Pro Kabaddi League 2018: Top 5 raiders from the season

Pawan Sehrawat finished on top of the raiders charts
Pawan Sehrawat finished on top of the raiders charts

#3 Siddharth Desai - U Mumba

Siddharth Desai enjoyed a stupendous debut season for U Mumba
Siddharth Desai enjoyed a stupendous debut season for U Mumba

When U Mumba broke the bank to procure the services of Siddharth Desai, an unknown quantity in the Pro Kabaddi League, the air was surrounded with whispers about the youngster's prolific show in the senior nationals which was sure to come to the fore on the biggest stage.

With a tall frame playing to his advantage, Desai was the cynosure of all eyes right through the season as he ran through a mighty Puneri Paltan setup to pick 15 points on his debut and followed it up with a 13-point show against Jaipur to announce his arrival in style.

A driving force for U Mumba's dominating run in the league stages, Desai also earned the dubious distinction of becoming the fastest player to reach the 200-raid point margin in just 19 matches, which received showers of praises from pundits and fans alike.

The fact that Desai, playing his first ever season, assumed the role of the lead raider ahead of Rohit Baliyan went on to add more paparazzi to his talent. At the end of the season, Desai finished with 218 raid points from 21 matches with twelve 'Super 10s' to his credit.

Matches - 21

Raid Points - 218

Average - 10.38

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