Sandeep Narwal Biography

Personal Profile:

Full Name	Sandeep Narwal
Date of Birth	April 5, 1993
Age	27 years old (as in 2020)
Nationality	Indian
Father’s name	O.P Narwal
Coach	Sanjeev Kumar
Weight	80 kgs
Height	5’11 ft.
Position	All Rounder
Signature Move	Block
Current Club	U Mumba
Former Club	Patna Pirates, Telugu Titans and Patna Pirates

Teams Played for

Seasons	Teams
Season 1	Patna Pirates
Season 2	Patna Pirates
Season 3	Patna Pirates
Season 4	Telugu Titans
Season 5	Puneri Paltan
Season 6	Puneri Paltan
Season 7	U Mumba

Sandeep Narwal Early life and family:

Sandeep Narwal is an Indian Kabaddi player. He was born on 5 April 1993 in Sonipat, Haryana. He completed graduation from Jat College, Sonipat. Kabaddi was the most natural choice for Sandeep. He grew up watching his father, OP Narwal, make the country proud. His father is a former kabaddi player himself. In fact, he represented the country at the Asian Games.

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Sandeep started playing kabaddi when he was just eight years old. His exploits at the junior level earned him a lot of recognition. He won numerous trophies and titles and represented his school in numerous tournaments.

Sandeep was very fortunate to have found the right inspiration, as well as guidance in his life. While his father motivated him to take up kabaddi, it was Jagdish Narwal, who polished his skills. His guidance in Sandeep’s initial days played a huge part in his development as a bankable kabaddi player.

Sandeep Narwal Pro Kabaddi Career:

Sandeep Narwal started off his career as a raider, but he slowly upped his defensive game to become one of the most successful all-rounders of Pro Kabaddi League. He made his debut in Pro Kabaddi Season 1 itself and featured for the Patna Pirates.

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Sandeep played the first three seasons of Pro Kabaddi League with Patna Pirates. He captained the team in season 2 and the team reached semi-finals. The third season was also very successful for Sandeep as he won the Best Defender of the Tournament with 53 tackles.

In the fourth season of the league, Sandeep was signed by the Telugu Titans. Later, he played for the Puneri Paltan for the next two seasons.

Sandeep Narwal won a Pro Kabaddi League title with Patna Pirates in Pro Kabaddi Season 3. He has played for two other franchises since and would turn up for the third in Pro Kabaddi Season 7 as he line-up for U Mumba.

Sandeep Narwal International Career:

Sandeep Narwal first played for the Indian team in the Junior Asia games where he caught the eye of several coaches due to his performances. He was part of the Indian team which won the Gold medal in South Asian Games 2016. He was also part of the title-winning Indian team for Kabaddi World Cup 2016 and Dubai Masters 2018.

He was also part of the Indian team who won the bronze medal in the 2018 Asian Games after losing to Iran in the semifinals.

He can play the right cover position as well which creates versatility and provides an option for any team that he plays with. His aggression and leadership qualities are well-known, his passion for the sport unrivalled and his strength in defense unmatched.

Statistics

Total Matches Played	125
Total Earned Points	559
Most Points in a match	14
Not out percentage	86.22
Total raids	733
Successful raids %	33.97
Super 10’s	1
Total raid points	249
Average raid per match	1.99
Total tackles	574
Number of super tackles	28
Total tackle points	310
Average tackles per match %	2.25
Tackle strike rate %	54

Season-wise Stats:

Raiding:

Season	Team	Matches Played	Total Raids	Successful Raids	Unsuccessful Raids	Raid Touch Points	Raid Bonus Points	Total Raid Points
PKL 1	Patna Pirates	16	174	68	34	83	9	92
PKL 2	Patna Pirates	16	146	36	27	41	5	46
PKL 3	Patna Pirates	14	55	8	1	8	1	9
PKL 4	Telugu Titans	16	88	20	9	30	4	24
PKL 5	Puneri Paltan	21	117	29	8	31	2	33
PKL 6	Puneri Paltan	18	86	16	11	15	10	35
PKL 7	U Mumba	24	67	15	11	14	6	30

Tackling:

Season	Team	Matches Played	Total Tackles	Successful Tackles	Total Tackle Points
PKL 1	Patna Pirates	16	41	21`	27
PKL 2	Patna Pirates	16	71	34	37
PKL 3	Patna Pirates	14	95	53	55
PKL 4	Telugu Titans	16	83	40	42
PKL 5	Puneri Paltan	21	102	49	52
PKL 6	Puneri Paltan	18	81	34	41
PKL 7	U Mumba	24	101	51	56

Sandeep Narwal Unknown Facts:

Sandeep features among the list of top 10 kabaddi players with most points in the Pro Kabaddi League.

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Sandeep has 16 Super tackles and 14 high 5s in PKL.

Sandeep’s hobbies include travelling and hiking.

He is a big fan of Abhishek Bachchan. When he became a part of the Pro Kabaddi League, he was super excited to meet Abhishek, who owns the franchise, Jaipur Pink Panther.

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Sandeep also works in Income tax department.

Sandeep Narwal Awards and Achievements:

He became popular at the junior level Kabaddi in his town and bagged numerous medals for the same.

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He was selected in the Haryana team after playing Kabaddi at the school level.

He became an all-rounder after being selected by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) which sent him to Gandhinagar.

In 2011, he was selected to represent India at the Junior Asian games.

He has also captained Patna Pirates and guided them to the semi-finals in the Season 2.

With 53 successful tackles, he was rewarded with the Best Defender of the Tournament at Season 3 of PKL.

In 2016, he was selected in the National Team of India for the South Asian Games.

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