Pro Kabaddi 2022 Top Raider and Defender: Most Raid Points, Most Tackle Points in PKL Season 9

Bengaluru, December 17: After over two months of action, Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) season 9 was brought to a close at the Dome, NCSI SVP Stadium in Mumba on Saturday (December 17) with the conclusion of the final.

Jaipur Pink Panthers defeated Puneri Paltan 33-29 in the final to lift the PKL title for the second time since they first won it in the inaugural edition in 2014.

While the title was decided in the final, the top raider and defender were decided before the summit clash with two run away leaders ending the season with the green and orange sleeve respectively.

The PKL 2022 has witnessed a new player lead the top raiders and top defender charts with Arjun Deshwal and Bharat fighting in the raiding department, while Ankush and Mohammedreza Chiyaneh had a tussle for the defence spot.

Arjun Deshwal of Jaipur Pink Panthers finished the season as the top raider with 296 raid points in 24 matches, while his teammate Ankush finished as the best defender of the season with 89 tackle points in 24 matches.

Deshwal finished last season in second position with 267 raid points in 22 matches, behind Pawan Sehrawat, who registered 304 raid points in 24 matches in PKL season 8.

In season 9, the Jaipur raider registered Super 10, a stunning 17 times and scored 37 points in Do-or-Die situations.

Ankush, meanwhile, has entered the top 10 for the first time as this is his first season in Pro Kabaddi. The right corner registered High 5, nine times this season.

Apart from Deshwal and Bharat, top 10 raiders list also features the usual suspects like Naveen Kumar, Pardeep Narwal, Maninder Singh and Sachin Tanwar among others. Pawan Sehrawat, who would have been challenging for the spot, missed the season due to injury.

In the top 10 defenders list, Ankush is joined by last season's best defender Mohammedreza Chiyaneh and the likes of Saurabh Nandal, Sahul Gulia, Sunil Kumar and Sumit among others.

Interestingly, the players from finalist Puneri Paltan don't feature on either list. But that could change at the end of the final with the best-ever defender of PKL, Fazel Atrachali close to breaking into the top 10 charts.

Here is a look at top 10 raiders and defenders of Pro Kabaddi 2022:

Most Raid Points in PKL Season 9

Most Tackle Points in PKL Season 9