Top 10 Players in Pro Kabaddi: Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 was one of the best seasons of Pro Kabaddi League thus far where Bengaluru Bulls took home the coveted Pro Kabaddi League trophy.
There were a number of brilliant performances over the course of the season. Though there quite some new faces that emerged during the course of the season, the importance of experience was exuberated by a number of players making it clear to the teams that only the right mix of experience and exuberance can prevail.
Here is a Look at the Top 10 Scorers from Pro Kabaddi League Season 6
1 Pawan Kumar Sehrawat
Position: Raider
Team: Bengaluru Bulls
Matches Played: 24
Points won: 282
Raid Points won: 271
Tackle Points won: 11
Top 10 Players in Pro Kabaddi: Pawan Kumar Sehrawat outshined everyone at the Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 with an exceptional performance that also helped Bengaluru Bulls win their maiden Pro Kabaddi League trophy.
The 22-year-old came of age and put in consistent stellar performances to take Bengaluru Bulls to the title.
Pawan had an average of one raid point per season for the last couple of seasons (Season 4 and Season 5) but managed to better it and how, to take it up to 15 raid points a match in Season 6.
He was the team’s X-factor and raised a few eyebrows with his performances. He isn’t the fastest or the cheekiest or the tallest of raiders, but certainly among the most effective. He has a long reach and lower body strength that helps him be effective and efficient.
He inflicted 6 Super-Raids, the most in Season 6 and got 22 points in the Season 6 final, most by a player in Pro Kabaddi League final.
2 Pradeep Narwal
Position: Raider
Team: Patna Pirates
Matches Played: 21
Points won: 233
Raid Points won: 233
Tackle Points won: 0
Pradeep Narwal has been one of the best players in the Pro Kabaddi League history. The young and dynamic raider led the Patna Pirates to three Pro Kabaddi League titles in succession. He won the Most Valuable Player award in 2 of the three title winning seasons.
Though Patna had a season to forget, but Pradeep Narwal continued his fine run and contributed most points for his side and second, overall.
3 Siddharth Sirish Desai
Position: Raider
Team: U Mumba
Matches Played: 21
Points won: 221
Raid Points won: 218
Tackle Points won: 3
Siddharth was U Mumba’s star raider in Season 6 of Pro Kabaddi League. After the departure of Anup Kumar, Siddharth was bestowed the responsibility of leading the raiding efforts of the former Champions and he didn’t disappoint.
The debutant took the opportunity with both hands, scoring a Super 10 in his first game itself. He went on to become the fastest to 50 Raid points when he reached the feat in just 5 games.
His speed and brute strength caught everyone napping and the 27-year-old made a huge mark in his debut season.
4 Deepak Niwas Hooda
Position: All-Rounder
Team: Jaipur Pink Panthers
Matches Played: 22
Points won: 208
Raid Points won: 196
Tackle Points won: 12
Top 10 Players in Pro Kabaddi: Deepak Niwas Hooda made a move from Puneri Paltan after 3 successful seasons as the top player of the team to the Jaipur Pink Panthers. There were huge hopes from Hooda and Jaipur were looking to revive their position having won the inaugural edition of the Pro Kabaddi League.
Hooda put in a good performance and kept his team in the hunt. He contributed to both aspects of the game and emerged as one of the top scorers overall, and the top scoring All-Rounder in Pro Kabaddi League Season.
5 Maninder Singh
Position: Raider
Team: Bengal Warriors
Matches Played: 22
Points won: 206
Raid Points won: 206
Tackle Points won: 0
Bengal Warriors mainstay Maninder Singh had yet another personally successful season. He top scored for his side in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 and guided them to the playoffs, where they lost to Dabang Delhi KC in the Eliminator.
6 Ajay Thakur
Position: Raider
Team: Tamil Thalaivas
Matches Played: 22
Points won: 204
Raid Points won: 203
Tackle Points won: 1
In what was a yet another disappointing season for Tamil Thalaivas, Ajay Thakur was the sole shining light for the Chennai based side in Pro Kabaddi League Season 6. He made the most of his signature frog jump to outfox the opponents.
7 Sachin Tanwar
Position: Raider
Team: Gujarat Fortune Giants
Matches Played: 22
Points won: 204
Raid Points won: 190
Tackle Points won: 14
Standing at just 18 then, Sachin Tanwar had a wonderful debut season in Pro Kabaddi Season-5. The 19-year-old replicated his form in Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 as he guided his team to a second successive final but failed to get them across the line.
8 Vikash Khandola
Position: Raider
Team: Haryana Steelers
Matches Played: 22
Points won: 177
Raid Points won: 172
Tackle Points won: 5
Vikas showed glimpses of his talent in Pro Kabaddi League Season 5, and delivered results in Pro Kabaddi League Season 6. The Haryana Steelers’ raider-in-chief got the highest points for his side in the season.
He managed to get 51 bonus points, which is third-highest among all players in Season 6. He also managed 5 successful super raids, which was the fifth highest in Season 6.
9 Naveen Kumar
Position: Raider
Team: Dabang Delhi KC
Matches Played: 22
Points won: 177
Raid Points won: 172
Tackle Points won: 5
Naveen Kumar rose to the fore in Season 6, his debut campaign in the Pro Kabaddi League. He showcased the trickery up his sleeve and along with Ranjit, guided Dabang Delhi to the Eliminator.
He had one of the brightest debut seasons ever in Pro Kabaddi League.
10 Rohit Kumar
Position: Raider
Team: Bengaluru Bulls
Matches Played: 24
Points won: 171
Raid Points won: 162
Tackle Points won: 9
Rohit Kumar was Bengaluru Bulls’ main raider until Pawan came to the fore. Rohit Kumar, who is used to being the star, was happy playing second fiddle and compliments Pawan really well to ensure the team does well and played a big role in the team’s triumph.
