Pro Kabaddi League

Kabaddi tournament in India

"PKL" redirects here. For other uses, see PKL (disambiguation).

Pro Kabaddi League

Country|  India
First tournament| 2014
Tournament format| Double round-robin league and playoffs
Number of teams| 12
Current champions| Haryana Steelers
(1st title)
Most successful| Patna Pirates (3 titles)
Most raid points|  Pardeep Narwal (1801)
Most tackle points|  Fazel Atrachali (524)
Slogan| Le Panga
Website| Website
2024 Pro Kabaddi League
Seasons

* 2014
* 2015
* 2016 (I)
* 2016 (II)
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021-22
* 2022
* 2023–24
* 2024

The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) is an Indian professional Kabaddi league for men.[1] It premiered in 2014 and airs on Star Sports.[2] It is the most popular kabaddi league in the world and the third most watched sports league in India after the Indian Premier League and Indian Super League.[3][4][5] Haryana Steelers are the current champions.

Since its inception there have been eight different champions, Patna Pirates have won the competition a record three consecutive times. They are the only team to defend their title. Jaipur Pink Panthers has won it twice while U Mumba, Bengaluru Bulls, Bengal Warriors, Dabang Delhi, Puneri Paltan and Haryana Steelers have one title each.

Haryana Steelers are the current champions after winning the 2024 season for the first time, defeating Patna Pirates in the final.

## History

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Winners
Pro Kabaddi League  Season | Winners

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2014 | Jaipur Pink Panthers
2015 | U Mumba
2016 (January) | Patna Pirates
2016 (June) | Patna Pirates (2)
2017 | Patna Pirates (3)
2018-19 | Bengaluru Bulls
2019 | Bengal Warriors
2021-22 | Dabang Delhi
2022 | Jaipur Pink Panthers (2)
2023-24 | Puneri Paltan
2024 | Haryana Steelers

The league's inception was influenced by the popularity of the kabaddi tournament at the 2006 Asian Games. The Pro Kabaddi League uses a franchise-based model and its first season was held in 2014 with eight teams each of which has paid fees of up to US$250,000 (₹20,00,000) to join.[6][7]

There were doubts over whether the Pro Kabaddi League would be successful, noting that many leagues were attempting to emulate the IPL's business model and success and that, unlike cricket, there were relatively fewer well-known players in Kabaddi. However, it was also noted that kabaddi was widely played in grassroots community settings, and could thus attract a wide variety of rural and metropolitan viewers for advertisers to target if the league gained significant attraction.[6]

The inaugural season was seen by 43.5 crores (435 million) viewers, second to the 2014 Indian Premier League's 55.2 crores (552 million), while the first season final between Jaipur Pink Panthers and U-Mumba was watched by 8.64 crores (86.4 million).[8][9] Star Sports, the Pro Kabaddi League's broadcaster,[10] subsequently announced in 2015 that it would acquire a 74% stake in the league's parent company Mashal Sports.[11]

For the 2017 and 2018–19 season, the Pro Kabaddi League added four new teams, and changed its format to split the teams into two divisions known as "zones".[12] Soon the league returned to its regular double round-robin format from the 2019 season.

The league won the Best Sports League at the Confederation of Indian Industry Sports Business Awards in 2024 at New Delhi.[13]

## Format

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The Pro Kabaddi League follows a round-robin format, where each team plays against every other team twice during the league phase.

At the end of the league phase, the top teams qualify for the playoffs. The playoffs consist of eliminators and finals where teams compete to reach the ultimate final match. The team that wins the final is crowned the champion of the Pro Kabaddi League.

The league has various individual awards like the Most Valuable Player aka MVP, Best Raider, and Best Defender, among others, to recognize outstanding performances of players during the season.

## Seasons

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### Season 1 (2014)

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Main article: 2014 Pro Kabaddi League

The first signing and auction of players for the 8 teams were held on 20 May 2014[10] in Mumbai. India's national kabaddi captain Rakesh Kumar was the priciest among the players bought for ₹12.80 lakh by the Patna Pirates.[14] Sports Authority of India's Deepak Niwas Hooda was bought by the Telugu Titans franchise for ₹12.60 lakh.[14] Tae Deok Eom was the highest paid overseas player bought for ₹7 lakh by the Patna franchise.[14]

The duration of the season was from 26 July 2014 to 31 August 2014. There were double round-robin matches along with two semifinals, third place and final games. 56 games were to be played in the first round and 4 in the playoff stage, making a total of 60 games. 8 teams took part in the first edition. The first game was played on 26 July between U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers and the final was played on 31 August at Mumbai. Jaipur Pink Panthers beat U Mumba by 35–24 to win the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League.

### Season 2 (2015)

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Main article: 2015 Pro Kabaddi League

Star Sports Pro Kabaddi season 2 was from 18 July 2015 to 23 August 2015. There were 60 matches played with two semifinals, a third-place play-off and a final. The first game was played on 18 July between U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers and the final was played on 23 August at Mumbai between u Mumba and Bengaluru Bulls. U Mumba beat Bengaluru Bulls with the points 36–30 to win the 2015 season of the Pro Kabaddi League.[15] U Mumba stood first, Bengaluru Bulls stood second and Telugu Titans stood in the third position in the league.

### Season 3 (January 2016)

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Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (January)

Star Sports Pro Kabaddi season 3 had two editions. The CEO of Star India, Sanjay Gupta,[16] confirmed that Star Sports Pro Kabaddi wants to make Pro Kabaddi, a 5-week event, happen 10 weeks a year by having two editions a year. The idea is to play the tournament once in January–February 2016 and once in June–July 2016. It also had 8 teams. Patna Pirates beat U Mumba by 3 points in the final in Delhi to take home the trophy. Puneri Paltan came third this season.

