Pro Kabaddi League: Haryana Steelers name Vikash Kandola as captain

The
Haryana
Steelers
will
take
on
Patna
Pirates
in
their
first
match
of
this
year’s
season
on
December
23
in
Bengaluru.

Kandola
performed
brilliantly
for
the
Haryana
Steelers
last
season,
finishing
as
the
team’s
leading
point
scorer,
and
6th
highest
overall,
with
195
points
to
his
name.
The
Jind-born
player
is
known
for
his
explosiveness,
running
hand
touches,
and
agile
dashes
across
the
mat.
Kandola
has
scored
a
total
of
423
raid
points
in
55
matches
at
an
average
of
7.69
in
his
Pro
Kabaddi
League
season
so
far.

Speaking
about
being
appointed
as
Captain,
Vikash
Kandola
said,
“I
am
honoured
and
humbled
to
be
named
the
Captain
of
the
Haryana
Steelers.
I
have
been
with
this
team
for
the
last
three
seasons
and
I
have
loved
every
minute
with
the
side.
I
will
certainly
put
in
my
100
percent
in
every
match
and
also
lead
the
team
to
the
best
of
my
abilities.
We
have
got
a
great
mix
of
experience
and
young
talent
and
we
will
give
our
all
throughout
the
tournament.”

Mustafa
Ghouse,
CEO,
JSW
Sports
said,
“Vikash
has
grown
as
a
player
during
his
time
with
the
Steelers,
and
he
has
also
rallied
the
team
with
him.
He’s
consistently
been
one
of
our
star
performers
and
we
believe
that
he
has
much
more
to
offer
to
the
team.
He
has
already
been
a
leader
among
the
group
and
now
he
has
been
given
the
full
responsibility
of
taking
the
Haryana
Steelers
in
the
right
direction.
I
wish
Vikash
all
the
very
best
and
hope
that
we
have
a
great
season.”

The
Haryana
Steelers,
which
finished
fifth
in
the
2019
Pro
Kabaddi
season,
acquired
Rohit
Gulia,
Mohammad
Esmaeil
Maghsodlou,
Hamid
Mirzaei
Nader,
Rajesh
Narwal,
Brijendra
Singh
Chaudhary,
Ajay
Ghanghas,
Vikas
Jaglan,
Ravi
Kumar,
Surender
Nada
and
Rajesh
Gurjar
at
the
VIVO
Pro
Kabaddi
League
Auction
2021
which
was
held
in
Mumbai
from
29-31
August
2021.

The
Haryana
Steelers
retained
Vikash
Khandola,
Vinay,
Vikas
Chillar
and
Chand
Singh
from
season
7
of
the
Pro
Kabaddi
League
in
2019.
The
eighth
season
of
the
Pro
Kabaddi
League
will
be
held
in
Bengaluru
in
a
bio-secure
bubble.

Source:
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