Pro Kabaddi 2019, Patna Pirates v Haryana Steelers: 5 talking points from the match

#1 Pardeep becomes first to 900 raid points - FINALLY!

It was a performance to forget by the Patna Pirates but one silver lining that they can take from the match is Pardeep Narwal scripting yet another record in Pro Kabaddi League history. He became the first player to breach the 900-raid point mark, something that the broadcasters repeated more times than the points scored by the Pirates themselves in the entire match.

The raider also completed his 46th Super 10, the most for any player already - as he inches closer to his half-century. However, it was just his second Super 10 of Season 7 so far - a testament to how he has not been up to his usual standards and how high he sets the bar for himself.

One hopes that he continues to light up the league as he has always done and can take his team out of the slump that they find themselves in.

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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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Edited by Sudeshna Banerjee