Can Nitin Tomar lead Puneri Paltan to the playoffs?
Nitin Tomar's ₹120 lakh bid was one of the talking points of the Pro Kabaddi League Auction with the Pune-based franchise deciding to overhaul the unit in order to start afresh. Assisting Tomar in the raiding department will be Darshan Kadian and Pawan Kumar who cost the Paltan ₹20 lakhs each.
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Patna Pirates raider Manjeet, however, ensured that he got a great deal when the raider was picked by the Pune side for ₹63 lakhs - a good 200% increase from last season when the Pirates had bagged him for a sum of ₹20.4 lakhs.
Girish Ernak's purchase, for a sum of ₹33 lakhs, will add teeth to the defence - as will the ₹56 lakhs spent on Surjeet Singh.
Not getting past the playoffs, in spite of encouraging performances on the mat have disappointed the Paltan's fans in the past, and the management will be hoping for a turnaround when the action begins this season.
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Subhashish Majumdar
Subhashish has been an Indian sports journalist at Sportskeeda since 2017. He primarily covers hockey along with other Indian Sports, and endeavors to bridge the coverage gap between the multitude of Indian sports and cricket via his articles. Subhashish’s interest in Indian sports peaked after watching a few hockey and football matches live during his childhood days, and has also played Hockey, Football, Table Tennis, Badminton at school and college level.
As a journalist, he covered every single Indian hockey match at the 2018 & 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2018 & 2023 Asian Games, 2018 Women's World Cup, 2018 & 2023 Men’s World Cup and the 2021 Olympics. An interview specialist, he has conducted over 100 interviews with the Indian Men's and Women's Hockey team, and has also been part of the UK-based DesiSportsCast Podcast.
Subhashish’s favorite Indian athlete is Vandana Katariya for her relentlessness and never-say-die attitude. For him, India men's hockey team's 7-1 win over Pakistan in 2017 Hockey World League semis on the same day as India men's cricket team's loss to the same opponent in the Champions Trophy final is an iconic moment in Indian Sports history.
When not writing, he likes to spend his free time blogging, singing, jogging, and trekking.
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