### Season 4 (June 2016)

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Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June)

The fourth season took place from 25 June to 31 July 2016, with the existing eight teams participating. Patna Pirates beat Jaipur Pink Panthers in the final. Season 4 also saw the launch of the first professional women's kabaddi league, Women's Kabaddi Challenge (WKC). The first season saw 3 teams namely Ice Divas, Fire Birds and Storm Queens battle out to be the first-ever WKC champions. In the men's final, Patna Pirates defeated Jaipur Pink Panthers to win the Pro Kabaddi League title for the 2nd time.

### Season 5 (2017)

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Main article: 2017 Pro Kabaddi League season

The 2017 season was the fifth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, and it featured 12 teams, including new teams from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat. The team from Haryana is known as Haryana Steelers owned by JSW Sports.[17] Sachin Tendulkar co-owns the Tamil Nadu team named Tamil Thalaivas.[18] The Uttar Pradesh team is named as UP Yoddha owned by GMR group and the Gujarat team is named as Gujarat Fortune Giants owned by Gautam Adani.

Auctions for the new season were held in May, before which the existing teams were allowed to retain one player each. The auction saw over 400 players go under the hammer and ₹46.99 crores spent by the 12 teams.[19]

The Pro Kabaddi League season 5 started on 28 July 2017.

The most expensive pick of the auction was raider Nitin Tomar, who was bought by the Uttar Pradesh team for a sum of ₹93 lakh. Following in second place was Rohit Kumar after the Bengaluru Bulls picked him for an ₹81 lakhs price. The most expensive foreign player was South Korea's Lee Jang-kun after he was retained by the Bengal Warriors for ₹80.3 lakhs.

The new season was slated to be the biggest league tournament of its kind in the history of Indian sports in terms of geographical coverage and duration. It featured 138 matches spread across a time period of 13 weeks across 11 states.

A children's Kabaddi tournament, known as KBD Juniors, was also organised between schools of the cities in which the matches were held.

Patna Pirates beat Gujarat Fortune Giants by 55–38 in the final with the Man of the Tournament Pardeep Narwal stealing the show with 19 raid points against the Fortune Giants defence for the first time in the tournament.

The award ceremony of the finale was hosted by Pooja Bhamrah. Pardeep Narwal was adjudged the man of the finale.

### Season 6 (2018)

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Main article: 2018-19 Pro Kabaddi League season

The 2018 season is the sixth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, and it features 12 teams. Auctions for the new season were held in which Haryana Steelers paid ₹1.51 crores for Monu Goyat[20] who became the highest paid player in the history of Pro Kabaddi league.

The most expensive foreign player this season is Fazel Atrachali[21] from Iran. He was bought by U Mumba for ₹1 crore.

Zone B toppers, Bengaluru Bulls beat the Zone A toppers, Gujarat Fortune Giants by 38–33 in the final with the Man of the Tournament Pawan Kumar Sehrawat stealing the show with a record 22 raid points against the young Fortune Giants defence. For a consecutive second time, Gujarat Fortune Giants have lost in the finals. The coach of Bengaluru Bulls, Randhir Singh was happy as his team finally won the tournament after underwhelming finishes in the previous couple of seasons. On the other hand, Manpreet Singh, the coach of the Gujarat Fortune Giants rued the opportunity to win the tournament after losing two successive finals.

### Season 7 (2019)

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Main article: 2019 Pro Kabaddi League season

The 2019 season is the seventh edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, and it features 12 teams. Auctions for the new season were held in Mumbai on 8 and 9 April. The franchises splashed out over 50 crores to acquire 200 players. Siddharth Sirish Desai became the most expensive buy of the season after Telugu Titans got the winning bid of him at ₹1.45 crore.[22] The most expensive foreign player of this season was Iranian Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh who was bought by Bengal Warriors for ₹77.75 lakh.[23] As termed by the organisers 'Most Toughest Season', the zonal system present in the previous season is removed, and each team will play against all the other teams twice. Top 6 teams will qualify for the playoffs. The top two teams will automatically make the semi-finals while the remaining four will battle it out in eliminators.[24] Dabang Delhi and Bengal Warriors emerged as the winners in the semi-finals and qualified to the final for the first time.[25][26] In the final, Bengal Warriors outplayed Dabang Delhi by a margin of 39–34 and clinched their maiden Pro Kabaddi League title.[27][28] The season witnessed several records. Pardeep Narwal became the first ever player to reach 1000 points in the Pro Kabaddi League.[29] Naveen Kumar scored 21 consecutive Super 10s and overall 22.[30] While Pawan Sehrawat registered most individual points in a match (39) against Haryana Steelers.[31] In this season, for the first time three raiders crossed the 300-raid points mark.[32] Among the defenders, Neeraj Kumar of Patna Pirates scored most tackle points (11) in a match and equalled the record of Mohit Chillar (11).[33]

### Season 8 (2021)

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Main article: 2021-22 Pro Kabaddi League season

The 2021–22 season is the eighth edition of Pro Kabaddi League. The season began on 22 December 2021. The usual travelling caravan format was changed to a single venue hosting all the matches of the season. Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bangalore was initially announced as the venue, but was later changed to the Sheraton Grand Hotel and Convention Center located in Whitefield, Bangalore.[34] Dabang Delhi beat Patna Pirates in final to win their maiden PKL title. Naveen Kumar from Delhi created history by winning 2 back to back MVP awards. Bengaluru skipper Pawan Sehrawat successfully defended his best raider crown and won the award for second season in a row. Sehrawat finished the campaign with 18 super raids and 304 raid points to his name. Iranian left corner, Mohammadreza chiyaneh from team Patna Pirates took the best defender award home for second season in a row. The rookie set a new PKL record with 10 High 5's and 89 tackle points. Mohit Goyat from pune was named the best new young player.

