Top 5 Kabaddi players of 2016

Indian skipper Anup Kumar in action against Iran in the finals of the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup.

#2 Pardeep Narwal – India and Patna Pirates

Pardeep Narwal is also known as the “dupki master” for mastering the kabaddi move.

The brightest and youngest star in a galaxy of stars! Pardeep Narwal, the sensation has earned a reputation for himself with Pro Kabaddi. He finished as the Best Young Player and the Most Valuable Player in two successive seasons of the League, the third and fourth edition.

If that was not enough, in the same seasons he won two consecutive titles with the Patna Pirates, leading the charge with his rampant raids! He largely emerged out of the shadows of far more experienced campaigners like Rahul Chaudhari to seal his spot in the Starting Seven at the World Cup and amassed a total of 47 raid points in 7 matches to finish as India’s second best raider only behind Ajay Thakur.

All in all, he is a versatile bag house of talent with his trademark move being the “dubki” which he has mastered to perfection and is often referred to as the “dubki master” as well. Along with, talent and skills, Pardeep has time by his side and thus, surely has a long way to go.

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