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Kabaddi is one of the most physically challenging games. Players just don’t have to be fit but must have to be “kabaddi fit” which is a lifestyle. While talking about this spectacular game, people always give more importance to the raiders but they forget that a defender can make a raid unsuccessful. So the defenders are as equally important as the raiders are. The whole match depends upon 50% attack and 50% defense.
Defense is always important for a team to stand strong in the field of battle. Capturing or tackling the raider and stopping him from escaping, grants tackle points after making the raid unsuccessful. In the history of the Pro Kabaddi League, many new names got recognition while many big names have faded away but the league has discovered its best defenders.
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Top 10 Defenders of Pro Kabaddi League
The PKL best defenders are assorted by their tackle points throughout all seasons. Following is the list of the top 10 defenders of the Pro Kabaddi League:
Number 10
Mr. Ran Singh, the all-rounder of Bengal Warriors is in the tenth position in the top 10 defenders of the Pro Kabaddi League. He successfully scored a total of 234 tackle points in all PKL seasons. He is an essential part of the Bengal Warriors team, the team that failed to get the deserved recognition while having some great faces on their side.
Number 9
Mr. Amit Hooda, the best defender of Jaipur Pink Panthers is in the ninth position in the top 10 defenders of Pro Kabaddi. He successfully scored a total of 237 tackle points in all PKL seasons. In his early PKL career, he played for Patna Pirates but later on, he became part of Tamil Thalaivas as well. Now he is an integral part of the Jaipur Pink Panthers squad. He is a fearless and aggressive tackler. He is known for the dash and thigh hold technique.
Number 8
Mr. Dharmaraj Cheralathan is the best defender of Jaipur Pink Panthers is in the eighth position in the top 10 defenders of Pro Kabaddi. He managed to score a total of 259 tackle points in all PKL seasons. He is a veteran player who is playing kabaddi for the last two decades. He was also associated with U Mumba, Puneri Paltan, and Bengaluru Bulls but now he is playing for Jaipur Pink Panthers. In his fans, he is known as “Anna”. He is 46 years old but age is just a number for him.
Number 7
On the seventh position in the top 10 defenders of the Pro Kabaddi League is Mr. Girish Maruti Ernak. He managed to score a total of 262 tackle points throughout all PKL seasons. He played for Patna Pirates in seasons 1, 2, 3, and 4. Later on, he joined Puneri Paltan in the fifth season. Now he is the best defender of Gujarat Giants.
Number 6
On the sixth position in the top 10 defenders of the Pro Kabaddi League is Mr. Mohit Chhillar. He managed to score a total of 277 tackle points throughout all seasons of PKL. In his career, played for U Mumba, Bengaluru Bulls, Haryana Steelers, and Jaipur Pink Panthers. In the last season, he finally moved to Tamil Thalaivas. Now, he is the best defender of Tamil Thalaivas. In the eighth season, he remained unsold. Although, he is a World Cup Winning kabaddi player.
Number 5
On the fifth position in the top 10 defenders of the Pro Kabaddi League is Mr. Surjeet Singh. He managed to score a total of 278 tackle points throughout all seasons of PKL. In his early career, he played for U-Mumba and Bengal Warriors. Now he is the best defender of Tamil Thalaivas. He is known for his brilliant skill of blocking and dashing raiders. He remained unsold in the eighth season. Although, he is also a World Cup Winning kabaddi player.
Number 4
Mr. Sandeep Narwal, the ace all-rounder of Dabang Delhi is in the fourth position in the top 10 defenders of Pro Kabaddi. He successfully scored a total of 310 tackle points in all PKL seasons. He started his journey with Patna Pirates. Now, he is the best all-rounder of Dabang Delhi. He is one of the best tacklers in the history of Pro Kabaddi. He is known for breaking the raider’s confidence.
Number 3
Mr. Fazel Atrachali, the best overseas defender of U Mumba is in the third position in the top 10 defenders of the Pro Kabaddi League. He successfully scored a total of 317 tackle points in all PKL seasons. He is an Iranian player, the only foreign player who finds a spot on this list. He is known for his brilliant skill of dashing the raiders. He secured the 3rd position among PKL best defenders.
Number 2
Mr. Ravinder Pahal, the best defender of Gujarat Giants is in the second position in the top 10 defenders of the Pro Kabaddi League. He successfully scored a total of 326 tackle points in all PKL seasons. He started with Dabang Delhi but later on, he played for Puneri Paltan and Bengaluru Bulls. Now, he is playing for Gujarat Giants. He is also known as “The Hawk”. He secured the 2nd position among PKL best defenders.
Number 1
Mr. Manjeet Chhillar, the best all-rounder of Dabang Delhi is in the first position in the top 10 defenders of the Pro Kabaddi League. He successfully scored a total of 339 tackle points throughout all PKL seasons. He is a veteran kabaddi player and a star tackler of Dabang Delhi. This all-rounder player played for quite a few teams but now playing for Dabang Delhi. He is the best defender and a prime pillar of Dabang Delhi’s defense. He secured the 1st position in PKL best defenders.
Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is one of the most popular sports events in India after the Indian Super League (ISL) while the most popular league is the Indian Premier League (IPL). The PKL Season 10 is going to start on 7th October 2023 and the champion of Season 9 was Jaipur Pink Panthers.
