Top Defender, Most Tackle Points, Successful Tackles

20 November 2024 The Indian Kabaddi League 2024 is going on and 64 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. Gaurav Khatri, Mohammadreza Shadloui, Nitesh Kumar and Rahul Sethpal 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

12

43

1

Gaurav Khatri

Puneri Paltan

11

43

3

Mohammadreza Shadloui

Haryana Steelers

11

40

4

Nitesh Kumar

Tamil Thalaivas

11

37

5

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

11

36

6

Sumit Sangwan

UP Yoddhas

10

34

6

Ankit Jaglan

Patna Pirates

11

34

8

Ankush Rathee

Jaipur Pink Panthers

10

31

8

Yogesh Bijender Dahiya

Dabang Delhi

10

31

8

Fazel Atrachali

Bengal Warriorz

10

31

PKL 2024 Successful Tackles

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Successful Tackles

1

Gaurav Khatri

Puneri Paltan

11

41

2

Mohammadreza Shadloui

Haryana Steelers

11

37

3

Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls

12

36

4

Nitesh Kumar

Tamil Thalaivas

11

35

5

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

11

32

6

Sumit Sangwan

UP Yoddhas

10

30

6

Ankush Rathee

Jaipur Pink Panthers

10

30

6

Ankit Jaglan

Patna Pirates

11

30

9

Deepak Singh

Patna Pirates

11

27

10

Aman

Puneri Paltan

10

26

Indian Kabaddi League 2024 Super Tackles

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Super Tackles

1

Nitin Rawal

Bengaluru Bulls

12

7

2

Fazel Atrachali

Bengal Warriorz

10

5

2

Yogesh Bijender Dahiya

Dabang Delhi

10

5

2

Arun Nandha Babu Velusamy

Bengaluru Bulls

9

5

2

Hitesh

UP Yoddhas

10

5

6

Ankit Jaglan

Patna Pirates

11

4

6

Saurabh Nandal

Bengaluru Bulls

12

4

6

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

11

4

6

Sunil Kumar

U Mumba

11

4

6

Sumit Sangwan

UP Yoddhas

10

4

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 43 tackle points in 12 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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