2016 Kabaddi World Cup: 5 foreign players who can shine

Meraj Sheykh will play a key role in Team Iran’s success

#2 Fazel Atrachali

Fazel Atrachali will be the defender to watch out for in the Kabaddi World Cup

The defensive wall of Iran, well if one gets into his trap on the Kabaddi mat, it is impossible to escape without being tackled. He has a daunting presence in the left corner and was thus instrumental in two Pro Kabaddi title wins. The first one was with U Mumba in Season 2 where he came in as a replacement mid- season for Surender Nada and second with the Patna Pirates in Season 4 when he was one of the integral architects of the title win.

Fazel was the captain of the Iranian side which gave a tough fight to India at the Asian Games in 2014 only to settle for a second place finish. A tough nut to crack, he has his numbers speaking for him as well with 97 points from a mere 32 matches.

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