Bengaluru Bulls Team & Players: Pro Kabbadi League 2016, Season 4 squad & players bought by Bengaluru Bulls in PKL 2016
The Pro Kabaddi League has produced some nerve-juggling action in the last three seasons and is all set to entertain the fans with the fourth edition of the tournament. The Bengaluru Bulls has been one of the strong forces in the first two seasons of the tournament. Today in the auctions the Bengaluru-based franchise will look to make a strong team this season to challenge for the title after a disappointing last season.
The Kosmik Global Media-owned team was previously led by Surjeet Narwal and coached by Randhir Singh. The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium-based franchise qualified for the playoffs in the first season but failed to make it to the finals. In the second season, they went until the end of the championship but narrowly lost to U Mumba in the finals.
However, they had a disappointing campaign the last season where they finished second-last in the points table as they lost 12 of their 14 matches. The Bulls have an impressive winning percentage of 43.47% in Pro Kabaddi League as they won 20 matches out of 46.
The team has already retained defender Ashish Sangwan and raider Pawan Kumar before the auctions. They bought defenders Mohit Chhillar From U Mumba and another former U Mumba star Surender Nada. They have also acquired the services of raider Rohit Baliyan from Telugu Titans.
The Bengaluru-based franchise bolstered their squad by adding Rohit Kumar and Sep Vinod Kumar in the recently concluded Services Players’ draft process, aligned with the Services Sports Controlled Board (SSCB) and the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI)
Here is the list of players who will play for the Bengaluru Bulls in the fourth edition of the Pro kabaddi League.
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
Ashish Sangwan | Defender |
Pawan Kumar | Raider |
Sanjay Shrestha | All-rounder |
Sinotharan Kanesharajah | Raider |
Jeeva Gopal | Defender |
Manoj Kumar | Defender |
Mohit Chhillar | Defender |
Surender Nada | Defender |
Pawan Kumar | Raider |
Deepak Kumar Dahiya | Raider |
Amit Rathi | Raider |
Yogesh Hooda | Raider |
Rohit Baliyan | Raider |
Rahul Kumar | Defender |
Ravinder Kumar | Defender |
Nicholas George Mottram | Defender |
| Rohit Kumar | Raider |
| Sep Vinod Kumar | Raider |
Here are some tweets regarding the auction.
To keep pushing on until talent triumphs - is the Bulls Way #FullChargeMaadi pic.twitter.com/LgF8eckQQa
— Bengaluru Bulls (@BengaluruBulls) March 17, 2016
Gurvinder Singh to @U_Mumba, and Rohit Baliyan to @BengaluruBulls - the #ProKabaddiAuction continues to excite!
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) May 13, 2016
All rise... Surender Nada is now a Bengaluru Bull. Adding to making a solid defence along with Mohit Chhillar.
— Bengaluru Bulls (@BengaluruBulls) May 13, 2016
Mohit Chhillar becomes the most expensive player to be sold so far at the #ProKabaddiAuction & it's @BengaluruBulls who bag the big one!
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) May 13, 2016
The youngest talent to be retained by any team! The future of Kabaddi - #TheBullsWay https://t.co/DhVExepwNl
— Bengaluru Bulls (@BengaluruBulls) May 5, 2016