Rakesh Narwal Biography

Personal Profile:

Full Name	Rakesh Narwal
Date of Birth	6 May 1995
Age	25 years old (as in 2020)
Nationality	Indian
Coach	BC Ramesh
Weight	70 kgs
Height	6’1 ft.
Position	Raider
Signature Move	Frog Jump
Current Club	Bengal Warriors
Former Club	Bengaluru Bulls, Patna Pirates, Gujarat Fortune Giants

Teams Played for

Seasons	Teams
Season 2	Bengaluru Bulls
Season 3	Patna Pirates
Season 5	Gujarat Fortune Giants
Season 6	Bengal Warriors
Season 7	Bengal Warriors

Early Life

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Rakesh Narwal was born on 6 May 1995 in Gohana, Sonipat, Haryana where he went to Government senior secondary school Rindhana College and then graduated from MDU, Rohtak. While a lot of his peers played Wrestling, Rakesh got invoked by Kabaddi and slowly his passion turned into a profession.

Pro Kabaddi League Career

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Rakesh Narwal debuted in the second season pro kabaddi league career with Bengaluru Bulls. His impressive performances for Haryana state team got him a Pro Kabaddi League call-up where he was snapped up by Bengaluru Bulls. He played a role in the team’s second-place finish.

Later on, he moved to Patna Pirates in season 3 but only managed to play 1 game for the team. His was sidelined because of the minor injuries. He didn’t stay at Patna Pirates either and later in season 5 he was picked up by Gujarat Fortune Giants, where he managed to play 6 games only and made 58 total raids and gained 17 raid points for his team. Rakesh narwal one of the few players who has been in 3 More Seasons of Pro Kabaddi for 3 Different Franchises.

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In season 6, Rakesh Narwal was again moved to a different team and was picked up by Bengal Warriors for 8 lacs. He didn’t get much playing time in his new side either, just played 6 games made a total of 16 raids and collecting 10 total raid points.

Rakesh Narwal was retained by Bengal Warriors in season 7 for 16 lacs. With great determination and athletic quality, warriors gained confidence in Rakesh narwal, He was playing as back up raider for Bengal Warriors and played 4 games in season 7. where he made 27 total raids and collected 18 raid points.

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Statistics

Total Matches Played	28
Total Earned Points	67
Most Points in a match	10
Not out percentage	77.63
Total raids	152
Successful raids %	42.76
Super 10’s	1
Total raid points	65
Average raid per match	2.32
Total tackles	15
Number of super tackles	0
Total tackle points	2
Average tackles per match %	0.07
Tackle strike rate %	13.33

Season Wise Stats:

Raiding:

Season	Team	Matches Played	Total Raids	Successful Raids	Unsuccessful Raids	Raid Touch Points	Raid Bonus Points	Total Raid Points
PKL 2	Bengaluru Bulls	10	48	5	6	17	4	21
PKL 3	Patna Pirates	1	4	0	1	0	0	0
PKL 5	Gujarat Fortune Giants	6	58	15	8	16	1	17
PKL 6	Bengal Warriors	6	16	5	6	7	3	10
PKL 7	Bengal Warriors	4	27	13	7	11	7	18

Tackling:

Season	Team	Matches Played	Total Tackles	Successful Tackles	Total Tackle Points
PKL 2	Bengaluru Bulls	10	6	0	0
PKL 3	Patna Pirates	1	1	0	0
PKL 5	Gujarat Fortune Giants	6	0	0	0
PKL 6	Bengal Warriors	6	2	1	1
PKL 7	Bengal Warriors	4	2	0	0