### Season 9 (2022)

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Main article: 2022 Pro Kabaddi League season

The 2022 season is the ninth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League.[35] The auction for the season spanned 5–6 August 2022. The most expensive transfer of the season was Pavan Kumar Sehrawat, who was bought by Tamil Thalaivas for Rs 2.26 crore, a record sum for the PKL.[36] The season began on 7 October 2022 and was held with the season divided into three legs, each taking place in a different venue (Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex and Gachibowli Indoor Stadium). Jaipur Pink Panthers beat Puneri Paltan 33–29 in the final to become the 2nd team after Patna Pirates to win more than 1 title of the Pro Kabaddi League.

### Season 10 (2023)

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Main article: 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League

The 2023 season is the tenth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League. The auction of season 10 The auction for the season originally scheduled for September 8 and 9 was postponed and rescheduled to October 9 and 10 due to Asian Games.[37][38][39] The caravan format will be back for PKL 10, and all the 12 teams will travel to matches in the home cities. As the Season 10 auction drew to a close, Pawan Sehrawat emerged as the top participant. For ₹2.60 Cr, the Telugu Titans purchased him. The schedule for the tenth season of the Pro Kabaddi League has been made public.[40] The event is planned to happen from December 2, 2023, and February 2024. The Telugu Titans and Gujarat Giants faced each other in the inaugural match of the Pro Kabaddi League and Gujarat Giants won that match.final between the puneri paltans and haryana Steelers and puneri paltans won the final and there first pkl trophy. Full time points are puneri paltans 28-25 haryana Steelers[41]

### Season 11 (2024)

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Main article: 2024 Pro Kabaddi League season

The 2024 Pro Kabaddi League is the eleventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League, a franchise-based Kabaddi league in India. PKL auction was held in Mumbai on August 15 and 16. Raider Sachin Tanwar was made the most expensive player of the 2024 PKL auction, as he was bought for Rs. 2.15 crore by the Tamil Thalaivas on the first day of the season 11 auction. The season will begin on 18 October 2024.

On 28 December 2024, one day before the 2024 Pro Kabaddi League Final, the Pro Kabaddi League hosted the Pro Kabaddi League: Melbourne Raid at the John Cain Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Event featured two Kabaddi All Star Exhibition matches.

On 29 December 2024, Haryana Steelers defeated Patna Pirates in the final by 32–23 to win their maiden Pro Kabaddi League title.[42]

### Season 12 (2025)

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The twelfth season of the Pro Kabaddi League is scheduled to commence on 29 August 2025, with the Telugu Titans facing the Tamil Thalaivas at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in the opening match[43]. Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh, from Iran, made history in the PKL 2025 auction held in June by becoming the first player to receive bids exceeding 2 crore on three consecutive occasions.

## Viewership

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As per the available data of the opening two weeks, Star Sports Pro Kabaddi viewership on TV increased by nearly 56% from the 2014 year's viewership. During the inaugural season, viewership was 43.5 crore (435 million) viewers, which was the second in India after the 56 crore (560 million) of IPL viewership. The online viewership also increased 1.3 crore unique visitors, which is 18.5 times than of last year's 7 lakh unique visitors. The third season which was flagged off on 30 January, recorded a surge in viewership with the opening week ratings 36 per cent higher than the week one viewership for its last season.[44]

In 10th season of PKL, the viewership registered 17% growth over the 9th season. It recorded 38 billion minutes of watch time (15% over 9th season).[45]

## Teams

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### Stadiums and locations

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Bengaluru Bulls

U Mumba

Puneri Paltan

Bengal Warriorz

Jaipur Pink Panthers

Patna Pirates

Telugu Titans

Dabang Delhi

Gujarat Giants

UP Yoddha

Haryana Steelers

Tamil Thalaivas

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Locations of the Pro Kabaddi teams

Team  | Color  | City  | Stadium[46] | Capacity

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Bengal Warriorz |  | Kolkata, West Bengal | Netaji Indoor Stadium | 15,000
Bengaluru Bulls |  | Bengaluru, Karnataka | Kanteerava Indoor Stadium | 4,200
Dabang Delhi KC |  | New Delhi, Delhi | Thyagaraj Sports Complex | 4,494
Gujarat Giants |  | Ahmedabad, Gujarat | EKA Arena | 4,000
Haryana Steelers |  | Sonipat, Haryana | Motilal Nehru School of Sports | 2,000
Jaipur Pink Panthers |  | Jaipur, Rajasthan | Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium | 2,000
Patna Pirates |  | Patna, Bihar | Patliputra Sports Complex | 3,500
Puneri Paltan |  | Pune, Maharashtra | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex | 4,200
Tamil Thalaivas |  | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 5,000
Telugu Titans |  | Hyderabad, Telangana | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium | 5,000
U Mumba |  | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium | 5,000
UP Yoddhas |  | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium | 5,000

Note: Table list in alphabetical order.

## Editions and results

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Season  | Final  | Final Venue  | No. of Teams  | Best Raider  | Best Defender  | Most Total Points

