hearts into these four home matches and strive for a clean sweep,” mentioned Rathee throughout a meet and greet occasion organised by Nippon Paint on Wednesday.
Explaining the place the staff can enhance, the skipper spoke about shoring up the staff’s defence.
“Primarily, lapses in cover defence (both right and left) cost us dearly. We are actively working with them to solidify their game for the upcoming matches. Our last match exposed some defensive weaknesses, contributing to the loss. We are utilising this break (between matches) to refine our defensive organisation and tighten up as a unit,” added Rathee.
