Pro Kabaddi: 5 coaches who have played for PKL teams in the past

Anup Kumar guided the Puneri Paltan in Season 7.
Anup Kumar guided the Puneri Paltan in Season 7.

#4 Jagdish Kumble

Jagdish Kumble
Jagdish Kumble

Jagdish Kumble was a part of the Jaipur Pink Panthers squad that lifted the trophy in the inaugural season of Pro Kabaddi. Although he didn't feature enough for the Pink Panthers as a player, he was drafted into the team owing to his immense experience from the past.

As Services players were not allowed to play in the Pro Kabaddi League in the first two seasons, he featured in a couple of games for the Pink Panthers in the third season. The Kerela-born raider turned coach was a part of the Indian Kabaddi team that won the gold medal in 2002 Asian Games.

Kumble was signed as the head coach for the Bengal Warriors in the fifth and sixth season of the league, and the Warriors managed to qualify for the playoffs in both editions under the guidance of Jagdish Kumble.

He shifted to the Telugu Titans as an assistant coach in season 7, but his team couldn't make it to the playoffs.

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Edited by Prasen Moudgal
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