#1 Fazel Atrachali (Patna Pirates)
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When the raiders go back to their homes this week, some of them will still have sore bodies. Most of them will be cursing the Iranian Fazel Atrachali as it was due to his no-nonsense defending that the raiders will be nursing their wounds at the end of the season. The Iranian has been so accurate with his body blows; he could patent them.
He successfully executed 45 tackles at an average of just under 3 per match. Thrust into the heart of a team that had just won season 3 and to replace the mercurial Sandeep Narwal, a lot was expected from Fazel. He delivered with absolutely no hesitancy.
The Iran national kabaddi captain was particularly impressive when his team were on the ropes. With a massive 7 super tackles, he prevented all outs for his team on plenty of occasions. With a successful tackling percentage of 62.5, no one else came close to the accuracy exhibited by the left corner and that is why he was given with the Best Defender of the Season award.
