ICC Announces New Rules Ahead Of WTC 2025 Final

 The much-awaited World Test Championship (WTC) 2025 final between Australia and South Africa will kick off at the Lord's Cricket Ground on June 11. Just ahead of the big clash, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced new cricket rules aimed at making the game more exciting and strategically balanced.

These rules will apply to both Test and ODI formats, including major updates regarding concussion substitutes and the use of the ball in ODIs.

When will the new rules come into effect?

According to a report in Cricbuzz, the new rules will come into effect from the first Test match of the new WTC cycle, which begins on June 17 between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Galle.

Stricter Concussion Substitute Protocol

Teams will now have to name five substitute players before each match.

These substitutes must cover specific roles:

1. A wicketkeeper
2. A batsman
3. A fast bowler
4. A spinner
5. An all-rounder

If a substitute player is injured, the match referee may approve a replacement under the current like-for-like policy depending on the situation.

New ODI Ball Rule

Two new balls will be used from Overs 1 to 34 - one from each end. Before the start of Over 35, the fielding team will select one of the two balls from either end for the remainder of the innings.

This selected ball will continue to be played until it becomes unfit for play.

If the innings is 25 overs or less before the start of the innings, each team will receive only one new ball for their innings.

What the ICC Said

There will be two new balls from the 1st to the 34th over. Before the 35th over, the fielding team will choose one of them and continue playing with it until the end of the innings. If there are 25 overs or less left before the match resumes, each team will be given only one new ball.

How many times has the team that lost the Qualifier-1 reached the final in IPL

 Punjab Kings lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in Qualifier-1, now they have to win Qualifier-2 to reach the final. In this match to be held on June 1, they have to face the winner of the Eliminator match. Today Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians will face each other in the Eliminator match. Let us tell you that the playoff format started in 2011, before that the finalist teams were selected from the semi-finals. Before this season, this format was played in 14 seasons, out of them how many times did the team that lost Qualifier-1 reach the final and how many times did it win the title? .

IPL Playoff Format

The IPL uses a playoff format. After the league stage matches, the top 4 teams in the points table qualify for the playoffs, while the other teams are eliminated. Qualifier-1 is played between the top 2 teams and the Eliminator between the third and fourth placed teams. The team winning Qualifier-1 advances to the final and the losing team plays Qualifier-2 with the team winning the Eliminator. Its winning team is the second finalist team.

How many times has the team that lost Qualifier-1 reached the final

IPL 2024 runner-up team Sunrisers Hyderabad also made it to the finals by winning Qualifier-1 and then Qualifier-2. So far it has happened 11 times that the team that lost Qualifier-1 has reached the final. That is, it has won Qualifier-2. See which teams have reached the finals after losing Qualifier-1 in which season.

1. 2011: RCB
2. 2013: MI
3. 2014: PBKS
4. 2015: CSK
5. 2017: MI
6. 2018: SRH
7. 2019: MI
8. 2020: DC
9. 2022: RR
10. 2023: GT
11. 2024: SRH

Which team won the IPL title after losing Qualifier-1

Out of 11 seasons, it has happened only twice that the team that lost the qualifier has won the title, while the remaining 9 times such teams have lost in the final. Mumbai Indians is the only team that has won the IPL trophy even after losing Qualifier-1.

• 2017: MI won the trophy by defeating RPS in the final.
• 2013: MI won the trophy by defeating CSK in the final.

IPL 2025

This is the 12th time that Punjab Kings, the team that lost Qualifier-1, reached the final. For this, they will have to win the second qualifier, which will be held on June 1 at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. They will face the winner of the eliminator match, this match will be played today between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.

IPL 2025 Qualifier : Punjab King Playoff Match Record in IPL

 In IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore will face Punjab Kings in Qualifier-1 today. This match will be played at Mullanpur in New Chandigarh from 7.30 pm today.

At the beginning of the Punjab King season, no one had thought that Shreyas Iyer's captaincy would take the team to new heights of success. The team made it to the playoffs after 11 years and that too in such a spectacular manner. The team reached the playoffs by finishing at the top position like in 2014. In the eyes of coach Ponting, the team has not achieved anything yet and according to him there are big matches ahead.