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Winner  | Result  | Runner-up
2014 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 35–24
SD = 11
Report | U Mumba | National Sports Club of India, Mumbai | 8  | Anup Kumar | Manjeet Chhillar | Anup Kumar
2015 | U Mumba | 36–30
SD = 6
Report | Bengaluru Bulls | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai | Kashiling Adake  | Ravinder Pahal  | Kashiling Adake
2016 I | Patna Pirates | 31–28
SD = 3
Report | U Mumba | Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi | Pardeep Narwal | Manjeet Chhillar | Pardeep Narwal
2016 II | Patna Pirates | 37–29
SD = 8
Report | Jaipur Pink Panthers | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad | Rahul Chaudhari | Fazel Atrachali | Rahul Chaudhari
2017 | Patna Pirates | 55–38
SD = 17
Report | Gujarat Fortune Giants | Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, Chennai | 12  | Pardeep Narwal[47] | Surender Nada | Pardeep Narwal
2018–19 | Bengaluru Bulls | 38–33
SD = 5
Report | Gujarat Fortune Giants | Dome @ NSCI, Mumbai | Pawan Sehrawat[48] | Nitesh Kumar[49] | Pawan Sehrawat[50]
2019 | Bengal Warriors | 39–34
SD = 5
Report | Dabang Delhi | The Arena, Ahmedabad | Pawan Sehrawat[51] | Fazel Atrachali | Pawan Sehrawat
2021–22 | Dabang Delhi | 37–36
SD = 1
Report | Patna Pirates | Sheraton Grand Whitefield, Bengaluru | Pawan Sehrawat | Mohammadreza Chiyaneh  | Pawan Sehrawat
2022 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 33–29
SD = 4
Report | Puneri Paltan | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai | Arjun Deshwal | Ankush | Arjun Deshwal
2023–24 | Puneri Paltan | 28–25
SD = 3
Report | Haryana Steelers | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad | Ashu Malik  | Mohammadreza Chiyaneh  | Ashu Malik
2024 | Haryana Steelers | 32–23

SD = 9 Report

| Patna Pirates | Balewadi Sports Complex, Pune | Devank Dalal  | Nitesh Kumar  | Devank Dalal

## Team performances

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Season & No. of Teams  | I
(8)  | II
(8)  | III
(8)  | IV
(8)  | V
(12)  | VI
(12)  | VII
(12)  | VIII
(12)  | IX
(12)  | X
(12)  | XI
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Bengal Warriors | 7th | 6th | 4th | 8th | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 9th | 11th | 7th  | 10th
Bengaluru Bulls | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 6th | 7th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 8th  | 12th
Dabang Delhi | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 12th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 5th | 3rd
Gujarat Giants | Team did not exist | 2nd | 2nd | 9th | 5th | 8th | 6th  | 11th
Haryana Steelers | Team did not exist | 5th | 12th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 2nd | 1st
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 1st | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 10th | 10th | 7th | 8th | 1st | 4th  | 5th
Patna Pirates | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7th | 8th | 2nd | 10th | 3rd | 2nd
Puneri Paltan | 8th | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 8th | 10th | 6th | 2nd | 1st | 8th
Tamil Thalaivas | Team did not exist | 11th | 11th | 12th | 11th | 4th | 9th  | 9th
Telugu Titans | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 9th | 9th | 11th | 12th | 12th | 12th  | 7th
U Mumba | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 10th | 9th | 10th  | 6th
UP Yoddhas | Team did not exist | 6th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 6th | 11th | 4th

### Performance of all the teams in all seasons

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Team[52] | Played  | Won  | Loss
| Draw
| Win%  | Loss%  | Draw%  | SD  | Trophy

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Bengal Warriorz | 217  | 90  | 101  | 26  | 41.47%  | 46.54%  | 11.98%  | -327  | 1
Bengaluru Bulls | 222  | 96  | 112  | 14  | 43.24%  | 50.45%  | 6.3%  | -113  | 1
Dabang Delhi | 219  | 97  | 99  | 23  | 44.29%  | 45.20%  | 10.50%  | -179  | 1
Gujarat Giants | 161  | 78  | 67  | 16  | 48.44%  | 41.61%  | 9.93%  | 88  | 0
Haryana Steelers | 85  | 63  | 13  | 52.79%  | 39.13%  | 8.07%  | 34  | 1
Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218  | 109  | 90  | 19  | 50%  | 41.28%  | 8.71%  | 338  | 2
Patna Pirates | 229  | 122  | 85  | 22  | 53.27%  | 37.11%  | 9.6%  | 356  | 3
Puneri Paltan | 221  | 105  | 96  | 20  | 47.51%  | 43.43%  | 9.04%  | 217  | 1
Tamil Thalaivas | 156  | 47  | 88  | 21  | 30.12%  | 56.41%  | 13.46%  | -267  | 0
Telugu Titans | 214  | 68  | 126  | 20  | 31.77%  | 58.87%  | 9.34%  | -585  | 0
U Mumba | 220  | 116  | 86  | 18  | 52.72%  | 39.09%  | 8.18%  | 246  | 1
UP Yoddhas | 164  | 72  | 72  | 20  | 43.90%  | 43.90%  | 12.19%  | -70  | 0
Last updated: 29 December 2024, As of Haryana Steelers vs Patna Pirates

### Team records

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Record  | First  | Second  | Third  | Fourth  | Fifth

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Most Matches Played  | Patna Pirates | 229  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222  | Puneri Paltan | 221  | U Mumba | 220  | Dabang Delhi | 219
Most Wins (Total)  | Patna Pirates | 122  | U Mumba | 116  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 109  | Puneri Paltan | 105  | Dabang Delhi | 97
Most Defeats (Total)  | Telugu Titans | 126  | Bengaluru Bulls | 112  | Bengal Warriors | 101  | Dabang Delhi | 99  | Puneri Paltan | 96
Highest Win%  | Patna Pirates | 53.27  | Haryana Steelers | 52.79  | U Mumba | 52.72  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 50  | Gujarat Giants | 48.44
Lowest Win%  | Tamil Thalaivas | 30.12  | Telugu Titans | 31.77  | Bengal Warriors | 41.47  | Bengaluru Bulls | 43.24  | UP Yoddhas | 43.90
Highest Defeat%  | Telugu Titans | 58.87  | Tamil Thalaivas | 56.41  | Bengaluru Bulls | 50.45  | Bengal Warriorz | 46.54  | Dabang Delhi | 45.20
Lowest Defeat%  | Patna Pirates | 37.11  | U Mumba | 39.09  | Haryana Steelers | 39.13  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 41.28  | Gujarat Giants | 41.61

