Four seasons of Pro Kabaddi are behind us. During this time, many players have impressed, few teams have dominated but overall, we’ve been treated to some high-quality raiding and defending.
With games coming thick and fast, it’s easy to forget some of the memorable nights this league has given us. They say records are meant to be broken, but it may take a while before any team or player manages to break the records given below.
#1 Rahul Chaudhari’s mind-boggling 24 Super 10s
Considering the ridiculously high standards Rahul sets for himself, he’d definitely be a little content with the 482 raid points he’s managed to pick up over the course of the past four seasons. During this time, Chaudhari has racked up a mind-boggling 24 Super 10s, which means on an average, the raider scores 10 or more points every alternate game – a statistic that’s incomparable in the league.
No raider comes close. Fellow compatriots, Anup Kumar and Kashiling Adake are joint 2nd in this department – both of them have 11 Super 10s to their name, 13 behind Pro Kabaddi’s poster boy.
#2 Record scorer, Pardeep Narwal ends up on losing side
February 28th, 2016 - Pardeep Narwal will forever remember that day. His stupendous performance against the Titans that evening puts things into perspective. As cliched as it may sound, Kabaddi is a team sport. The star raider picked up a stunning 24 points of the 41 his team managed in total.
Till date, no one has managed to better that. But at the end of it all, the Titans still managed to scrape through with a 42-41 victory on their home soil. Plucking leaves from a tree or notching up a point, it all seemed the same to Narwal, who was on fire on an evening when his defenders were ice cold.
#3 U Mumba’s astounding 11 game winning streak
Having reached three out of four finals, it only makes sense that U Mumba set a few impressive records during this time. Chief among them, their 11-game winning streak in season 3.
In a tournament where you’re playing every 2-4 days, consistency is gold and the side from Maharashtra were impeccable for 22 days before they were eventually dethroned. After losing two of their first four games, Mumbai went on to win every single game in the tournament before eventually falling short against Patna Pirates in the final. It’s interesting to note that this impressive streak began post their loss to the Pirates at home and ended at the hands of the Pirates as well.
#4 100 points in a single game
Whoever bought a ticket for Dabang Delhi’s match against Patna Pirates on Feb 25th, 2016, got more than their money’s worth. A 101-point game in a 40-minute match? It seemed far-fetched but that’s exactly what transpired.
On an average, more than two points were scored every 60 seconds, another record that’s unparalleled. Four players managed to score a Super 10 that night – Kashiling Adake, Surjeet Singh, Rohit Kumar and Sandeep Narwal. One could only empathise with Delhi’s defenders that evening, who were shattered in every sense of the word. The Pirates ultimately won that match 67-34.
#5 U Mumba’s fortress finally breached
Season 4 was one to forget for U Mumba. They finished outside the top 4 for the first time since the league’s inception. To make matters worse, Anup and co. were handed their first ever loss on home soil.
Mumbai set a stunning precedent by failing to lose at home for the first three seasons. Looking back, it’s an extraordinary record to have. After a 14-match winning run at home, they eventually caved in, going down to an unfancied Bengal Warriors who ended the season at the bottom of the table.
The impact of that unforeseen loss was instant. The very next game, Mumbai were once again beaten by another bottom-of-the-table side, Bengaluru Bulls.
