PKL 2023: Puneri Paltan Coach BC Ramesh aims to 'win all games' ahead of Pune leg

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The Pro Kabaddi League Season 10 extravaganza is shifting from Bengaluru to Pune as the Pune leg is set to start on Friday (December 15).

The home fans are certainly geared up to create an electrifying atmosphere when the home team Puneri Paltan take the mat against the Haryana Steelers at the Balewadi Sports Complex on Friday.

Captain Aslam Inamdar shared the excitement of the entire team about playing at home at a Pune leg launch press conference, "Our team is very excited to play in front of our home fans. We'll get confidence from the support we receive here. We reached the final last year and we'll try our level best to win the trophy this season."

The Puneri Paltan have got off to a great start in Season 10 with wins against Jaipur Pink Panthers and U Mumba in their opening two games. The team will get an even bigger boost when they go up against the Haryana Steelers in front of their home fans.

Speaking about the team's performance, Head Coach BC Ramesh expressed, "We have played very well in our two matches so far. We are looking to continue our form and win all four of our home games as well. Our team is well-balanced with Captain Aslam Inamdar and Vice-Captain Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh. Everyone in the team is supporting each other. We'll definitely continue to perform well this season."

The Puneri Paltan have built their own team through their franchise's Youth Academy - Yuva Paltan. A number of players including Aslam Inamdar, Akash Shinde and Pankaj Mohite have emerged from the academy.

Shedding light on the same during the press conference, Kailash Kandpal, CEO, Puneri Paltan said, "This Academy has produced players for Puneri Paltan and the Indian kabaddi team. Aslam and Akash were part of the recently-concluded Asian Games. So, the credit goes to the academy for working so hard and producing such players."

The Puneri Paltan will be in action at their home stadium from Friday and will play four matches. They are currently sitting 5th in the points table with 10 points after two matches, which makes them one of the remaining two teams who are unbeaten in the PKL 2023 season.