## Sponsorship

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Period  | Sponsor  | Tournament

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2013–16  |  Star Sports | Star Sports Pro Kabaddi
2017–2022  |  Vivo | Vivo Pro Kabaddi

Period

2023 -2024

## Team records

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### Total points scored

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Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Total Points

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1  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 8,089
2  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 7,412
3  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 7,384
4  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 7,306
4  | U Mumba | 220 | 7,292
6  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 7,208
7  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 7,066
8  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 6,908
9  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 5,666
10  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 5,553
11  | Gujarat Giants | 5,374
12  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 5,194

As of 29 December 2024.[53]

### Total points conceded

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Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Points Conceded

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1  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 7,612
2  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 7,517
3  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 7,502
4  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 7,447
5  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 7,373
6  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 7,069
7  | U Mumba | 220 | 7,014
8  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 6,860
9  | UP Yoddha | 164 | 5,605
10  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 5,515
11  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 5,432
12  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 5,273

As of 29 December 2024.[54]

### Average points scored

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Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Average Points

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1  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 35.32
2  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 34.55
3  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 34.49
4  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 33.41
5  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 33.39
6  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 33.38
7  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 33.36
8  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 33.29
9  | U Mumba | 220 | 33.15
10  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 33.06
11  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 32.56
12  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 32.28

As of 29 December 2024.[55]

### Successful raids

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Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Successful Raids

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1  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 3,707
2  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 3,473
3  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 3,404
4  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 3,303
5  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 3,262
6  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 3,250
7  | U Mumba | 220 | 3,234
8  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 3,226
9  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 2,541
10  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 2,533
11  | Gujarat Giants | 2,427
12  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 2,410

As of 29 December 2024.[56]

### Raid points

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Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Raid Points

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1  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 4,662
2  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 4,304
3  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 4,295
4  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 4,205
5  | U Mumba | 220 | 4,115
6  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 4,068
7  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 4,036
8  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 3,992
9  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 3,257
10  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 3,213
11  | Gujarat Giants | 3,050
12  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 2,956

As of 29 December 2024.[57]

### Average raid points (teams)

[edit]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Average Raid Points

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|
|

1  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 20.36
2  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 19.96
3  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 19.86
4  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 19.65
5  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 19.38
6  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 19.35
7  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 19.01
8  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 18.95
9  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 18.94
10  | U Mumba | 220 | 18.7
11  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 18.51
12  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 18.06

As of 29 December 2024.[58]

### Successful tackles

[edit]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Successful Tackles

|
|
|

1  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 2,224
2  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 2,172
3  | U Mumba | 220 | 2,096
4  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 2,016
5  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 2,007
6  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 1,882
7  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 1,851
8  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 1,836
9  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 1,567
10  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 1,521
11  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 1,514
12  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 1,508

As of 29 December 2024.[59]

### Tackle points

[edit]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Tackle Points

|
|
|

1  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 2,419
2  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 2,383
3  | U Mumba | 220 | 2,299
4  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 2,204
5  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 2,201
6  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 2,051
7  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 2,041
8  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 1,990
9  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 1,706
10  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 1,681
11  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 1,654
11  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 1,630

As of 29 December 2024.[60]

### Average tackle points (team)

[edit]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Avg Tackle Points

|
|
|

1  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 10.95
2  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 10.6
Tamil Thalaivas | 156
4  | U Mumba | 220 | 10.45
5  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 10.41
6  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 10.25
7  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 10.12
8  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 10.11
9  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 9.91
10  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 9.58
11  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 9.32
12  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 9.17

As of 29 December 2024.[61]

### Super raids

[edit]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Super Raids

|
|
|

1  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 173
2  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 171
3  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 166
4  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 153
5  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 148
6  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 142
7  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 138
8  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 136
9  | U Mumba | 220 | 133
10  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 124
11  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 120
12  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 94

As of 29 December 2024.[62]

### Super Tackles

[edit]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Super Tackles

|
|
|

1  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 220
2  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 213
3  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 212
4  | U Mumba | 220 | 210
5  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 208
6  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 197
7  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 173
Dabang Delhi | 219
9  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 166
10  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 144
11  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 143
12  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 129

As of 29 December 2024.[63]

### Most Do or Die raid points (teams)

[edit]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | Points

|
|
|

1  | Puneri Paltan | 219 | 870
2  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 831
3  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 214 | 766
4  | U Mumba | 218 | 719
5  | Dabang Delhi | 217 | 718
6  | Bengal Warriors | 215 | 712
7  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 697
8  | Bengaluru Bulls | 219 | 683
9  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 553
10  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 532
11  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 521
12  | Haryana Steelers | 160 | 493

As of 29 December 2024.[64]

### Most all outs inflicted

[edit]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | All Outs Inflicted

|
|
|

1  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 336
2  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 287
3  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 277
4  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 276
5  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 273
6  | U Mumba | 220 | 272
7  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 246
8  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 224
9  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 209
10  | Gujarat Giants | 161 | 202
11  | Haryana Steelers | 188
12  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 171

As of 29 December 2024.[65]

### Most all outs conceded

[edit]

Rank  | Team  | Matches  | All Outs Conceded

|
|
|

1  | Telugu Titans | 214 | 310
2  | Dabang Delhi | 219 | 293
3  | Bengaluru Bulls | 222 | 291
4  | Bengal Warriors | 217 | 278
5  | U Mumba | 220 | 261
6  | Puneri Paltan | 221 | 260
7  | Patna Pirates | 229 | 252
8  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 218 | 230
9  | UP Yoddhas | 164 | 206
10  | Tamil Thalaivas | 156 | 204
11  | Haryana Steelers | 161 | 197
12  | Gujarat Giants | 179

