Pro Kabaddi League is an absolute game-changer in the Indian sports landscape. Since the inaugural edition in 2014, the league has transformed how kabaddi is played and perceived as a sport. With each season of the second most-watched league in the country after Indian Premier League, PKL’s electrifying action keeps getting bigger and better!

Pro Kabaddi Teams’ Captain and Coach

Team	Captain	Coach
Bengal Warriorz	Fazel Atrachali	Prashant Surve
Bengaluru Bulls	Pardeep Narwal	Randhir Singh Sherawat
Dabang Delhi	Naveen Kumar and Ashu Malik	Joginder Narwal
Gujarat Giants	Neeraj Kumar	Ram Mehar Singh
Haryana Steelers	Jaideep Dahiya	Manpreet Singh
Jaipur Pink Panthers	Arjun Deshwal	Sanjeev Baliyan
Patna Pirates	Shubham Shinde	Narender Redu
Puneri Paltan	Aslam Inamdar	BC Ramesh
Tamil Thalaivas	Sagar Rathee	Udaya Kumar and Dharmaraj Cheralathan
Telugu Titans	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Krishan Kumar Hooda
U Mumba	Sunil Kumar	Gholamreza Mazandarani
UP Yoddhas	Surender Gill	Jasweer Singh

PKL Winners, MVP, Best Raider and Best Defenders for each season

Season	Winner	MVP	Best Raider	Best Defender
1	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Anup Kumar (U Mumba)	Rahul Chaudhari (Telugu Titans)	Manjeet Chhillar (Bengaluru Bulls)
2	U Mumba	Manjeet Chhillar (Bengaluru Bulls)	Kashiling Adake (Dabang Delhi K.C.)	Ravinder Pahal (Dabang Delhi K.C.)
3	Patna Pirates	Rohit Kumar (Patna Pirates)	Rishank Devadiga (U Mumba)	Sandeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)
4	Patna Pirates	Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)	Rahul Chaudhari (Telugu Titans)	Fazel Atrachali (Patna Pirates)
5	Patna Pirates	Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)	Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)	Surender Nada (Haryana Steelers)
6	Bengaluru Bulls	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat  (Bengaluru Bulls)	Pardeep Narwal (Patna Pirates)	Nitesh Kumar (UP Yoddhas)
7	Bengal Warriors	Naveen Kumar (Dabang Delhi K.C.)	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (Bengaluru Bulls)	Fazel Atrachali (U Mumba)
8	Dabang Delhi K.C.	Naveen Kumar (Dabang Delhi K.C.)	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat (Bengaluru Bulls)	Mohammadreza Chiyaneh (Patna Pirates)
9	Jaipur Pink Panthers	Arjun Deshwal (Jaipur Pink Panthers)	Bharat (Bengaluru Bulls)	Ankush (Jaipur Pink Panthers)
10	Puneri Paltan	Aslam Inamdar (Puneri Paltan)	Ashu Malik (Dabang Delhi K.C.)	Mohammadreza Chiyaneh (Puneri Paltan)

Which team has won Pro Kabaddi trophies the most?

Patna Pirates boast three PKL titles under their belt. Patna based Kabaddi team won three back-to-back trophies from 2013 to 2015. Jaipur Pink Panthers is the only other team to have won the PKL title on more than one occasion, with triumphs in Season 1 and Season 9.