Punjab Kings team has a chance to reach the final directly by winning Qualifier-1. If the team loses in Qualifier-1, then it will also have a chance to reach the final by winning Qualifier-2. Before the Qualifier-1 match between Punjab and RCB in Mulanpur, let's know about Punjab's record in the playoffs

Punjab King Qualifier Match Record

Punjab has played Qualifier-1 only once so far and has faced defeat. In 2014, under the captaincy of George Bailey, Punjab's team faced Kolkata Knight Riders in Qualifier-1, but had to face defeat. After this, Punjab's team reached the final by winning Qualifier-2, but had to face defeat there too.

Punjab has played four matches in the playoffs. Out of this, the team has won only one match and lost three. Apart from 2014, two semi-finals were played in the Eliminator held in 2008 and in the semi-final eliminator match, Chennai Super Kings defeated Punjab by nine wickets.

PBKS Playoff Highest Run and Wicket Taker

Wriddhiman Saha has scored the most runs in the playoffs for Punjab. He scored 156 runs in three innings. After this Virender Sehwag is second with 131 runs and Manan Vohra is third with 127 runs.

Karanveer Singh has taken the most wickets in the playoffs for Punjab. He took seven wickets in three innings. Mitchell Johnson is second with five wickets and Akshar Patel is third with three wickets.

Who is Jitesh Sharma?, Net Worth, Career

Under the captaincy of Jitesh Sharma, Royal Challengers Bangalore achieved the third biggest target in IPL history and made it to Qualifier-1. In the last league match of the season, RCB defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets. With this victory at the Ekana Stadium, RCB has secured second place in the points table. Now the team will play Qualifier-1 with Punjab Kings on 29 May. After RCB's victory, wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma is making a lot of headlines, as he won everyone's heart with his brilliant captaincy and batting in the match.

Who is Jitesh Sharma?

Jitesh Sharma is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, known for his explosive batting. He was born on 22 October 1993 in Amravati, Maharashtra. He comes from a middle-class family and was very fond of playing cricket since childhood.

According to some reports, Jitesh wanted to join the Indian Military Services. However, his father wanted him to become a cricketer and enrolled Jitesh and his brother Nitesh in the Sant Gajanan Cricket Academy.

Jitesh made his mark in the IPL playing for Punjab Kings (PBKS), where he played some brilliant innings in the middle order. His power-hitting ability and ability to turn the match also impressed RCB, who bought him in the IPL 2025 auction and added him to their squad.

Jitesh Sharma net worth

Jitesh Sharma's net worth is around Rs 3 crore. His source of income is domestic cricket and Indian Premier League (IPL). In the IPL 2025 mega auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bought him for Rs 11 crore. This was a huge amount compared to his previous IPL salary which was Rs 20 lakh. After this, his annual income has become around Rs 45 lakh. Jitesh's net worth is around Rs 14-15 crore.

Jitesh Sharma Cricket career

Jitesh has played a total of 9 matches in T20I for India, in which he has scored 100 runs in 7 innings. In first class, he has scored 661 runs in 18 matches, 1533 runs in 56 matches in List-A and 2862 runs in 139 matches in T20.

PKL 12: Remaining purse value of all 12 teams before auction

The auction for the 12th season of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL 12) is very close. This league is growing year after year and crores of rupees are being bid on players for the last several seasons. Now it is the turn of the auction of PKL 12, which is to be held on 31 May and 1 June. Like every time, in this auction too, there are chances of Pro Kabaddi League getting the most expensive player in its history.

Before the auction, all 12 teams have retained a total of 83 players. A total of 35 players have been retained in the category of 25 elite players, 23 young players and new young players. Talking about the top players retained, they also include Sunil Kumar (U Mumba), Jaideep Dahiya (Haryana Steelers) and Aslam Inamdar (Puneri Paltan).

PKL 12 Auction

More than 500 players will be bid in this Pro Kabaddi auction. Apart from Pawan Sehrawat, Arjun Deshwal, Ashu Malik, PKL 11 top raider Devank Dalal will also be bid. The auction list also includes many surprising names as this time Mohammadreza Shadlu, Fazel Atrachalli as well as Maninder Singh and Pradeep Narwal will also be bid.