As of 29 December 2024.[66]

## Player records

[edit]

### Total points (all seasons)

[edit]

Rank | Player | Matches | Total Points | Points/match

|
|
|
|

1 |  Pardeep Narwal | 177 | 1,750 | 9.80
2 |  Maninder Singh | 152 | 1,495 | 9.83
3 |  Pawan Sehrawat | 135 | 1,349 | 10.06
4 |  Deepak Niwas Hooda | 157 | 1,119 | 7.12
5 |  Rahul Chaudhari | 154 | 1,106 | 7.18
6 |  Sachin Tanwar | 137 | 1,075 | 10.43
7 |  Arjun Deshwal | 100 | 1,053 | 10.53
8 |  Naveen Kumar | 95 | 1044 | 10.98
9 |  Vikash Kandola | 124 | 833 | 6.71
10 |  Ajay Thakur | 120 | 816 | 6.75

As of 15 November 2024[67]

### Best raiders

[edit]

#### Most raid points (all seasons)

[edit]

Rank | Player | Matches | Raid Points | Raid points/match

|
|
|
|

1 |  Pardeep Narwal | 177 | 1,727 | 9.75
2 |  Maninder Singh | 152 | 1,481 | 9.74
3 |  Pawan Sehrawat | 135 | 1,281 | 9.48
4 |  Arjun Deshwal | 100 | 1,047 | 10.47
5 |  Rahul Chaudhari | 154 | 1,045 | 6.78
6 |  Naveen Kumar | 95 | 1,029 | 10.83
7 |  Deepak Niwas Hooda | 157 | 1020 | 6.49
8 |  Sachin Tanwar | 137 | 1014 | 7.40
9 |  Vikash Kandola | 124 | 810 | 6.53
10 |  Ajay Thakur | 120 | 794 | 6.62

As of 15 November 2024.[68]

#### Most successful raids (all seasons)

[edit]

Rank  | Player | Current Team | Matches | Successful Raids | Successful raids/match

|
|
|
|
|

1  |  Pardeep Narwal | Retired | 170 | 1,279 | 7.52
2  |  Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriors | 143 | 1,111 | 7.76
3  |  Pawan Sehrawat | Telugu Titans | 126 | 921 | 7.30
4  |  Rahul Chaudhari | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 154 | 859 | 8.57
5  |  Naveen Kumar | Dabang Delhi | 91 | 843 | 9.26
6  |  Deepak Niwas Hooda | Bengal Warriors | 157 | 835 | 5.31
7  |  Sachin Tanwar | Patna Pirates | 128 | 785 | 6.13
8  |  Arjun Deshwal | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 91 | 754 | 8.28
9  |  Ajay Thakur | Dabang Delhi | 120 | 643 | 5.35
10  |  Vikash Kandola  | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 120 | 638 | 5.31

As of 29 February 2024.[69]

#### Average raid points

[edit]

Rank  | Player Name  | Current Team  | Matches  | Average Raid Points

|
|
|
|

1  |  Naveen Kumar | Dabang Delhi | 91 | 11.04
2  |  Arjun Deshwal | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 10.41
3  |  Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriors | 143 | 9.99
4  |  Pardeep Narwal | Retired | 170 | 9.94
5  |  Narender Hoshiyar | Tamil Thalaivas | 44 | 9.75
6  |  Pawan Sehrawat | Telugu Titans | 126 | 9.44
7  |  Siddharth Sirish Desai | Haryana Steelers | 79 | 8.72
8  |  Nitin Kumar | Bengal Warriors | 20 | 8.45
9  |  Parteek Dahiya  | Gujarat Giants | 39 | 7.9
10  |  Bharat | Bengaluru Bulls | 64 | 7.77

As of 29 February 2024.[70]

#### Most super raids

[edit]

Rank  | Player Name  | Current Team  | Matches  | Super Raids

|
|
|
|

1  |  Pardeep Narwal | Retired | 170 | 75
2  |  Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriors | 143 | 47
3  |  Pawan Sehrawat | Telugu Titans | 126 | 34
4  |  Siddharth Sirish Desai | Haryana Steelers | 79 | 25
Rishank Devadiga | Bengal Warriors | 122
Rahul Chaudhari | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 154
7  |  Vikash Kandola | Bengaluru Bulls | 120 | 24
8  |  Kashiling Adake | 92 | 23
Ajay Thakur | Dabang Delhi | 120
Deepak Niwas Hooda | Bengal Warriors | 157

As of 22 February 2024.[71]

#### Most Do or Die raid points

[edit]

Rank  | Player Name  | Current Team  | Matches  | Points

|
|
|
|

1  |  Sachin Tanwar | Patna Pirates | 128 | 233
2  |  Deepak Niwas Hooda | Bengal Warriors | 157 | 209
3  |  Pardeep Narwal | Retired | 170 | 202
4  |  Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriors | 143 | 178
5  |  Rahul Chaudhari | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 154 | 175
6  |  Ajay Thakur | Dabang Delhi | 120 | 163
7  |  Shrikant Jadhav | Bengal Warriors | 135 | 142
8  |  Vikash Kandola | Bengaluru Bulls | 120 | 138
9  |  Ajinkya Pawar | Tamil Thalaivas | 92 | 136
10  |  Arjun Deshwal | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 91 | 129
Rishank Devadiga | Bengal Warriors | 122

As of 29 February 2023.[72]

#### Most Super 10s (all seasons)

[edit]

