Chennai, Sept. 27 -- When the UP Yoddhas step onto the mat, it's rarely about one player. But when Gagan Gowda is in form, the team knows it has a weapon. Eight games into Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 12, Gowda has already scored 82 points, the highest for his team. But for him, personal milestones are secondary to the bigger picture. The young raider has seen games where even his Super 10s couldn't save the team from defeat, and he's determined not to let that pattern repeat itself.

"Personally, I am keeping the processes the same as last year. However, when we were losing after I got Super 10s, I was not too pleased with that because the environment wasn't as vibrant back then. Even if I get fewer points, the topmost objective is to k...