Naveen Kumar is entering the auction for the first time, who has played all 6 seasons so far for Dabang Delhi. Now the question arises that such big players are coming in the auction, but do all the 12 teams have so much money that they can spend crores of rupees on giants like these.

PKL 12: How much money is left in the purse of all the teams

• Dabang Delhi – 4.56 crores
• Bengaluru Bulls – 4.12 crores
• Gujarat Giants – 4.08 crores
• Bengal Warriors – 3.95 crores
• Telugu Titans – 3.70 crores
• Patna Pirates – 3.55 crores
• Jaipur Pink Panthers – 3.30 crores
• Tamil Thalaivas – 2.55 crores
• Puneri Paltan – 2.49 crores
• Haryana Steelers – 2.46 crores
• U Mumba – 2.31 crores
• UP Yodha – 1.86 crores

Most beautiful cheerleader of IPL 2025

 The cheerleaders of IPL 2025 look no less than an Apsara. Now a cheerleader of Sunrisers Hyderabad, whose name is Mouli, has become the center of discussion about her looks and she has also cheered for Chennai Super Kings before this. Her pictures and some videos have gone viral on social media. Mouli beats even Bollywood and Hollywood actresses in beauty.

Who is Molly Cheerleader?

Molly is 24 years old, she is from England and hails from East Yorkshire. She often shares her hot and beautiful pictures on her Instagram account. Each of her posts gets thousands of likes in no time. At the time of writing this article, more than 7,000 people are following her on Instagram.

Molly's Instagram account shows that she loves to travel and she often shares pictures with her friends. Let us tell you that she is second to none in terms of fitness. Molly has cheered for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, pictures of which are present on her social media. Apart from the Indian Premier League, she has cheered at many other sporting events around the world.

how much does molly charge

According to media reports, Sunrisers Hyderabad pays Molly 14-16 thousand rupees for every match. Even if the team does not reach the playoffs, a cheerleader earns more than 2 lakh rupees in the entire season.

IPL 2025 Eliminator : Mumbai Indians Eliminator Match Record

 IPL season 18 (2025) did not start well for Mumbai Indians, but the arrival of Jasprit Bumrah brought new energy to the team. The team was a strong contender to make it to the top 2, but after losing to Punjab Kings, MI will now have to play an eliminator match. Mumbai Indians have played eliminator matches 4 times before this, but in all these seasons they could not even reach the final.

IPL format

In this tournament, which started with 10 teams, the top 4 teams in the points table qualify for the playoffs. Now the top 2 teams among these get two chances to reach the IPL final. Even if they lose the first match (Qualifier 1), they play in the second match (Qualifier 2). Punjab Kings have confirmed their place in the top 2.

While the third and fourth ranked teams will have to score a hat-trick of wins to win the IPL trophy. An eliminator match is played between these two, the losing team's journey ends and the winning team has to play Qualifier 2. Apart from Mumbai Indians, it is not yet decided which team will play the eliminator match.

Mumbai Indians record in eliminator matches

Indians have won 5 titles under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. This is the 10th time Mumbai Indians have reached the playoffs. Mumbai Indians won their first title in 2013 under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. After this MI won the IPL trophy in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020. Mumbai remained in the top 2 in all these 5 seasons.

Mumbai reached the final for the first time in 2010, the team topped the points table under the captaincy of Sachin Tendulkar. However, CSK defeated it in the final that season. Apart from all these seasons, the team also reached the playoffs in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2023, but in these it remained at third or fourth place in the points table. In all these seasons, the team could not even reach the final, let alone win the title.

• 2011, MI won the Eliminator but lost Qualifier 2.
• 2012, MI lost the Eliminator match.
• 2014 too, MI lost the Eliminator match.
• 2023, MI won the Eliminator match but lost Qualifier 2.

Mumbai Indians have played eliminator matches a total of 4 times in IPL history, out of which they have won 2 and lost 2. But they have never become champions after being ranked third or fourth in any season.

When and where will the eliminator match be played

The eliminator match will be played on May 30 at Mullanpur Cricket Stadium. Which team will play with Mumbai Indians will be clear after the result of LSG vs RCB match. If RCB wins then Gujarat will play the eliminator, otherwise RCB.