Rank  | Player Name  | Current Team  | Matches  | Super 10s  | Matches/super 10s

|
|
|
|
|

1  |  Pardeep Narwal | Retired | 170 | 85 | 2
2  |  Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriors | 143 | 72 | 1.98
3  |  Naveen Kumar | Dabang Delhi | 91 | 63 | 1.44
4  |  Pawan Sehrawat | Telugu Titans | 126 | 62 | 2.03
5  |  Arjun Deshwal | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 91 | 53 | 1.71
6  |  Rahul Chaudhari | 154 | 42 | 3.66
7  |  Sachin Tanwar | Patna Pirates | 128 | 36 | 3.55
8  |  Deepak Niwas Hooda | Bengal Warriors | 157 | 35 | 4.48
9  |  Siddharth Sirish Desai | Haryana Steelers | 79 | 34 | 2.32
10  |  Vikash Kandola | Bengaluru Bulls | 120 | 30 | 4

As of 29 February 2024.[73]

### Fastest to multiples of 500 raid points

[edit]

Raid points  | Raider  | Team  | Matches

|
|
|

500  | Naveen Kumar | Dabang Delhi | 47
1,000  | 90
1,500  | Pardeep Narwal | Retired | 147

### Best defenders

[edit]

#### Most tackle points (all seasons)

[edit]

Rank  | Player | Current Team | Matches | Tackle Points | Points/match

|
|
|
|
|

1  |  Fazel Atrachali | Bengal Warriorz | 200  | 524 | 2.9
2  |  PO Surjeet Singh | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 162 | 429 | 2.72
3  |  Manjeet Chillar | Dabang Delhi | 132 | 391 | 2.96
4  |  Nitesh Kumar  | Bengal Warriors | 141 | 378 | 2.46
5  |  Sunil Kumar  | U Mumba | 151 | 366 | 2.30
6  |  Girish Maruti Ernak  | 147 | 362 | 2.71
7  |  Sandeep Narwal  | UP Yoddhas | 156 | 360 | 2.73
8  |  Ravinder Pahal  |  | 124 | 339 | 2.45
10  |  Sandeep Dhull  | Telugu Titans | 118 | 328 | 2.77
9  |  Parvesh Bhainswal  | U Mumba | 330 | 2.74

As of 29 February 2024.[74]

#### Most successful tackles (all seasons)

[edit]

Rank  | Player | Current Team | Matches | Successful Tackles | Points/match

|
|
|
|
|

1  |  Fazel Atrachali | Gujarat Giants | 169 | 458 | 2.71
2  |  PO Surjeet Singh | Bengaluru Bulls | 148 | 379 | 2.56
3  |  Manjeet Chillar | Dabang Delhi | 132 | 374 | 2.83
4  |  Girish Maruti Ernak  | U Mumba | 147 | 346 | 2.35
5  |  Sandeep Narwal  | UP Yoddhas | 156 | 330 | 2.11
6  |  Nitesh Kumar | 129 | 323 | 2.50
7  |  Ravinder Pahal  | Telugu Titans | 124 | 320 | 2.58
8  |  Sunil Kumar | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 137 | 314 | 2.29
9  |  Sandeep Dhull  | Telugu Titans | 118 | 305 | 2.58
10  |  Vishal Bhardwaj | Dabang Delhi | 288 | 2.44

As of 29 February 2024.[75]

#### Average tackle points

[edit]

Rank  | Player | Current Team | Matches | Average Tackle Points

|
|
|
|

1  |  Mohammadreza Chiyaneh | Puneri Paltan | 68 | 4
2  |  Ankush | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 46 | 3.46
3  |  Yogesh  | Dabang Delhi | 23 | 3.22
4  |  Sagar  | Tamil Thalaivas | 70 | 3.19
5  |  Manjeet Chillar | Dabang Delhi | 132 | 2.96
6  |  Rinku  | U Mumba | 50 | 2.94
7  |  Sombir  | Gujarat Giants | 15 | 2.93
8  |  Fazel Atrachali | 169 | 2.88
9  |  Ankit  | Patna Pirates | 23 | 2.87
10  |  Jaideep Dahiya  | Haryana Steelers | 66 | 2.85
Sumit  | UP Yoddhas | 89

As of 2 March 2024.[76]

#### Most Super Tackles (all seasons)

[edit]

Rank  | Player | Current Team | Matches | Super Tackles

|
|
|
|

1  |  Vishal Bharadwaj | Dabang Delhi | 118 | 36
2  |  Mahender Singh  | U Mumba | 126 | 32
3  |  Parvesh Bhainswal | Telugu Titans | 137 | 31
4  |  Sandeep Narwal  | UP Yoddhas | 156 | 30
5  |  Fazel Atrachali | Gujarat Giants | 169 | 28
6  |  Nitesh Kumar | UP Yoddhas | 129 | 27
7  |  Dharmaraj Cheralathan | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 123 | 25
PO Surjeet Singh | Bengaluru Bulls | 148
9  |  Sagar  | Tamil Thalaivas | 70 | 24
Sombir  | Gujarat Giants | 94

As of 29 February 2024.[77]

#### Most high 5s

[edit]

Rank  | Player Name  | Position  | Current Team  | Matches  | High 5s  | Match/high 5s

|
|
|
|
|
|

1 |  PO Surjeet Singh | Defender, right cover | Bengaluru Bulls | 148 | 34 | 4.35
2  |  Fazel Atrachali | Defender, left corner | Gujarat Giants | 169 | 29 | 5.82
3 |  Mohammadreza Chiyaneh | All Rounder | Puneri Paltan | 67 | 27 | 2.48
4  |  Manjeet Chillar | All Rounder | Dabang Delhi | 132 | 25 | 5.28
5 |  Girish Maruti Ernak | Defender, left corner | U Mumba | 147 | 24 | 6.08
6  |  Ravinder Pahal | Defender, right corner | Telugu Titans | 124 | 23 | 5.39
Nitesh Kumar | Defender | UP Yoddhas | 129 | 5.60
8 |  Surender Nada | Defender, left corner | Bengal Warriors | 102 | 21 | 4.85
Vishal Bhardwaj | Defender | Dabang Delhi | 118 | 5.61
Sandeep Dhull | Defender | Telugu Titans

As of 29 February 2024.[78]

#### Most Matches Played

[edit]

Rank  | Player Name  | Current Team  | Matches

|
|
|

1  |  Pardeep Narwal | Retired | 170
2  |  Fazel Atrachali | Bengal Warriors | 169
3  |  Deepak Niwas Hooda | Bengal Warriors | 157
4  |  Ran Singh | Bengaluru Bulls | 156
Sandeep Narwal | UP Yoddhas
6  |  Rahul Chaudhari | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 154
7  |  PO Surjeet Singh | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 148
8  |  Girish Maruti Ernak | U Mumba | 147
9  |  Maninder Singh | Bengal Warriors | 143
10  |  Ravi Kumar | Gujarat Giants | 141

As of 29 December 2024.

