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Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 has come to a thrilling end leaving us with lots of memories to be nostalgic about in the years to come. While many new raiders like Siddharth Desai and Pawan Sehrawat blazed super raids to have fans stand up from their seats, defenders like Nitesh Kumar and Parvesh Bhainswal displayed pure class defending on the Kabaddi mat.
The sixth edition of Pro Kabaddi ended with Bengaluru Bulls winning their first-ever title by defeating Gujarat Fortune Giants (38-33). Pawan Kumar Sehrawat scored 22 raid points in 25 attempts as the team celebrated with joy with tears of happiness to end the league on a high note. Captain of the side, Rohit Kumar lifted the trophy after an outstanding season to remember.
As for the raiders of the tournament, it was all about executing all the skills which were in the dictionary of Kabaddi. The competitiveness in the raiding department increased more than before as raiders performed according to the situation. It was about showing consistency with the raiding along with depicting a plethora of skills.
As the Season 6 of Pro Kabaddi concludes on a high note, we take a look at the top 5 raiders of the tournament:
#5 - Ajay Thakur (Tamil Thalaivas)
Perhaps the lone Thalaiva who raided single-handedly for his team and led his team from the front, Ajay Thakur played the frontline raider even in the difficult of situations the competition had to offer.
The season changed, however, the story remained the same for Tamil Thalaivas as they ended on the sixth position for the second time. Ajay Thakur's support raider in Sukesh Hegde scored 68 raid points only.
Ajay Thakur, however, executed skills which he precisely does on the mat. Executing running hand touch on the covers, leaping towards the midline for an escape, and touching the left corners after tempting them to go for an advance attempt.
Ajay Thakur played 22 matches and scored 203 raid points at an average of 9.22. He prioritized on leading his team to victories for playoffs' contention which is why he had only 7 Super 10s.
#4 - Maninder Singh (Bengal Warriors)
Maninder Singh who had backup support in Deepak Narwal got forced to perform single-handedly as the team lacked a dependable support raider. Safe to say, Maninder Singh had an adequate season as a raider in Season 6.
Maninder Singh performed well during the concluding minutes of the game with his strike rate of 86% in the final 10 minutes. He became the fastest raider to complete 500 raid points in Pro Kabaddi history.
Courtesy of Maninder's 17 raid points versus Bengaluru Bulls, Warriors scripted a fantastic comeback in Season 6 as they trailed by 8 points in the first half. Overall, Maninder executed running hand touches on the cover defenders outplaying most of the defenders along with some fine escapes resulting in 6 super raids.
Maninder Singh scored 206 raid points in 22 matches with 9 Super 10s at an average of 9.36. In spite of Bengal's dominant run in the group stage, they failed to advance into the Eliminator 3 as they were defeated by Dabang Delhi K.C. by (39-28).
#3 - Siddharth Sirish Desai (U Mumba)
This young lad hailing from Kolhapur won many hearts in his debut season of Pro Kabaddi, perhaps shattering many records in the dawn of the league itself.
Siddharth scored 15 raid points in his debut match versus Puneri Paltan. He completed his 50th raid point in the 4th match itself as a destined 'Mumboy Wonder.'
Siddharth's raiding skills are a perfect combination of agility combined with raw strength as he left the defenders bewildered with his escapes, pushing the defenders out of their bounds en route to the midline.
His running hand touches were swift with his long legs enabling him to extend properly. All in all, he reached the midline quite smoothly taking a couple of defenders with him.
Siddharth Desai had a memorable debut, innovating the modern techniques of raiding to a whole new level. He scored 218 raid points in 21 matches with 12 Super 10s which had him on the 3rd spot of total raid points tally.
#2 - Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)
Raiding sensation, Pardeep Narwal once again stole many hearts of the fans with his eminence. However, it was sorrowful to not seeing Pardeep play in a playoffs game which shattered many hearts.
Pardeep surpassed Rahul Chaudhari as the highest raid points scorer in Pro Kabaddi history with 858 raid points. Also, Pardeep now has the most Super 10s (44) and the most Super Raids (38) by any raider in Pro Kabaddi.
The innovator of Dubki, Pardeep Narwal flourished as a mature raider this time with him giving chances to other teammates as well as per the situation. Although he didn't find any support like a Monu Goyat of Season 5, Pardeep himself took the responsibility of letting his team stay for contention.
In Season 6, Pardeep's average is the second highest by any raider with 11.09. Pardeep scored 233 raid points in 21 matches with 15 Super 10s and 6 Super Raids.
#1 - Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (Bengaluru Bulls)
In Hindi, the word 'Pawan' means wind which we guess Pawan Kumar Sehrawat took a bit seriously in a magnificent season worthy of being remembered. While fans were expecting the duo of Rohit-Kashiling to outclass others, Pawan came in as wind and blew the opposition away with his mindblowing super raids.
Pawan thrashed the opposition with every single raiding skill that is in the Kabaddi dictionary. From executing jumps over the shoulders of defenders to going lower beneath the chain, from extending his hand longer to claim a touch to swiftly crossing the midline, Pawan did them all and with precision.
His efforts proved to be a blessing for Bengaluru Bulls as they entered into the Pro Kabaddi finals for the first time since 2015 and they emerged as winners of the sixth edition of Pro Kabaddi.
Pawan Sehrawat won the Best Raider of The Tournament award with 271 raid points in 24 matches with an average of 11.29. He ended his season with most super raids (12) and second-best in most Super 10s (13) of Season 6.