Most expensive players in PKL history

Player	Team	Fee	Season
Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Telugu Titans	INR 2.605 crore	Season 10
Mohammadreza Shadloui  Ciyaneh	Puneri Paltan	INR 2.35 crore	Season 10
Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Tamil Thalaivas	INR 2.26 crore	Season 9
Sachin	Tamil Thalaivas	INR 2.15 crore	Season 11
Maninder Singh	Bengal Warriors	INR 2.12 crore	Season 10
Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh	Haryana Steelers	INR 2.07 crore	Season 11
Guman Singh	Gujarat Giants	INR 1.97 crore	Season 11
Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Telugu Titans	INR 1.73 crore	Season 11
Vikash Kandola	Bengaluru Bulls	INR 1.70 crore	Season 9
Pardeep Narwal	U.P. Yoddhas	INR 1.65 crore	Season 8
Fazel Atrachali	Gujarat Giants	INR 1.60 crore	Season 10
Monu Goyat	Haryana Steelers	INR 1.51 crore	Season 6
Siddharth Desai	Telugu Titans	INR 1.45 crore	Season 7
Fazel Atrachali	Puneri Paltan	INR 1.38 crore	Season 9
Bharat	UP Yoddhas	INR 1.30 crore	Season 11
Rahul Chaudhari	Telugu Titans	INR 1.29 crore	Season 6
Guman Singh	U Mumba	INR 1.22 crore	Season 9
Nitin Tomar	Puneri Paltan	INR 1.20 crore	Season 7
Deepak Hooda	Jaipur Pink Panthers	INR 1.15 crore	Season 6
Maninder Singh	Bengal Warriorz	INR 1.15 crore	Season 11

Highest Paid Pro Kabaddi Player of Each Edition

Season	Player	Team	Fee
1	Rakesh Kumar	Patna Pirates	INR 12.80 lakh
4	Mohit Chhillar	Bengaluru Bulls	INR 53 lakh
5	Nitin Tomar	U.P. Yoddha	INR 93 lakh
6	Monu Goyat	Haryana Steelers	INR 1.51 crore
7	Siddharth Desai	Telugu Titans	INR 1.45 crore
8	Pardeep Narwal	U.P. Yoddha	INR 1.65 crore
9	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Tamil Thalaivas	INR 2.26 crore
10	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Telugu Titans	INR 2.605 crore
11	Sachin	Tamil Thalaivas	INR 2.15 crore

Most Player Points in PKL

Rank	Player	Team	Position	Matches Played	Total Points
1	Pardeep Narwal	Left Raider	Raider	176	1734
2	Maninder Singh	Raider	Raider	148	1479
3	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Raider	Raider	133	1333
4	Deepak Niwas Hooda	All Rounder	All Rounder	157	1119
5	Rahul Chaudhari	Raider	Raider	154	1106
6	Sachin Tanwar	Raider	Raider	135	1068
7	Naveen Kumar	Raider	Raider	95	1044
8	Arjun Deshwal	Raider	Raider	97	1005
9	Vikash Kandola	Raider	Raider	124	833
10	Ajay Thakur	Raider	Raider	120	816

Top 10 Raiders in Pro Kabaddi League

Rank	Player	Team	Matches Played	Raid Points
1	Pardeep Narwal	Left Raider	176	1725
2	Maninder Singh	Raider	148	1465
3	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Raider	133	1265
4	Rahul Chaudhari	Raider	154	1045
5	Naveen Kumar	Raider	95	1029
6	Deepak Niwas Hooda	All Rounder	157	1020
7	Sachin Tanwar	Raider	135	1008
8	Arjun Deshwal	Raider	97	1000
9	Vikash Kandola	Raider	124	810
10	Ajay Thakur	Raider	120	794

Most Super Raids in PKL History

Rank	Player	Team	Matches Played	Super Raids
1	Pardeep Narwal	Left Raider	176	105
2	Maninder Singh	Raider	148	72
3	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Raider	133	65
4	Vikash Kandola	Raider	124	51
5	Arjun Deshwal	Raider	97	47
6	Sachin Tanwar	Raider	135	38
7	Manjeet Dahiya	Raider	115	37
8	Rahul Chaudhari	Raider	154	35
9	Naveen Kumar	Raider	95	34
10	Deepak Niwas Hooda	All Rounder	157	33

10 Best Raiders with Most Super 10s in PKL

Rank	Player	Team	Matches Played	Super 10s
1	Pardeep Narwal	Left Raider	176	86
2	Maninder Singh	Raider	148	73
3	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Raider	133	67
4	Naveen Kumar	Raider	95	64
5	Arjun Deshwal	Raider	97	55
6	Rahul Chaudhari	Raider	154	42
7	Sachin Tanwar	Raider	135	38
8	Deepak Niwas Hooda	All Rounder	157	35
9	Siddharth Sirish Desai	Raider	80	34
10	Vikash Kandola	Raider	124	30

Who is the No 1 Raider in PKL?

