The Bengal Warriors have started their preparations for the upcoming season of the Pro Kabaddi League as they look to challenge for the PKL title. The Warriors have announced Prashant Surve and Praveen Yadav, as head coach and assistant coach, respectively for the upcoming season. The Warriors have also amicably parted ways with former head coach K Bhaskaran after Season 10 of the PKL.
Prashant Surve has been part of the Bengal Warriors setup since PKL S9 as the Assistant Coach and with his new promotion to head coach role he will look to build a competitive squad as he takes over from the veteran K Bhaskaran. Meanwhile Praveen Yadav, a former kabaddi player himself is a new entrant to PKL and will be supporting Prashant, as both look to work together to develop a strong long-term squad. The Kolkata based franchise has previously won the PKL title in 2019, which was season 7 of the tournament, and have qualified for the Playoffs on four occasions in the last decade.
In Season 10, the Warriors narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Playoffs as they finished 7th, and kept the race for the knockout stages alive up until the final rounds of the league stage. Season 10 of the PKL was also the first time the Bengal Warriors returned to their home turf after 4 years, in Kolkata. The Bengal Warriors are gearing up for Season 11, and a new think tank will want to make significant progress when the PKL Auction comes around.
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