Pro Kabaddi League: Ranking all the 12 teams based on their Instagram followers

Modified Dec 10, 2021 12:20 IST

Which PKL team has the most Instagram followers?

#2 Bengaluru Bulls - 207k followers

A dominant side right from the start, Bengaluru Bulls gained the reputation of having star-studded players like Manjeet Chillar, Ajay Thakur, and Dharmaraj Cheralathan in the first two seasons. Later on, Bulls added Rohit Kumar in their squad, who went on to become a notable player in the competition. Bulls are the one out of the two sides to have crossed 200k followers, having gained a total of 2,07,000+ followers on Instagram.

Bengaluru Bulls have achieved a large number of fan following from the Karnataka region, a state where Kabaddi has grown leaps and bounds over the years. However, the franchise saw a significant boost in their all social med platforms as 'Hi-Flyer' Pawan Sehrawat wrecked havoc in the sixth season to take them to the title. In what was an inspiring journey for Pawan with 271 raid points, he single-handedly helped Bulls to win the Season 6 trophy.

Pawan continued to assert his dominance for Bengaluru Bulls in the seventh season as well, scoring 346 raid points at a staggering average of 14.42 raid points per game. Even though they got knocked out in the semi-final, the Hi-Flyer entertained the fans throughout the league-stage with his exceptional performances and incredible feats.

Having established themselves a high-profile team in just two seasons of the league, Bengaluru Bulls will be looking to continue their dominant run yet again with the fans backing their side immensely.

#1 Patna Pirates - 213k followers

Three-time champions from Season 3 to Season 5, Patna Pirates are the most followed on Instagram with a total of 2,13,000+ followers. The most successful side in the history of PKL has revolved around one player - Pardeep Narwal, who has led the Patna-based franchise to have such feats in the league's history.

Patna Pirates' success story paved by Pardeep Narwal is a prime reason why they have acquired the most fanbase on the widely-used Instagram site. The 'Record-breaker' Pardeep Narwal has achieved uncountable feats in his run, becoming the only raider to date to have scored more than 1,000 raid points in the competition's history. He has also claimed 59 Super-10s in the process, acknowledged as the most prolific raider in the PKL today.

Because of getting knocked out in the two recent seasons due to over-reliance upon Pardeep Narwal, Patna Pirates have slightly gone downhill in their momentum. A lack of a formidable support raider and a brittle defense has hurt Pirates' dominant run as of late. However, they will be hoping to bounce back with an expectation of building a balanced squad in the upcoming eighth edition of Pro Kabaddi League.

About the author

Vijay Sain is a freelance writer from Jaipur, Rajasthan, currently residing in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Ever since writing his very first article in June 2018, Vijay has mostly worked on covering Kabaddi passionately to throw light on the upcoming talents and acquainting the Kabaddi admirers with a plethora of information through his articles.

In addition to covering Kabaddi, Vijay has also begun covering Cricket and Volleyball as two of the other sports which he admires. An admirer of Rahul Dravid as a cricketer and Rajasthan Royals as a team, Vijay is also a WWE enthusiast who loves AJ Styles and CM Punk.

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Edited by Alan John