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The Pro Kabaddi League has worked hard to bring recognition, fame and glory to all those who play India's very own game, kabaddi.
Since its inception in 2014, it has gained popular support from fans, celebrities and players alike. Some credit must also be given to the superstars who have led their team to glory.
Anup Kumar has been regarded as the best captain in PKL history while Rahul Chaudhari and Manjeet Chillar have been equally good.
Ajay Thakur has recently been made the captain of the Indian Kabaddi team and was the leader of the Tamil Thalaivas for the first time in his PKL career.
Pardeep Narwal, just 21 years old, captained Patna Pirates to their third title win last year while contributing as a player in the previous two seasons.
Here is a team which consists of the best and highest points scoring captains in PKL history.
Note: These players may or may not be captains now but were leading sides at some point of time.
Team composition- Three Raiders, Three Defenders and one All Rounder
#1 Rahul Chaudhari (Telugu Titans)
Captained Titans in Season1 and Season 2, Season 4 and Season 5
Rahul Chaudhari has been the poster boy of Pro Kabaddi right from its beginning. He was the highest point scorer in Season 4 and also leads the way for the points scored in PKL history right now.
He has amassed 775 points in 87 matches out of which 710 points were scored when he was a captain.
Though his captaincy didn't involve taking many astute decisions, he was an inspirational leader and took the onus on himself in do or die raids and was a guidance to many young players in the side.
#2 Anup Kumar (Jaipur Pink Panthers)
Captained U Mumba for Season 1 and Season 5)
Jaipur Pink Panthers- (Season 6)
Anup Kumar is easily the best captain in PKL history. A calm and composed player on the mat, he is a very good reader of the game and is a great points scorer as well.
He was the highest points scorer in the inaugural edition of PKL and led U Mumba to the final where they lost narrowly to Jaipur Pink Panthers. He didn't give up and was instrumental in their victory in the second season of PKL where they beat the Bengaluru Bulls in the finals.
Anup has captained Team India as well as U Mumba and is the captain for the Jaipur Pink Panthers.
He was the driving force behind U Mumba's success and has unearthed many young talents like Fazel Atrachali, Shrikanth Jadhav or was a good companion to players like Rishank Devadiga.
Though he's not having the best of time with the Panthers, one can always hope for the best with Anup. He has scored 580 points in 86 matches as captain and will be the captain for our Captains' Starting 7.
#3 Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)
Captained Patna Pirates for Season 5 and Season 6
Pardeep Narwal has turned into one of the mainstays of Indian kabaddi and has become the most loved player in PKL.
Known as the 'Dubki King', Pardeep was just 19 years old when he played for the Patna Pirates in Season 3 along with Rohit Kumar and scored 121 points and was the highest points scorer in Season 3.
He had yet another great season with Patna in Season 4 where he scored 133 points and was made the captain of Patna when he was 20 years old.
The youngster led from the front and was an inspiration to the others and found a great companion in Monu Goyat.
He scored a colossal 369 points in Season 5, 138 points clear of the second highest points scorer. He was a main reason why Patna won the PKL Season 5 for the third season running.
Narwal is continuing as captain in Season 6 and has had a good time as a player so far, but not as a captain.
Patna have won four games and lost six and Pardeep has scored 95 points in nine games. He has scored 464 points as a captain and has scored 727 points in his PKL career in just three seasons, which is phenomenal.
#4 Manjeet Chillar (Tamil Thalaivas)- All Rounder
Captained: Bengaluru Bulls(Season 1 and Season 2), Puneri Paltan(Season 3 and Season 4) and Jaipur Pink Panthers (Season 5)
Manjeet Chillar has probably been the best all-rounder in PKL history and is one of the most popular players.
He captained the Bengaluru Bulls to the playoffs in the first 2 seasons where he was the top defender in Season 1 and Season 3.
They lost narrowly in the Season 2 finals to U Mumba. He became the captain of the Puneri Paltan in Season 3 and Season 4 and led that side to their first playoffs.
He has won the MVP award as well and has amassed 491 points in 83 matches out of which 216 are raid points and 275 are tackle points.
His raiding appearances have reduced and he's more of a cover defender now. He has one of the best and strongest blocks in the league and he prefers playing the left cover position.
He has had a good season so far with the Tamil Thalaivas scoring 36 points from 9 games, 4 of them raid points and the rest tackle points.
#5 Surjeet Singh (Bengal Warriors)
Captained Bengal Warriors for Season 5 and Season 6
Surjeet Singh PO is arguably the best right cover defender in the world right now. He started off his PKL career with U Mumba in Season 3 to replace Vishal Mane and played for them for 2 seasons.
He was signed by the Bengal Warriors in Season 5 and was made the side's captain. He proved that he was a brilliant captain by leading them to the playoffs where they lost narrowly to the Patna Pirates in Qualifier 2 after topping Zone B in the group stage.
He scored 86 points in his 2 seasons for U Mumba with an average of 3.46 points per game. He bettered this in his stint with the Bengal Warriors with an average of 3.78 points per match which is phenomenal stats, especially for a cover defender.
He was retained by Bengal for INR 80.3 Lakh and continues being the captain of the side. They have had a mixed campaign so far winning four out of eight games.
#6 Surender Nada (Haryana Steelers)
Captained Bengaluru Bulls (Season 4) and Haryana Steelers(Season 5 and Season 6)
Surender Nada is arguably the best-left corner defender that India has produced and along with Iranian Fazel Atrachali, is probably the best in the world.
He was part of the indomitable U Mumba defence along with his partner in crime, right corner Mohit Chillar for the first 3 seasons.
Both of them moved to the Bengaluru Bulls in Season 4 and had a good season but the team failed to make the playoffs.
Both of them were signed by Haryana Steelers in the PKL 5 Auction and Nada was named as their captain.
Nada was excellent for the Steelers and topped the defenders' chart for Season 5 as Haryana made the playoffs.
He scored 80 tackle points while his counterpart in the right side, Mohit scored just 39 points. He was set to continue as captain for the Steelers in Season 6 post the departure of Mohit to Jaipur but got injured in the wrist in their first match of the season after scoring four points and has been ruled out for the rest of the season.
#7 Ravinder Pahal (Dabang Delhi KC)
Captained Dabang Delhi (Season 3)
Ravinder Pahal is one of the best right corners in the world. Known as ' The Hawk', he has played his matches for Dabang Delhi KC and Bengaluru Bulls.
His breaking point was in Season 2 where he topped the defenders' chart scoring 60 points in 14 games and this made him an instant hit.
He was made the side's captain in Season 3 and he had a good season but the side failed to make the playoffs.
He was removed as the captain but he has continued to play well for the team. He was signed by the Bengaluru Bulls in Season 5 but was bought back by Dabang Delhi KC for Season 6.
He has scored 246 points in 75 matches and is a specialist in ankle holds and the diving thigh holds.
He is the third highest point scoring defender in PKL history and is a very popular player. He scored 29 points in Season 1, 60 in Season 2, 35 in Season 3, 39 in Season 4 and 54 points in Season 5 and has had a good season so far in Season 6 scoring 35 points in 8 games.
