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#3 Kalimuthu Balamahendran
Lesser known defender Kalimuthu Balamahendran had emerged as a hero for his team, Puneri Paltan in a match against Bengaluru Bulls. In the second edition of PKL, defender Kalimuthu pulled off a super raid in a crunch situation to help Pune end Bengaluru Bulls’ winning run.
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Balamahendran scored 12 raid points in the first season of which 11 were touch points. In season 2, the defender registered 6 raid points. His tackle points (5) were lesser than the number of raid points he scored from the second season.
However, the team management dropped him after he had a dismal outing in season 3. Balamahendran played 3 matches for his team but could not take pick a single point in either of the departments. He has not returned to the PKL after season 3.
