Pro Kabaddi League: We will focus on reducing our mistakes during crucial moments, says Jaideep Dahiya

The Haryana Steelers will be looking to bounce back after going down 25-28 to Dabang Delhi KC in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 clash on Saturday. The Steelers are all set to take on Puneri Paltan in their next match in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Ahead of the match, Haryana’s defender Jaideep Dahiya asserted that the side is fully prepared to play against Puneri Paltan. He added, “We were disappointed after the previous match because we were in the contest throughout the game, but we made a few errors in the last few minutes of the match which cost us the game. We will definitely look to correct our mistakes. We are absolutely ready to take on the Puneri Paltan and we will try our best to win the match.”

Jaideep added that the Haryana Steelers will focus on reducing their mistakes in crucial moments. He explained, “Our combination is properly set in the offense and defense departments, but we have been making some small mistakes which has made it difficult for us to record more wins in the competition. We will focus on reducing our mistakes during crucial moments of our upcoming matches.”

When asked about the players to look out for in Puneri Paltan, the defender said, “We will have to watch out for defender Vishal Bharadwaj and raiders Mohit Goyat, Aslam Inamdar and Nitin Tomar. The entire team of Puneri Paltan is good, but we will look at the video footage of their game and plan our strategies accordingly.”

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We are like a family: Jaideep Dahiya

Jaideep also expressed that he is enjoying his time with the Haryana Steelers, “This is my first season of the Pro Kabaddi League. It’s been fantastic to be part of the Haryana Steelers team. We are like a family and all of us have a lot of fun together.”

Earlier, the Haryana Steelers fought their hearts out, but went down 25-28 against Dabang Delhi KC in Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 in Bengaluru on Saturday. The two sides played out a neck-to-neck contest until the Delhi side effected two crucial raids in the dying minutes of the match to pull off a thrilling victory.

During the latter part of the match, the Haryana side effected a fantastic tackle and regained the lead at 22-21 in the 36th minute. Moments later, Kandola pulled off a top-quality raid and handed his team a two-point lead at 23-21. However, the Delhi side fought back and levelled the scores at 23-23. Dabang Delhi KC pulled off a Super Raid in the dying minutes of the match and closed out the victory at 28-25.