#3 Rishank Devadiga (UP Yoddhas)
Kabaddi was his real passion and he held on to it even in the dimmest of circumstances. A commerce graduate today, Rishank was forced to give up his academic journey post the tenth grade in order to financially support his family which included his mother and sister, having lost his father at an early age. His primary aim in life then was to just earn enough money and for the same purpose, the young lad even worked as a waiter at the Leela hotel in Mumbai.
A distant thought at that point in time was to secure a job on a cruise in order to get a greater salary but destiny had a different script written for him. Rishank did not leave kabaddi even while working and in one of the local matches, his talent was noticed by experienced selectors which gave him the chance to represent the city team.
Subsequently, he bagged a job at Dena Bank and then BPCL under the sports category and continued to play the sport he loved dearly. However, his life took a different turn when he was picked up by U Mumba, and from there, the young gun today is one of the most rampant raiders in PKL.
