#3 Fazel Atrachali
Another former wrestler in this list, the Iranian powerhouse is one of the biggest names in the Pro Kabaddi League. He has won the league two times – in Season 2 with U Mumba and in Season 4 with the Patna Pirates, which also saw him winning the Best Defender award in the latter.
Iran has a rich legacy in the sport of wrestling and Fazel also wrestled growing up. He admires Hamid Sourian, the six-time Greco-Roman World Champion, and also uses the skills he has picked up playing the sport on the kabaddi mat – sending opposition raiders flying with his powerful dashes and stopping them with his herculean body blocks.
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