Top Defender, Most Tackle Points, Successful Tackles

12 December 2024 The Indian Kabaddi League 2024 is going on and 106 matches are completed. Defenders are key to winning PKL seasons and expect this edition to be same as well.

Bengaluru Bulls' Nitin Rawal has the most tackle points in the 2024 PKL season. Mohammadreza Shadloui, Ankit Jaglan, Sumit Sangwan and Nitesh Kumar 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

Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls

18

65

2

Mohammadreza Shadloui

Haryana Steelers

19

64

3

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

19

57

4

Ankit Jaglan

Patna Pirates

17

56

5

Nitesh Kumar

Tamil Thalaivas

17

54

6

Sumit Sangwan

UP Yoddhas

17

53

7

Fazel Atrachali

Bengal Warriorz

17

52

8

Ankush Rathee

Jaipur Pink Panthers

18

51

9

Gaurav Khatri

Puneri Paltan

18

50

9

Yogesh Bijender Dahiya

Dabang Delhi

16

50

PKL 2024 Successful Tackles

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Successful Tackles

1

Mohammadreza Shadloui

Haryana Steelers

19

60

2

Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls

18

57

3

Nitesh Kumar

Tamil Thalaivas

17

52

4

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

19

51

5

Ankit Jaglan

Patna Pirates

17

50

5

Ankush Rathee

Jaipur Pink Panthers

18

50

7

Gaurav Khatri

Puneri Paltan

18

48

7

Sumit Sangwan

UP Yoddhas

17

48

9

Fazel Atrachali

Bengal Warriorz

17

45

9

Reza Mirbagheri

Jaipur Pink Panthers

18

45

Indian Kabaddi League 2024 Super Tackles

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Super Tackles

1

Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls

18

8

1

Yogesh Bijender Dahiya

Dabang Delhi

16

8

3

Fazel Atrachali

Bengal Warriorz

17

7

3

Hitesh

UP Yoddhas

17

7

5

Ankit Jaglan

Patna Pirates

17

6

5

Sunil Kumar

U Mumba

18

6

5

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

19

6

8

Mohit Goyat

Puneri Paltan

17

5

8

Ashu Singh

UP Yoddhas

17

5

8

Saurabh Nandal

Bengaluru Bulls

15

5

FAQs

Who has the most tackle points in PKL 2024?

Bengaluru Bulls' Nitin Rawal has the most tackle points in the 2024 Pro Kabaddi League. He has 65 tackle points in 18 matches played. 

Who is the best defender in PKL?

Iran’s Fazel Atrachali is the best defender in pro kabaddi league history. In 186 matches played, he has 538 tackle points (an average of 2.87 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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