List of players who have captained India in Tests

 BCCI has handed over the command of the Indian Test team to Shubman Gill. Shubman Gill has become the 37th player to captain the Indian Test team. Shubman Gill will lead the Indian Test team for the first time on the England tour.

Because on May 7, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the Test format. After Rohit Sharma retired from Tests, news started coming about who would take over the captaincy? Shubman Gill was made the captain

List of players who captained India in Tests

Number	Captain	Tenure	Matches	Wins	Loss	Draws
1	CK Naidu	1932-24	4	-	3	1
2	Maharajkumar of Vijayanagara	1936-36	3	-	2	1
3	Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi	1946-46	3	-	1	2
4	Lala Amarnath	1947-52	15	2	6	7
5	Vijay Hazare	1951-53	14	1	5	8
6	Veenu Mankad	1955-59	6	-	1	5
7	Ghulam Ahmed	1955-59	3	-	2	1
8	Polly Umrigar	1955-58	8	2	2	4
9	Hemu Adhikari	1959-59	1	-	-	1
10	Datta Gaekwad	1959-59	4	-	4	-
11	Pankaj Roy	1959-59	1	-	1	-
12	Gulab Rai Ramchand	1959-60	5	1	2	2
13	Woman Contractor	1960-62	12	2	2	8
14	Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi	1962-75	40	9	19	12
15	Chandu Borde	1967-67	1	-	1	-
16	Ajit Wadekar	1971-74	16	4	4	8
17	Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan	1974-79	5	-	2	3
18	Sunil Gavaskar	1976-85	47	9	8	30
19	Bishen Singh Bedi	1976-78	22	6	11	5
20	Gundappa Vishwanath	1980-80	2	-	1	1
21	Kapil Dev	1983-87	34	4	7	23
22	Dilip Vengsarkar	1987-89	10	2	5	3
23	Ravi Shastri	1988-88	1	1	-	-
24	Krishnamachari Srikkanth	1989-89	4	-	-	4
25	Mohammad Azharuddin	1990-99	47	14	14	19
26	Sachin Tendulkar	1996-2000	25	4	9	12
27	Sourav Ganguly	2000-05	49	21	13	15
28	Rahul Dravid	2003-07	25	8	6	11
29	Virender Sehwag	2005-12	4	2	2	1
30	Anil Kumble	2007-08	14	3	5	6
31	MS Dhoni	2008-14	60	27	18	15
32	Virat Kohli	2014-22	68	40	17	11
33	Ajinkya Rahane	2017-21	6	4	-	2
34	KL Rahul	2022-22	3	2	1	-
35	Rohit Sharma	2022-24	24	12	9	3
36	Jasprit Bumrah	2022-2025	3	1	2	-
37	Shubman Gill	2025-	-	-	-	-

Shubman Gill performance in test

Shubman Gill made his Test debut against Australia in Melbourne on 26 December 2020. Since then he has played 32 matches, scoring 1893 runs with the help of five centuries and seven half-centuries.

• Matches: 32
• Innings: 59
• Runs: 1,893
• Highest Score: 128
• Average: 35.06
• Centuries: 5
• Half-centuries: 7
• Fours: 210
• Sixes: 31

India Test squad announced against England

 The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced Team India for the five-match Test series against England. India has to play a five-match Test series in England. Young batsman Shubman Gill has been given the Test captaincy. At the same time, star fast bowler Mohammed Shami and middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer have not got a place in the team.

The BCCI has handed over the captaincy of the Test team to Shubman Gill. At the same time, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant has been made the vice-captain. Surprisingly, star middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer has not been selected in the Test team. He was in great form in IPL 2025. Earlier, he was also the hero of Team India in the Champions Trophy.

BCCI has announced the 18-member team for the England tour. 6 bowlers have been selected in the form of Jaspreet Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Akashdeep, Arshdeep Singh and Shardul Thakur. There are three spinners in the form of Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar and Kuldeep Yadav.

Middle order batsman Karun Nair has been selected for the five-match Test series against England. Nair has returned to the Test team after eight years. He last played Test cricket for India in 2017. Shardul Thakur has also been selected for the five-match Test series against England.

