Senior National Kabaddi Championships 2017: Top 5 players from the competition

#2 Monu Goyat [Services]

Monu Goyat played the role of the primary raider for Services

Representing Services for the championships, Monu Goyat was undoubtedly one of the biggest takeaways with his mature style of raiding complementing his aggressive method of play.

Raiding alongside the likes of Nitin Tomar and Ajay Kumar, Monu's consistency earned him the lead raider's tag although Tomar was a formidable presence in the line-up. Against a star-studded Haryana setup in the semifinals, Monu took up the onus on himself to resurrect his team's slide owing to Tomar's inability to get past the defence.

The Patna Pirates raider exhibited top-class raiding to collect eight points to his name in Services' 32-28 victory that sealed them a spot in the finals. Against Maharashtra, Monu dealt in two points per raid and was solely responsible to keep Services in the hunt and his super raid in the start set the tone for a cracker of a contest.

After back to back two point raids, Monu collected an all-important Super-10 to his name but in the end, it did not suffice as Maharashtra won the contest.