5 Pro Kabaddi League stars who have never played for India

A lot of star players in the PKL are yet to earn a national call-up in the Indian kabaddi team.
A lot of star players in the PKL are yet to earn a national call-up in the Indian kabaddi team.

#1 Siddharth Desai (43 PKL matches)

Siddharth Desai
Siddharth Desai

Siddharth Desai made a sensational debut in the sixth edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, where he claimed the 'Best debutant' award with U Mumba. Scoring a Super-10 in his very first match, he went on to become the third-best raider of Season 6 with 218 raid points.

Siddharth's notable success in his debut season enabled him to bag a mammoth contract of ₹1.45 crores from Telugu Titans, thereby becoming the most expensive player in the seventh edition. Despite enduring a slow start due to his injury, he got into his groove and led the Titans' raiding department single-handedly.

The raider scored 217 raid points and claimed ten Super-10s, thereby hunting down several defensive units. He also scored a total of 23 raid points in a match against Bengaluru Bulls, which remains his best performance thus far.

Siddharth has established himself as one of the most prolific raiders in the PKL over the course of the past couple of seasons. However, he is yet to earn a national call-up in the Indian kabaddi team but that might change if he continues churning out such displays.

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