'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
#1 Anup Kumar
'Captain Cool' Anup Kumar has had an illustrious career in the sport. He won the Pro Kabaddi title with U Mumba back in Season 2 and led the Indian team to their third Kabaddi World Cup win in 2016. He was conferred with the Arjuna award in 2012 for his immense contribution to the game.
Trending
A pivotal player for Indian Kabaddi, Kumar bagged gold medals in the Asian Games (2010, 2014) and the South Asian Games as well. He is believed to be one of the finest ever captains in history, with his composed leadership allowing players to play freely and express themselves.
Anup captained U Mumba from Season 1 to Season 5, before joining Jaipur Pink Panthers in his final season. He scored 527 raid points in 91 matches with 13 Super 10s to his name at the end of his PKL career. Post his retirement from the game, Anup joined the Puneri Paltan as their head coach for PKL 7.
Puneri Paltan didn't make it to the playoffs and yet, his maiden stint as the head coach will always be remembered as the time when the coolest of captains turned into a 'cool coach.'
