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Bengal Warriors Announce New Coaching Staff for Season 11 of PKL
The Bengal Warriors has announced Prashant Surve and Praveen Yadav, as head coach and assistant coach respectively for the upcoming Pro Kabaddi League season 11.
Earlier, the Warriors had also amicably parted ways with former Head Coach K Bhaskaran after the end of PKL 10.
Prashant has been part of the Bengal Warriors setup since PKL season 9 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, 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 has 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 it finished 7th, and kept the race for the knockout stages alive up until the final rounds of the league stage.
“I am delighted that the Capri Sports owned Bengal Warriors franchise have shown immense faith in me by asking me to take over as the Head Coach of the team. we are committed to put our best efforts , whether it is the auctions or on the mat to make the people of Bengal proud. We received a lot of warmth & affection our fans when we went back to the city after 4 years, and we promise to exhibit our best play and deliver positive results this season,” said newly appointed head coach Prashant Surve.