Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017: 5 PKL stars who missed out on a place in the Indian team

#3 Rishank Devadiga

The raider has been a regular fixture on top of the charts across the five seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League and was part of the U Mumba side that reached three finals in the first four seasons. He was bought by Season 5 newbies UP Yoddha for Rs 45.50 lakh and starred for them in their run to the playoffs.

He scored a total of 170 points in 21 matches in the latest edition and produced one of the moments of the season when he racked up a total of 28 points in a single game against the Jaipur Pink Panthers. He has displayed a remarkable level of consistency over the years and would have surely been a valuable addition to India's star-studded raiding lineup.

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Shraishth Jain is a former sports journalist & content specialist, with over eight years of experience of working in the industry. A graduate of commerce, he earned his post-graduate diploma in English Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) in Delhi.

His journey in the field of sports journalism began as a freelancer with Sportskeeda in 2015, covering events from a wide range of sports across north India. He joined the organization full-time two years later and then worked at Times Now. Subsequently, he worked as a Media Officer at the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from 2019-2022, working in media operations, handling social media & PR for the federation and its various verticals, along with travelling with various national teams. He moved to RoundGlass Punjab FC for a season, before making the switch to working on his retail business.

He has been watching sports religiously for as long as he can remember. He is a die-hard Manchester United fan and spends almost all of his free time watching one sport or the other, and keeping tabs on the happenings in the world of sport around the globe.

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