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PKL Top raider: Most raid points from season 1 to season 9 and top 10 raiders of all-time

The vivo Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) has seen some high quality raiders since the league started in 2014. And it's the raiders' dominance that decide the outcome of the game as well as the tournament in the end.

Pawan Sehrawat has been the top raider for three seasons in a row in PKL

The vivo Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) has seen some high quality raiders since the league started in 2014. And it's the raiders' dominance that decide the outcome of the game as well as the tournament in the end.

Legendary Anup Kumar and Kashiling Adake were the first two winners of the coveted top raiders crown in season 1 and season 2 respectively. After that the baton moved to younger stars in record-breaker Pardeep Narwal, Showman Rahul Chaudhari and High-flier Pawan Sehrawat.

Although they dominate in the points scored during the games, the raiders, who finished at the top of most raid points leader-board, haven't led their team to the title on most occasions.

Only Pardeep Narwal (twice), Pawan Sehrawat (once) and Arjun Deshwal (once) have managed to achieve that feat. The same can be said of the top defender of every season as the player with most tackle points has lifted the title only thrice in the eight seasons.

Here we take a look at the top raider of every PKL season and the all-time top 10 raiders of Pro Kabaddi League:

Season 1: Anup Kumar (U Mumba)

Season 1: Anup Kumar (U Mumba)

Anup Kumar scored a total of 155 raid points in 16 matches of the inaugural season, but couldn't help U Mumba to the title as they finished runners up to Jaipur Pink Panthers in the season 1 final.

Season 2: Kashiling Adake (Dabang Delhi)

Season 2: Kashiling Adake (Dabang Delhi)

Kashiling Adake scored 114 raid points in 14 matches representing Dabang Delhi, who finished the second season of PKL just one place above the bottom position in seventh.

Season 3: Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)

Season 3: Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)

The record-breaker announced his entry with a total of 116 raid points in 16 matches helping Patna Pirates to win the first of their third title in the third season.

Season 4: Rahul Chaudhari (Telugu Titans)

Season 4: Rahul Chaudhari (Telugu Titans)

The Showman Rahul Chaudhari scored a total of 146 raid points in 16 matches, but the Telugu Titans could only manage a fourth place finish in the fourth season.

Season 5: Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)

Season 5: Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)

The record-breaker continued his domination as Patna Pirates went on to lift their third successive title following Pardeep's contribution of 369 raid points in 26 matches. This was the second time that a team with the top raider in the season ended up winning the title.

Season 6: Pawan Serhawat (Bengaluru Bulls)

Season 6: Pawan Serhawat (Bengaluru Bulls)

The High-flier Pawan Sehrawat scored a total of 272 raid points in 24 matches and guided Bengaluru Bulls to their first ever PKL title in season 6. This was the third time that a top raider of the season has ended in the title-winning side.

Season 7: Pawan Sehrawat (Bengaluru Bulls)

Season 7: Pawan Sehrawat (Bengaluru Bulls)

For the second successive season Pawan Sehrawat finished as the top raider with 346 raid points in 24 matches, but his Bengaluru Bulls fell to Dabang Delhi K.C. in the semifinal.

Season 8: Pawan Sehrawat (Bengaluru Bulls)

Season 8: Pawan Sehrawat (Bengaluru Bulls)

The High-Flier completed a hattrick of winning the top raider award in season 8 with 304 raid points in 24 matches, but once again his Bengaluru Bulls team were knocked out by Dabang Delhi K.C. in the semis.

Season 9: Arjun Deshwal (Jaipur Pink Panthers)

Season 9: Arjun Deshwal (Jaipur Pink Panthers)

Arjun Deshwal, finally evolved and finished as best raider of the season with 296 raid points from 24 matches. He also had 232 successful raids and seven Super Raids. Deshwal also scored 37 points in Do-or-Die situations and also 17 Super 10s in the season.

All-time Top 10 Raiders

All-time Top 10 Raiders

1. Pardeep Narwal - 1568 raid points in 153 matches

2. Maninder Singh - 1231 raid points in 122 matches

3. Rahul Chaudhari - 1039 raid points in 150 matches

4. Deepak Niwas Hooda - 1020 raid points in 157 matches

5. Pawan Sehrawat - 986 raid points in 104 matches

6. Naveen Kumar - 934 raid points in 85 matches

7. Ajay Thakur - 794 raid points in 120 matches

8. Sachin Tanwar - 781 raid points in 106 matches

9. Vikash Kandola - 732 raid points in 102 matches

10. Rohit Kumar - 683 raid points in 101 matches

Story first published: Sunday, December 11, 2022, 10:40 [IST]
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