Nilesh Salunke Biography
Personal Profile:
Full Name | Nilesh Salunke |
Date of Birth | May 5, 1993 |
Age | 27 Years old (as in 2020) |
Nationality | Indian |
Coach | Srinivas Reddy |
Weight | 80 kgs |
Height | 5’1 ft. |
Position | Raider |
Signature Move | Running Hand Touch |
Current Club | Puneri Paltan and Telegu Titans |
Former Club | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
Teams Played for
Seasons | Teams |
Season 3 | Puneri Paltan |
Season 4 | Telugu Titans |
Season 5 | Telugu Titans |
Season 6 | Telugu Titans |
Season 7 | Jaipur Pink Panthers |
Early Life and Family
Nilesh Salunke was born on May 5th, 1993 in Kalyan Mumbai. He is one of the findings of Pro Kabaddi, an amazing raider and a team player. He was born in a very poor family and used to stay in a small house in Kalyan, Maharashtra.
Initially, there was no support for him from his family for Kabaddi as his family was in dire financial crisis and wanted him to study and get a job. He used to do practice after his school at Lal Maidan, Kolshewadi in Shiv Shankar Club, Kalyan which is one of the most renowned clubs of Maharashtra for Kabaddi.
While playing for this club his coach Yashvant Yadav and Ramesh Bhendigiri saw his talent and helped him gain different skills and polish his abilities.
He played for Air India, Mahindra representing them in local tournaments and now has got a permanent Job at Income Tax, Pune. He represented Maharashtra State in Senior National games. He was part of the winning Maharashtra team in Senior Nationals 2018.
Nilesh Salunke Pro Kabaddi Career:
Nilesh Salunke is an Indian professional kabaddi player born in Maharashtra. He started his Pro Kabaddi League campaign in Season 3 with Puneri Paltan. He played only 7 games in that season before moving to Telugu Titans in the next season.
Running Hand Touch being his signature move, Nilesh Salunke has been a very consistent raider. He was the part of Telugu Titans for 3 consecutive seasons. There he was the team’s second-best raider.
In Pro Kabaddi Season 5, he remained just 2 points away of a century of Raid Points, scoring 98 Raid Points in 21 games.
In Pro Kabaddi Season 7, Nilesh Salunke was bought by Jaipur Pink Panthers who bid 23.5 lakhs for him in which Salunke played 19 matches and scored 68 raid points for his side.
Statistics
Total Matches Played | 81 |
Total Earned Points | 333 |
Most Points in a match | 15 |
Not out percentage | 78.37 |
Total raids | 763 |
Successful raids % | 41.67 |
Super 10’s | 5 |
Total raid points | 318 |
Average raid per match | 3.92 |
Total tackles | 63 |
Number of super tackles | 2 |
Total tackle points | 15 |
Average tackles per match % | 0.16 |
Tackle strike rate % | 23.8 |
Season Wise Stats:
Raiding:
Season | Team | Matches Played | Total Raids | Successful Raids | Unsuccessful Raids | Raid Touch Points | Raid Bonus Points | Total Raid Points |
PKL 3 | Puneri Paltan | 7 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
PKL 4 | Telugu Titans | 15 | 139 | 47 | 34 | 45 | 16 | 61 |
PKL 5 | Telugu Titans | 21 | 247 | 78 | 40 | 62 | 36 | 98 |
PKL 6 | Telugu Titans | 19 | 201 | 59 | 53 | 47 | 34 | 81 |
PKL 7 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 19 | 156 | 52 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 68 |
Tackling:
Season | Team | Matches Played | Total Tackles | Successful Tackles | Total Tackle Points |
PKL 3 | Puneri Paltan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
PKL4 | Telugu Titans | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
PKL5 | Telugu Titans | 21 | 18 | 5 | 7 |
PKL 6 | Telugu Titans | 19 | 21 | 4 | 4 |
PKL 7 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 19 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Nilesh Salunke Records and Achievements
In Seasons 4 and 5, Nilesh was the second-best raider at Telugu Titans, trailing in numbers only behind Rahul Chaudhari.
In Season 5, he remained just 2 shies of a century of Raid Points, scoring 98 Raid Points in 21 games.
He also managed three Super 10s in Season 5.
Nilesh Salunke Social Media
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Nilesh Salunke Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nilesh.salunke.961
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