## Prize money

[edit]

Prize money for the winner of season 6 was ₹3 crore. The first and second runners-up were awarded ₹1.80 crore and ₹1.20 crore respectively.[79] The consolidated prize money for season 7 was ₹8 crore. The champions of season 7 bagged ₹3 crore while the runners-up received ₹1.8 crore. The losing semifinalists received ₹90 lakh each and, the fifth and the sixth-placed teams earned ₹45 lakh.[80]

## See also

[edit]

* Sports in India
* Women's Kabaddi League
* Ultimate Kho Kho

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## External links

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* Official website

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Pro Kabaddi League

Seasons|

* 2014
* 2015
* January 2016
* June 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Teams|

* Bengal Warriors
* Bengaluru Bulls
* Dabang Delhi
* Gujarat Giants
* Haryana Steelers
* Jaipur Pink Panthers
* Patna Pirates
* Puneri Paltan
* Tamil Thalaivas
* Telugu Titans
* U Mumba
* UP Yoddha

Venues|

* Netaji Indoor Stadium
* Kanteerava Indoor Stadium
* Thyagaraj Sports Complex
* EKA Arena
* Motilal Nehru School of Sports
* Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium
* Patliputra Sports Complex
* Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
* Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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* Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium
* Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium
* Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium

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Sports leagues and tournaments in India

National|

| Basketball|

* 3x3 Pro Basketball League
* Elite Pro Basketball League
* Indian National Basketball League
* UBA Pro Basketball League

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Cricket|

| First class|

* Duleep Trophy
* Irani Trophy
* Senior Women's Inter Zonal Multi-Day Trophy
* Ranji Trophy

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List A|

* Deodhar Trophy
* Senior Women's One Day Challenger Trophy
* Senior Women's One Day Trophy
* Vijay Hazare Trophy

Twenty20|

* Indian Cricket League†
* Indian Premier League
* Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy
* Senior Women's T20 Trophy
* Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
* Women's T20 Challenge
* Women's Premier League

T10|

* Indian Street Premier League

Youth|

* CK Nayudu Trophy
* Cooch Behar Trophy
* Rohinton Baria Trophy
* Vinoo Mankad Trophy
* Vizzy Trophy

Field hockey|

* Hockey India League
* Premier Hockey League†
* World Series Hockey†

Football|

* Development League†
* Elite Football League†
* I-League
* I-League 2
* I-League 3
* Indian Super League
* Indian Women's League
* National Beach Soccer Championship‎
* National Football League†
* U-19
* Second Division
* Third Division
* Santosh Trophy
* Youth League†

Kabbadi|

* Pro Kabaddi League
* Real Kabaddi League
* Women's Kabaddi Challenge†
* Women's Kabaddi League

Motorsports|

* I1 Super Series^
* Indian Racing League
* Indian Supercross Racing League

Volleyball|

* Indian Volley League†
* Prime Volleyball League
* Pro Volleyball League

Others|

* Rugby Premier League
* Equestrian Premier League
* Futsal Club Championship
* Indian Athletics League^
* Indian Premier Handball League
* National Lawn Tennis Championships†
* Premier Badminton League
* Premier Futsal Championship
* Premier Handball League
* Pro Panja League
* Pro Wrestling League
* Super Boxing League
* Super Fight League
* Tennis Premier League
* Ultimate Kho Kho
* Ultimate Table Tennis
* Shooting League of India

Regional|

| Cricket|

* Andhra Premier League
* Bengal Pro T20 League
* Delhi Premier League T20
* Karnataka Premier League†
* KCA President's Cup T20†
* Madhya Pradesh League
* Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20
* Rajasthan Premier League
* Saurashtra Premier League
* Sher-E-Punjab T20 Cup
* Tamil Nadu Premier League

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Football|

| North and Central|

* Chhattisgarh Football League Championship
* FD Senior Division
* FD Women's League
* Himachal Football League
* Jammu and Kashmir Premier Football League
* Lucknow Super Division
* Madhya Pradesh Premier League
* Punjab State Super Football League
* Punjab Women's League
* Uttarakhand Super League

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East and Northeast|

* Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League
* Assam State Premier League
* Bihar State Soccer League
* Manipur State League
* Manipur Women's League
* Meghalaya State League
* Mizoram Premier League
* Mizoram Women's League
* SSA Women's Football League
* Nagaland
* FAO League
* FAO Women's League
* Sikkim Premier Division League
* Calcutta Football League
* Calcutta Women's Football League

West|

* Goa Football League
* Goa Women's League
* Gujarat SFA Club Championship
* Mumbai Football League
* Pune Football League
* R-League A Division

South|

* Bangalore Football League‎
* Bangalore Super Division
* Chennai Football League
* Karnataka Women's League
* Kerala Premier League
* Kerala Women's League
* Malabar Premier League
* Super League Kerala
* Tamil Nadu Women's League

Others|

* Calcutta Hockey League
* Junior Badminton League
* Maharashtra Kusti Dangal

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