Vishal Bhardwaj Biography
Personal Profile:
| Full Name | Vishal Bhardwaj |
| Date of Birth | Jan 1, 1997 |
| Age | 22 Years old (as in 2020) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Coach | Gholamreza Mazandarani |
| Weight | 68 kgs |
| Height | 5’5 ft. |
| Position | Defender |
| Signature Move | Ankle Hold |
| Current Club | Telugu Titans |
Teams Played For:
| Seasons | Teams |
| Season 4 | Telugu Titans |
| Season 5 | Telugu Titans |
| Season 6 | Telugu Titans |
| Season 7 | Telugu Titans |
Early Life
Vishal Bhardwaj was born in a village in Una district of Himachal Pradesh, India. He comes from a middle-class family and was completely born and brought in the same village. Unlike his other friends who were passionate about cricket, Vishal developed an interest in the game of Kabaddi at a very young age. He started playing Kabaddi in 8th standard at the age of 12 or 13. Vishal represented his school team in all the Inter-school Kabaddi tournaments. After his brilliant performances at the school level, he entered into his college with the same intensity towards Kabaddi.
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Looking at his exceptional capabilities at college-level Kabaddi, Vishal was sent to Bilaspur for better professional training. He lived in Bilaspur, which is almost 1,600 km away from his hometown in Himachal Pradesh. However, this didn’t affect Vishal’s concentration as he was very confident of making it through the highest level. Vishal performed consistently and was selected for the Junior National team in 2016. He represented India in 3 major Junior Kabaddi tournaments and even won gold in one of the championships.
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Vishal Bhardwaj Pro kabaddi career:
Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian Kabaddi player and was born on January 1, 1997. Vishal was in top form in Season 5 for Telugu Titans as he scored 71 tackle points. He made a debut in Season 4. Vishal Bhardwaj also earned a call-up in 2017 Asian Kabaddi Championships Indian team. He scored 5 High 5s in Season 5 and his average was 3.22 tackles per match.
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In Season 6, he was made the captain of Telugu Titans at a tender age of 21! Although Telugu Titans have never won a title, they have always been one of the contenders to lift the PKL trophy. Vishal was consistent in this season as well and added 60 tackle points for his side. However, Telugu Titans lacked an overall team performance and hence had a poor outing. In season 6, they weren’t even able to reach the semi-finals as they stood second last in their zone comprising of 6 teams. In 2019, Season 7 Auctions, Vishal was retained by Telugu Titans.
Statistics:
| Total Matches Played | 60 |
| Total Earned Points | 201 |
| Most Points in a match | 9 |
| Not out percentage | 96.77 |
| Total raids | 62 |
| Successful raids % | 3.22 |
| Super 10’s | 0 |
| Total raid points | 2 |
| Average raid per match | 0.03 |
| Total tackles | 359 |
| Number of super tackles | 21 |
| Total tackle points | 199 |
| Average tackles per match % | 2.96 |
| Tackle strike rate % | 55.43 |
Season-wise Stats
Raiding:
| Season | Team | Matches Played | Total Raids | Successful Raids | Unsuccessful Raids | Raid Touch Points | Raid Bonus Points | Total Raid Points |
| PKL 7 | Telugu Titans | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PKL 6 | Telugu Titans | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKL 5 | Telugu Titans | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKL 4 | Telugu Titans | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tackling:
| Season | Team | Matches Played | Total Tackles | Successful Tackles | Total Tackle Points |
| PKL 7 | Telugu Titans | 16 | 112 | 53 | 62 |
| PKL 6 | Telugu Titans | 24 | 93 | 53 | 61 |
| PKL 5 | Telugu Titans | 11 | 103 | 60 | 64 |
| PKL 4 | Telugu Titans | 1 | 15 | 6 | 6 |
Vishal Bhardwaj Unknown Facts
Vishal was the 3rd most successful defender in PKL Season 5 with 71 tackle points to his name.
Vishal’s favourite Kabaddi player is Tamil Thalaivas’ Ajay Thakur, who is his local hero as even he belongs to Himachal Pradesh.
Vishal wishes to become a police officer one day.
Vishal is currently pursuing his B.A. from a government college in his hometown of Una.
Bhardwaj’s average of 3.53 tackle points per game in Season 6 was bettered by only two other defenders.
The Left Corner scored 62 tackle points in Season 7 and became the first defender to score 60 or more tackle points in three consecutive seasons.
Won Gold medal for India in Asian Championship 2017.
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