Pro Kabaddi 2017, Season 5: Top 6 defenders

Sandeep Narwal

Sandeep Narwal was the best defender in season 3

High 5s – 13

24-year-old all-rounder Sandeep Narwal hails from Haryana. He will play for Puneri Paltan this time around after having played for Telugu Titans in the previous season. He is a former champion with Patna Pirates in season 3.

Sandeep has won the gold medal in Kabaddi World Cup 2016 as well as 2016 South Asian Games. In 62 matches, he has 161 tackle points at an average of 2.6 per game. His success rate in tackling is over 50% and he has 10 green cards and 2 yellow cards to his name.

Ravinder Pahal

Ravinder Pahal was the best defender in season 2

High 5s – 13

26-year-old Ravinder Pahal hails from Haryana and plays in the right corner of defence. He will play for Bengaluru Bulls this time around having played for Puneri Paltan last season and Dabang Delhi in the first three seasons.

He has played a total of 48 matches in PKL in which he has notched up 152 tackle points, averaging 3.17 per game. He has 139 successful tackles out of a total of 290 and has got 7 green cards so far.