1. Fazel Atrachali – Iran (Patna Pirates)
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Patna Pirates and entire PKL4’s most impressive foreign player, was, without a doubt, the inimitable Fazel Atrachali. The Iranian captain picked up from where he had left at U Mumba last season and even outdid his previous performance.
Robust, alert and resourceful, the star grappler was one of the principal reasons why the Patna Pirates were able to defend their Season 3 title. His rigid thigh and ankle holds and an innate ability to choose the right moment to unleash his skills made sure that the green-and-yellow brigade kept a watertight ship at the back.
The left corner specialist Fazel combined perfectly with the captain Dharmaraj Cheralathan in the right corner to wreak havoc on the opponent raiders. His statistics on the leaderboard corroborate it. With 45 tackles, he had the highest percentage of successful tackles among all players with 62.5 per match. His 7 super tackles were what the team needed in order to reign supreme again.
No wonder that the 24-year-old was given the Best Defender of PKL4 award.
