Top 5 Pro-Kabaddi Raiders: Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 saw a number of new faces, some of whom went under the radar, while a few others made a big mark for themselves. Raiders have often been the main men for their side and embodied with the responsibility of getting the majority of the points.
Here is a Look at the Top 5 Raiders from Pro Kabaddi League Season 6
(1) Pawan Kumar Sehrawat
Team: Bengaluru Bulls
Matches Played: 24
Raid Points won: 271
Bengaluru’s Pawan Kumar Sehrawat had a dream Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 where he outshined everyone and became the top scoring player overall and the top scoring raider.
He propelled Bengaluru Bulls win their maiden Pro Kabaddi League trophy and made a name for himself. The 22-year-old came of age and put in consistent stellar performances.
Pawan bettered his average of one raid point per game in the previous seasons to 15 raid points a match in Pro Kabaddi League Season 6.
His long reach and lower body strength helped him be effective and efficient, and was the differential.
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
Team: Patna Pirates
Matches Played: 21
Raid Points won: 233
Name synonymous with Patna Pirates, Pradeep Narwal, had yet another wonderful season highlighting his consistency on the mat. H has been one of the best players in the Pro Kabaddi League history and he did justice to the tag by having another great season.
Though Patna had a season to forget, but Pradeep Narwal continued his fine run and contributed most points for his side, second, overall and also, second among the raiders.
(3) Siddharth Sirish Desai
Position: Raider
Team: U Mumba
Matches Played: 21
Raid Points won: 218
Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 debutant Siddharth Sirish Desai was U Mumba’s star raider in Season 6. He dealt with the departure of Anup Kumar and took up the responsibility of raiding for his side.
The debutant took the opportunity with both hands, scoring a Super 10 in his first game itself, where he managed to accumulate 15 points. 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) Maninder Singh
Position: Raider
Team: Bengal Warriors
Matches Played: 22
Raid Points won: 206
Bengal Warriors has been a consistent side and the credit for it goes to their raider Maninder Singh, who is the spine of the team.
With yet another successful season, Maninder guided his team Bengal Warriors to the playoffs of Pro Kabaddi League Season 6, where they got defeat at the hands of Dabang Delhi KC in the Eliminator.
(5) Ajay Thakur
Position: Raider
Team: Tamil Thalaivas
Matches Played: 22
Raid Points won: 203
Ajay Thakur made a name for himself with Bengaluru Bulls and he took that form with him to Tamil Thalaivas. Though the team saw disappointment for a second year running, Ajay Thakur came good for the Chennai based side and got them some respectability. He made the most of his signature frog jump to outfox the opponents.