Pardeep Narwal has dominated the mat to reign supreme as the No. 1 Raider in Pro Kabaddi League history and boast over 1700 raid points. But the competition has been fierce in the recent years, with the likes of Pawan Sehrawat, Arjun Deshwal, Naveen Kumar, and Sachin Tanwar all vying as the best raider of PKL.

Who were the best raiders of Pro Kabaddi 2023-24 season?

Ashu Malik and Arjun Deshwal were the best raiders of the Pro Kabaddi 2023-24 season. Delhi’s Ashu Malik topped the charts with a stellar 280 total points while Arjun Deshwal wasn’t far behind with scoring 278 total points.

Rank	Player	Team	Matches Played	Total Points
1	Ashu Malik	Right Raider	23	280
2	Arjun Deshwal	Raider	23	278
3	Pawan Kumar Sehrawat	Raider	21	217
4	Maninder Singh	Raider	21	198
5	Narender Hoshiyar Kandola	Raider	21	195
6	Sachin Tanwar	Raider	22	184
7	Nitin Kumar Dhankhar	Right Raider	20	169
8	Aslam Inamdar	All Rounder	23	168
8	Guman Singh	Raider	18	168
10	Vinay	Raider	23	165

Top 10 Defenders in Pro Kabaddi League

Rank	Player	Team	Matches Played	Tackle Points
1	Fazel Atrachali	Defender, left corner	174	504
2	PO Surjeet Singh	Defender, right cover	154	419
3	Manjeet Chhillar	All Rounder	132	391
4	Girish Maruti Ernak	Defender, left corner	147	362
5	Nitesh Kumar	Defender	134	361
6	Sandeep Narwal	All Rounder	156	360
7	Sunil Kumar	Defender	144	351
8	Ravinder Pahal	Defender, right corner	124	339
9	Sandeep Kumar Dhull	Defender, left corner	118	328
10	Vishal Bhardwaj	Defender, left corner	118	324

Best Defenders of Pro Kabaddi League with Most High 5s

Rank	Player	Team	Matches Played	High 5s
1	PO Surjeet Singh	Defender, right cover	34	34
2	Fazel Atrachali	Defender, left corner	30	30
3	Mohammadreza Shadloui	All Rounder	27	27
4	Manjeet Chhillar	All Rounder	25	25
5	Girish Maruti Ernak	Defender, left corner	24	24
6	Ravinder Pahal	Defender, right corner	23	23
6	Nitesh Kumar	Defender	23	23
8	Sumit Sangwan	Defender, left corner	21	21
8	Surender Nada	Defender, left corner	21	21
8	Sandeep Kumar Dhull	Defender, left corner	21	21

Who is the No 1 defender in Pro Kabaddi League?

Going by the records, Iran’s Fazel Atrachali is the only player with over 500 tackle points in Pro Kabaddi League. In the recent seasons, Mohammadreza Shadloui has topped most defender records in a season to challenge his countrymen and be christened as best PKL defender.

Who were the best defenders of Pro Kabaddi 2023-24 season?

The best defender of the Pro Kabaddi 2023-24 season was Iran’s Mohammadreza Shadloui. The standout defender led Puneri Paltan’s defence with 99 tackle points in 24 matches. His all-rounder skills were pivotal in helping Puneri Paltan win the trophy. Krishan Dhull was the second best defender in PKL Season 10, with 78 tackle points.