Indian Team Test Squad For England

1. Shubman Gill (Captain)
2. Rishabh Pant (Vice Captain)
3. Yashasvi Jaiswal
4. KL Rahul
5. Sai Sudarshan
6. Abhimanyu Easwaran
7. Karun Nair
8. Nitish Kumar Reddy
9. Ravindra Jadeja
10. Dhruv Jurel
11. Washington Sundar
12. Shardul Thakur
13. Jasprit Bumrah
14. Mohammed Siraj
15. Prasidh Krishna
16. Akashdeep
17. Arshdeep Singh
18. Kuldeep Yadav

Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews announces retirement from Tests

Sri Lanka veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews has said goodbye to Test cricket. Mathews will play his last Test match against Bangladesh, which will start on June 17 in Galle. However, he will be seen playing ODI and T20 cricket.

Angelo Mathews announced his retirement from Tests on social media on Friday, May 23. Mathews wrote that his time has come and he is saying goodbye to his 17 years of Test cricket. He thanked friends, family and teammates for their support. He also thanked the fans.

Angelo Mathews Test Career

Test career and scored 8167 runs at an average of 444.63. These include 16 centuries and 45 half-centuries. His best individual score was 200 runs. Apart from this, Mathews also took 33 wickets. His best bowling performance was four wickets for 44 runs. Mathews played his first Test in 2009 against Pakistan in Galle.

What did Matthews write in the post?

Matthews wrote, I am writing this post with a grateful heart and unforgettable memories. It is time for me to say goodbye to the most beloved format of the game, international Test cricket! The last 17 years of playing cricket for Sri Lanka have been the greatest honor and pride for me. Nothing can beat the feeling of patriotism and service when one wears the national jersey. I have given my all to cricket and cricket has given me everything in return and made me the person I am today.

Matthews wrote, I am grateful to the thousands of fans of the game and Sri Lankan cricket who have been with me in the best and worst times of my career. The first Test match against Bangladesh in June will be my last match with the red ball for my country. I am saying goodbye to the Test format only. As discussed with the selectors, I will be available for selection for white ball formats whenever my country needs me.

Matthews wrote, I believe this Test team is a talented team with many future superstar players playing. Now it seems like the best time to give way to a young player to shine for our country. I would like to thank the Almighty God, my loving parents, my beautiful wife and wonderful children, as well as my family and close friends, who collectively have always believed in me, supported me and stood by me in every situation.

Mathews wrote, Also I would like to express my special thanks and gratitude to Sri Lanka Cricket and all the coaches for their support throughout my career. Thanks to my management team for their dedication and hard work over the years. A chapter has ended, but the love for the game will remain forever. With much love and pride, yours truly Angelo Davis Matthews.

Pro Kabaddi Season 12 Retained Players: List of all players retained for PKL 12

 The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) on Saturday announced the 'Elite Retained Players', 'Retained Young Players' and 'New Young Players' for Season 12. The Season 12 auction will be held on May 31 and June 1 in Mumbai. While most of the franchises have retained their key players

A total of 83 players were retained in Pro Kabaddi Season 12: 25 in the Elite Retained Players (ERP) category, 23 in the Retained Young Players (RYP) category and 35 in the New Young Players (NYP) category.

Pro Kabaddi Season 12 Auction

Over 500 players will take part in the auction, including notable Indian players like Pawan Sehrawat, Arjun Deshwal, Ashu Malik and PKL 11 top raider Devank Dalal. Iranian powerhouses Fazel Atrachali and Mohammadreza Shadlooi, as well as PKL veterans Maninder Singh and Pardeep Narwal will also make their debut in the PKL 12 auction.

Star raider Naveen Kumar will be entering the auction for the first time. The PKL 8 winner has scored 1102 raid points for Dabang Delhi KC in six seasons. He will be the first player in the history of the league to score 1000+ points with a single team before entering the PKL auction.

The domestic and foreign players for the auction will be divided into four categories: A, B, C and D. Players in each category will be classified as 'all-rounders', 'defenders' and 'raiders'. The base prices for each category are as follows:

• Category A: Rs 30 lakh
• Category B: Rs 20 lakh
• Category C: Rs 13 lakh
• Category D: Rs 9 lakh

All franchises will have a total salary of Rs 5 crore available for their team.

