Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5: Top 5 raiders from the Delhi leg

The Pro Kabaddi caravan came to a close in the capital city on Thursday after a week-long power-packed action at the Thyagraj Sports Complex. Fans of the sport were treated to quite a few edge-of-the-seat thrillers, although there were also a few big margin wins.

The leg some young guns and some experienced campaigners come to the fore and put forth their best game on display. The raiders in particular were very impressive, leading the attack for their side with aplomb.

Sportskeeda looks at the best 5 raiders from the Delhi leg:

#5: Maninder Singh (Bengal Warriors)

The Bengal Warriors played two matches in Delhi, one against the Bengaluru Bulls and one against the Tamil Thalaiavas. On both occasions, Maninder emerged as the lead raider of the side, amassing the most number of points with an average of 11 per encounter.

The man has been pretty impressive in his comeback stint and has even added new skills to his repertoire, which enable him to penetrate through the opposition defence with that much more alacrity.

Pardeep Narwal has notched up 14 Super-10 outings so far in the season.

#4: Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)

The defending champions played just one match in the Delhi leg - against the home team, wherein they clinched a 36-34 win. But the remarkable stat that would catch anyone's eye was that out of those 36 points, 14 were scored by the talismanic Pardeep Narwal alone.

Narwal carved a dent in the rival defence with his attacking strides on their own turf, and in the process picked up 9 raid points and 5 bonus points. He also increased his Super-10 tally which is now pegged at 14, the most for any player in the league.

Kashiling Adake has been in stellar form this season

#3: Kashiling Adake (U Mumba)

Kashiling Adake has been in stellar form over the course of the last few matches in the league and has helped U Mumba get those all-important wins after their dismal start to the season.

Adake has been spearheading the attack of the side alongside the young Shrikanth Jadhav and was particularly on song in the match against the Bengaluru Bulls, where he left the rival defence hapless with a total of 17 points.

The formula of his success lies in his speed and agility, which allow for quick movements that are beyond the anticipation of the opposition.

Pawan used to play for U Mumba in the previous editions

#4: Pawan Kumar (Jaipur Pink Panthers)

The Jaipur team may have lost their sole match in Delhi - to the Telugu Titans, but the team had one thing to cheer about: the form and performance of their young gun, Pawan Kumar.

The player showcased a plethora of skills with toe touches, running hand touches, evading ankle holds and even inflicting the all-out, amassing a total of 17 points at the end of 40 minutes. His efforts gave a glimmer of hope to his team, but he couldn't prevent them from eventually losing.

Rahul was absolutely rampant in the Delhi leg.

#5: Rahul Chaudhari (Telugu Titans)

It had actually been a while since the fans had been treated to a raiding spectacle from the poster boy of Indian kabaddi, and he gave them two brilliant performances to relish in the Delhi leg of the league.

In the first match against the Jaipur Pink Panthers, Rahul rendered the defence - led by Manjeet Chillar - completely hapless with his 17-point show, powering his team to a comprehensive win.

In the next clash against the home side, Dabang Delhi, Chaudhari went about his business in a similar manner and picked up 15 raid points to his credit.