Pro Kabaddi League 2018: 5 reasons why Jaipur Pink Panthers can win the title

#4 Excellent understanding within the team

Deepak Niwas Hooda needed time to recover after the Asian Games setback

Getting into the PKL mode right after suffering a shock defeat at the Asian Games is not easy. The Jaipur Pink Panthers understand this very well.

And that is the reason why, they gave players like Deepak Niwas Hooda and Mohit Chhillar ample time to heal from those wounds and be mentally ready, instead of rushing them to the preparatory camp. This itself shows how much sensitive they are to players’ needs and how understanding everybody is within the team.

Hooda and Chhillar had an in-depth chat about their mistakes with Anup Kumar and the coaching staff, and that has helped to free themselves up. With a more positive mindset, Hooda and Chhillar are now raring to go and are absolutely ready to bring the points for the Pink Panthers.

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Sudeshna is a veteran Indian Sports and International Tennis journalist as well as editor at Sportskeeda. She has an overall experience of over 10 years with top publications like The Bridge, Fox Sports Asia, and gained a keen interest in Indian sports since the 2002 Commonwealth and Asian Games when she was in school.

Sudeshna holds a Master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. She attends tournaments regularly and being a highly experienced journalist, she ensures she only contacts the correct people from her network for the most authentic information to be put in her articles.

Sudeshna’s favorite Indian athlete is PV Sindhu owing to her big-tournament performances. She also admires Tennis legend Rafael Nadal for his resilience and has witnessed the Spaniard in action at the French Open, due to which, Roland Garros is her all-time favorite Grand Slam tournament.

Neeraj Chopra’s gold medal win at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics made a lasting impact on Sudeshna. She has also interviewed him along with Badminton star Chirag Shetty and several other sports personalities. She has done on-ground reporting on multiple ITF tournaments along with the Premier Badminton League, Asian Boxing Championships and the Davis Cup.

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Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee