"I cannot say whether there was a touch or not" - Gujarat Giants coach Manpreet Singh feels Abhishek Singh's last point was game-changing
Gujarat Giants coach Manpreet Singh believes that the last raid point scored by Abhishek Singh was the biggest turning point of their Pro Kabaddi 2022 fixture against U Mumba.
The Giants battled the Season 2 champions last night. Despite taking a three-point lead at half-time, the Sunil Kumar-led outfit could not pull off a win. The scores were level at 23-23 when Abhishek came in for a do-or-die raid.
The U Mumba raider got a touch on Sunil, but the defender did not accept it. Gujarat then went for a review.
However, the third umpire awarded the point to U Mumba. After that, Ajay Kumar scored a touch point for Gujarat in their last raid as the match ended at 24-24.
Commenting on how the last point scored by Abhishek changed the game, Manpreet Singh said at the post-match press conference:
"It is referee's decision. The official made the call. I cannot say whether there was a touch or not. But yes it was the biggest turning point. If the decision was in our favor, we could have won by 1 or 2 points."
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Manpreet Singh's Gujarat Giants are currently 10th in the points table
Gujarat climbed to the 10th position on the Pro Kabaddi points table 2022 with the draw against U Mumba. They now have 23 points to their name from 10 matches. The Giants will end their first half against Tamil Thalaivas tomorrow.
Despite having the likes of Ravinder Pahal, Parvesh Bhainswal, Sunil Kumar, Girish Ernak, Mahendra Rajput and Ajay Kumar in the Pro Kabaddi team, the Giants have managed only two wins so far. It will be interesting to see if they can perform better in the second half.