Courtesy of their top-two finish from the league stages, the Warriors earned a direct spot in the top four. With the raiding unit comprising of Maninder Singh, K Prapanjan, Sukesh Hegde among others looking in fine nick, the U Mumba defenders will certainly need to bring their A-game to the mat on matchday.
Yet, the Warriors will face a slight dent in their quest for a spot in the final with their captain, Maninder Singh, yet to recover fully from a shoulder injury he sustained during the Panchkula leg, and it remains to see if he will feature in the side against U Mumba.
With a place in the final on the line for the Warriors, Sportskeeda caught up with the Warriors’ raider K Prapanjan and young corner defender Baldev Singh, as the duo shed light on their responsibilities in the side ahead of this important encounter.
One of most imperative parts of the Warriors’ raiding unit, Prapanjan claims that the team is prepared and the team’s confidence level is quite high, hours before their crucial encounter against the season two champions.
What is interesting to note, however, is that the Warriors have been plagued by injuries all through the season, with Prapanjan himself having carried an injury that kept him out of the last few games. Yet, he reckons that he is back to full fitness and will be keen to contribute to the team’s success.
While the Warriors prepare in all earnest for the clash against U Mumba, their captain and lead raider this season, Maninder Singh, is racing against time to get back into prime fitness for this encounter. When quizzed about Maninder’s possible absence for this encounter, Prapanjan avoids the ’lead raider’ tag but instead chooses to focus on sticking to his role of picking up points.
The Warriors have done well against U Mumba this season, with wins from both of the league stage matches contested between these two sides. However, Prapanjan chooses to remain focused on the upcoming match, and not on past results.
While Maninder and Prapanjan have made an impact with their raiding, on the defensive front, Baldev Singh has impressed and is leading the score charts this season for the Warriors, with 62 points from 22 matches. Ahead of the semifinal clash against U Mumba, Baldev expressed his thoughts on his side having reached the last four.
U Mumba’s raiders Abhishek Singh and Arjun Deshwal were at the top of their game during the eliminator against the Haryana Steelers as both youngsters picked up Super 10s and led their side to a fine win.
Faced with the prospect of having to lead the defensive unit against the young duo, Baldev claims that the video analysis will be a major tool that his side will use to plot the downfall of the opposition raiders.
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