Top 5 Kabaddi players of 2019

Modified Dec 23, 2019 19:04 IST

Pawan Sehrawat and Fazel Atrachali were the best raider and defender respectively, in Season 7.

#1 Pawan Sehrawat

The 'Hi-Flyer' Pawan Sehrawat had a tremendous start to 2019 when he scored a mammoth 22 raid points against Gujarat Fortune Giants in the Final of Season 6. Bengaluru Bulls won its maiden title courtesy of Pawan's 271 raid points in the 2018-19 season of PKL.

Pawan achieved success with the Indian Railways as well, leading the offense of the side in the 66th Senior National Kabaddi Championship. His eight raid points versus Services in the final helped the Indian Railways clinch the title after six long years. Pawan's raiding brilliance saw Indian Railways also the 3rd Pandit Deen Dayal Kabaddi Championship.

Named in the Indian side for the Indian 7 vs World 7 match, Pawan scored a Super-10 in the PKL All-Star Exhibition match as well. He showed a glimpse of what could get expected from the Hi-Flyer, and delivered in the next season as well. With 18 Super-10s to his name, Pawan bagged the 'Best Raider of the Tournament' by scoring 346 raid points at an average of 14.41 raid points. Pawan also claimed the record of the most raid points in a match by any player in history - 39 raid points versus Haryana Steelers.

Following his success in the PKL and the Nationals, Pawan got announced as the vice-captain of the Indian Kabaddi team. He led the team's offense on multiple occasions and played a significant role in leading India to its 10th gold medal in the South Asian Games.

Edited by A. Ayush Chatterjee