List of new coaches for Pro Kabaddi (PKL) 12

 After the 11th season of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), the teams have started preparing for the next season. Franchises are making many changes. Most of the changes are being made regarding the coaching staff. So far there have been some teams whose coaching staff has changed. Puneri Paltan changed its coach in the middle of the season.

After this, some other teams including Tamil Thalaivas changed the coaching after the season ended. Jaipur Pink Panthers removed their coach Sanjeev Kumar Baliyan despite making it to the playoffs. Patna Pirates also removed Narendra Redhu from his post despite making it to the finals. In such a situation, till now we have announced our coach for the 12th season of Pro Kabaddi League.

1. Jaipur Pink Panthers

Jaipur Pink Panthers have also removed their title-winning coach Sanjeev Baliyan from his post. Under the coaching of Sanjeev Baliyan, the team won the PKL title during the 9th season. However, after this, the team could not win the trophy during the 10th and 11th seasons and Sanjeev Baliyan was removed and Narendra Redhu was made the coach of the team.

Narendra Redhu performed brilliantly and took Patna to the finals and perhaps this is the reason why Jaipur has appointed him as their coach for the upcoming season. Talking about Jaipur, the team is the second most successful team in PKL history. This team has won the title twice so far and the responsibility of making the team champion for the third time will be on Narendra Redhu.

2. Patna Pirates

Patna Pirates performed brilliantly in the 11th season of PKL. They reached the finals. The team won 13 out of 22 matches and lost 7 matches. Coach Narendra Redhu led the team brilliantly and took the team to the finals. Despite this, he was removed from his post. After removing Narendra Redhu, Patna Pirates have appointed Anup Kumar, one of the best raiders of the Pro Kabaddi League, as their coach.

3. Tamil Thalaivas

Tamil Thalaivas have appointed Sanjeev Baliyan as their head coach for the upcoming season of the Pro Kabaddi League. Baliyan was previously the coach of Jaipur Pink Panthers. He also led the team to the title in the 9th season. Overall, Sanjeev Baliyan has won the PKL trophy twice as a coach. After a series of poor performances, Tamil Thalaivas have now appointed him as their coach for the next season.

4. Bengaluru Bulls

Bengaluru Bulls have appointed two-time PKL title-winning coach BC Ramesh as their new head coach for PKL season 12. As a coach, Ramesh has led Bengal Warriors and Puneri Paltan to PKL titles. Apart from this, he was also the assistant coach of Bengaluru Bulls in 2018, when the Bulls won their first PKL title. BC Ramesh will replace Randhir Singh Sehrawat, who was serving as the head coach of the team for the last 11 seasons.

5. U Mumba

For the 12th season of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL 12), U Mumba has appointed Indian Kabaddi legend Rakesh Kumar as its new head coach. In the last two seasons of PKL, U Mumba's coach was Iran's Gulamreza, but for the 12th season, the team has made a change and appointed Rakesh as the coach. It is worth noting that in the 11th season of Pro Kabaddi League, U Mumba's team finished fifth in the points table and after that it was defeated by Patna Pirates in the eliminator.

6. Puneri Paltan

PKL season 10 champions Puneri Paltan have appointed former Indian captain and Kabaddi legend Ajay Thakur as their new head coach for the upcoming season. You must be aware that after the team's poor performance in the last season, Ajay was included in the team as an assistant coach in the middle of the season. This season he has got a promotion and he has become the head coach directly from assistant. Now the team will have a lot of expectations from him that he will contribute his experience and make the team champion once again.

7. Bengal Warriors

Bengal Warriors have appointed Naveen Kumar Bajjad as their new head coach for the 12th season of the Pro Kabaddi League. Talking about Naveen Kumar, he has played for India and has also won many medals. He also has experience of coaching in PKL. He has previously been the head coach of Tamil Thalaivas and Telugu Titans. Apart from this, he has also coached many teams at the domestic level. He was not a part of PKL for many seasons but now Bengal Warriors has given him a big responsibility.

8. Gujarat Giants

Gujarat Giants have made strategic changes including new coaching staff for Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 (PKL 12). The move has been taken to build a fearless and strong team for season 12. Jaiveer Sharma has been appointed as the new head coach while Varinder Singh Sandhu will play the role of assistant coach of Gujarat Giants.