Manjeet Chhillar, Ravinder Pahal lead the charts for most tackle points in Pro Kabaddi

Manjeet Chhillar with 345 tackle points holds the record for most tackle points in Pro Kabaddi. 

Manjeet, who topped the tackle points chart for defenders in Season 1 and Season 3, is one of two players alongside Fazel Atrachali to top the tackle points leaderboard twice in separate Pro Kabaddi seasons. Manjeet - a 2014 Asian Games gold medalist - has 23 High 5s to his name, the second-most in PKL after Tamil Thalaivas’ Surjeet Singh. 

In Season 4, Manjeet Chhillar broke the all-time record for most tackle points (11) in a Pro Kabaddi match against Bengaluru Bulls.  

Ravinder Pahal with 335 tackle points in 117 matches is second on the list for most tackle points in Pro Kabaddi history. ‘The Hawk’ as Pahal is popularly known is one of the best corner defenders in the league with 23 High 5s. Renowned for his block and double thigh hold, Ravinder Pahal has featured in the top 10 defenders list in five of the first seven Pro Kabaddi seasons. 

Fazel Atrachali with 323 tackle points in 108 matches is the third most successful defender in Pro Kabaddi. Since Season 3, the Iranian has featured each time in the list of top 10 defenders of the season and is the only defender to cross the 80 tackle points mark twice in succession (Season 6 and 7). 

Sandeep Narwal - a 2016 South Asian Games gold medalist - has 319 tackle points in 130 matches in Pro Kabaddi. The Haryana-born player has 28 Super Tackles to his name in Pro Kabaddi, which is the most by any player in the league. 

Tamil Thalaivas’ captain Surjeet Singh has 293 tackle points in 99 Pro Kabaddi matches. The defender holds the record for most High 5s (27) in Pro Kabaddi. 

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Author: Kaustubh Potdar

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