Bengaluru Bulls will play their home matches in Nagpur.
In a last-minute change of venues, the Bengaluru Bulls have shifted their home games of the upcoming Pro-Kabaddi League to Nagpur. The franchise announced on Tuesday that the home matches in the fifth edition of the league were shifted because they had not received the permission from Kanteerva Stadium which was supposed to host their matches. Nagpur’s Mankapur Indoor Stadium will now host their matches.
Expressing his disappointment, CEO of WL Sports League, Uday Sinh Wala said: “We are very disappointed to announce that Bengaluru Bulls will not be playing on its home turf this season. We have not yet received necessary permissions to host the matches on the required dates despite our incessant efforts.”
Bengaluru Bulls said that the Department of Youth Empowerment and Services, which manages the stadium bookings, did not respond to the request, which is long pending, of hosting the Kabaddi matches at the venue. While the league starts from July 28, the Bengaluru Bulls were scheduled to play in the city from August 4 to 10.
“We shall come back next year and play on our home turf hopefully, keeping the excitement and thrill of the tournament intact. Despite not playing in Bengaluru this season, we look forward to the immeasurable support from all our fans which will help motivate the team and keep their morale high as we take a step forward in our journey in an effort to lift the Cup in this fifth season of the Pro-Kabaddi League,” Wala said.
