Top Defender, Most Tackle Points, Successful Tackles

13 November 2024 The Indian Kabaddi League 2024 is going on and 50 matches are completed. Defenders are key to winning PKL seasons and expect this edition to be same as well.

Puneri Paltan's Gaurav Khatri has the most tackle points in the 2024 PKL season. Sumit Sangwan, Nitin Rawal, Fazel Atrachali, and Sahil Gulia round off the top 5 positions. With many matches remaining in the season, anyone can be at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the season.

A defender is a player from the defending side who tries to stop the incoming raider from leaving their side of the court. Iranian duo Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Fazel Atrachali, and Ankush have been the best defenders and got the most tackle points in the last three editions of the Indian Kabaddi League.

Let’s look at the top defenders this season who have scored the most tackle points and made the most successful tackles in the 2024 Pro Kabaddi League.

Pro Kabaddi League 2024 Most Tackle Points

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Tackle Points

1

Gaurav Khatri

Puneri Paltan

9

37

2

Sumit Sangwan

UP Yoddhas

8

29

3

Mohammadreza Shadloui

Haryana Steelers

8

28

4

Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls

9

27

5

Aman

Puneri Paltan

9

26

5

Yogesh Bijender Dahiya

Dabang Delhi

9

26

7

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

8

25

7

Sahil Gulia

Tamil Thalaivas

8

25

7

Fazel Atrachali

Bengal Warriorz

7

25

10

Ankit Jaglan

Patna Pirates

8

24

PKL 2024 Successful Tackles

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Successful Tackles

1

Gaurav Khatri

Puneri Paltan

9

35

2

Sumit Sangwan

UP Yoddhas

8

25

2

Mohammadreza Shadloui

Haryana Steelers

8

25

4

Aman

Puneri Paltan

9

23

4

Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls

9

23

4

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

8

23

7

Sahil Gulia

Tamil Thalaivas

8

22

8

Yogesh Bijender Dahiya

Dabang Delhi

9

21

8

Ankush Rathee

Jaipur Pink Panthers

8

21

10

Nitesh Kumar

Tamil Thalaivas

8

20

Indian Kabaddi League 2024 Super Tackles

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Super Tackles

1

Fazel Atrachali

Bengal Warriorz

7

5

1

Yogesh Bijender Dahiya

Dabang Delhi

9

5

3

Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls

9

4

3

Sumit Sangwan

UP Yoddhas

8

4

3

Arun Nandha Babu Velusamy

Bengaluru Bulls

6

4

3

Hitesh

UP Yoddhas

8

4

3

Ankit Jaglan

Patna Pirates

8

4

8

Mohammadreza Shadloui

Haryana Steelers

8

3

8

Aman

Puneri Paltan

9

3

8

Sunil Kumar

U Mumba

9

3

FAQs

Who has the most tackle points in PKL 2024?

Puneri Paltan Gaurav Khatri has the most tackle points in the 2024 Pro Kabaddi League. He has 37 tackle points in 9 matches played. 

Who is the best defender in PKL?

Iran’s Fazel Atrachali is the best defender in pro kabaddi league history. In 176 matches played, he has 511 tackle points (an average of 2.9 points per match) and won the Best Defender of the Season award in season 4 and season 7.

Who is the god of kabaddi in India?

Harjeet Brar Bajakhana is known as the “Godfather of kabaddi.” Speaking of modern kabaddi, former India national team captain Anup Kumar is regarded as the “God of kabaddi.”


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