Rank	Name	Team	Matches Played	Tackle Points
1	Mohammadreza Shadloui	All Rounder	24	99
2	Krishan Dhull	Defender, right corner	24	78
3	Yogesh Bijender Dahiya	Defender, right corner	23	74
4	Rahul Sethpal	Defender, right corner	23	73
5	Mohit Nandal	Defender, right cover	24	70
5	Ankush Rathee	Defender, left corner	22	70
7	Sahil Gulia	Defender, left corner	22	69
7	Gaurav Khatri	Defender, right corner	24	69
9	Jaideep Kuldeep Dahiya	Defender, left cover	23	68
10	Sagar Rathe	Defender, right corner	18	66

Most Points by PKL Team

Team	Successful Raids
Patna Pirates	3360
Dabang Delhi K.C.	3218
Bengaluru Bulls	3218
Bengal Warriorz	3060
Jaipur Pink Panthers	3014

Most Raid Point by Pro Kabaddi Team

Team	Successful Raids
Patna Pirates	3360
Dabang Delhi K.C.	3218
Bengaluru Bulls	3218
Bengal Warriorz	3060
Jaipur Pink Panthers	3014

Most Tackle Points by PKL Team

Team	Tackle Points
Puneri Paltan	2263
Patna Pirates	2164
U Mumba	2130
Bengaluru Bulls	2047
Jaipur Pink Panthers	2026

Pro Kabaddi Team Owners List

Team	Owner(s)
Bengal Warriorz	Capri Sports (Capri Global Holdings), Akshay Kumar (Co-owner)
Bengaluru Bulls	WL League Pvt. Ltd.
Dabang Delhi K.C.	Doit Sports Management (Radha Kapoor Khanna)
Gujarat Giants	Adani Sportsline (Adani Group)
Haryana Steelers	JSW Group
Jaipur Pink Panthers	Abhishek Bachchan, GS Entertainment Worldwide
Patna Pirates	Rajesh V Shah (KVS Energy and Sports Limited)
Puneri Paltan	Insurekot Sports Private Limited
Tamil Thalaivas	Magnum Sports Private Limited (Parent company of Kerala Blasters FC)
Telugu Titans	Veera Sports (Srinivas Sreeramaneni, Mahesh Kolli)
U Mumba	Unilazer Ventures Private Limited (Ronnie Screwval)
UP Yoddhas	GMR Group

Home Venues of All 12 PKL Teams

Team	City/State	Stadium	Capacity
Bengal Warriors	Kolkata, West Bengal	Netaji Indoor Stadium	12,000
Bengaluru Bulls	Bengaluru, Karnataka	Kanteerava Indoor Stadium	4,200
Puneri Paltan	Pune, Maharashtra	Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex	4,200
Dabang Delhi KC	Delhi	Thyagaraj Sports Complex	4,494
Gujarat Giants	Ahmedabad, Gujarat	EKA Arena	4,000
Patna Pirates	Patna, Bihar	Patliputra Sports Complex	3,500
Tamil Thalaivas	Chennai, Tamil Nadu	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium	5,000
Telugu Titans	Hyderabad/Vizag, Telangana	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium	5,000
U Mumba	Mumbai, Maharashtra	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium	5,000
UP Yoddhas	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh	Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium	5,000
Haryana Steelers	Sonipat, Haryana	Motilal Nehru School of Sports	2,000
Jaipur Pink Panthers	Jaipur, Rajasthan	Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium	2,000

What is Pro Kabaddi Prize Money structure?

Position	Prize Money
Winners	Rs 3 crore
Runners-up	Rs 1.80 crore
Semi-Final Losers	Rs 90 lakh
	Rs 90 lakh
Eliminators Losers	Rs 45 lakh
	Rs 45 lakh

Individual Awards

Award	Prize Money
Most Valuable Player	20 Lakh
Raider of the Season	15 Lakh
Defender of the Season	15 Lakh
Young Player of the Season	08 Lakhs