The Pro Kabaddi 2019 has entered its twilight stage, with the grand final to be played between Dabang Delhi and Bengal Warriors on Friday (October 19). Interestingly, PKL will have a new winner whatever be the result, with both teams playing their first final in Pro Kabaddi history. The final will be played at Eka Arena by TransStadia in Ahmedabad and the PKL final will start at 8:00 pm.
The final itself is a testimony to the competitive nature of season seven that saw favorites stumble while young stars scripted new records. Three-time champions Patna Pirates failed to reach the playoff stages despite another stellar season for Pardeep Narwal while pre-season favorites Tamil Thalaivas’ poor run reminded everyone how Kabaddi is a team sport and not just about a group of talented individuals.
Though Pawan Sehrawat was able to take his team, Bengaluru Bulls, to the playoffs but a combined effort by Dabang Delhi stopped defending champions surge. Pawan’s one man heroics was stopped with some brilliant tactical move while Naveen Kumar managed to score his 21st Super 10 and registered his name in the record book
Here are the top five raiders in Pro Kabaddi 2019:
Pawan Sehrawat
Pawan Sehrawat from the start of this season has been the backbone to the team’s success. Pawan Sehrawat this season has been the best in all domains except for the most SUPER 10s. Pawan had a raid strike rate above 70 in all phases except one. Also, he was exceptional in the last 10 minutes scoring more than 100 raid points. He ended his PKL 2019 journey with 339 raid points in 24 matches.
Pardeep Narwal
Pardeep Narwal has also emerged as a lone warrior for his team, Patna Pirates. He warmed the benches for nearly 17 minutes out of 40 minutes of play as no other raider was near to revive him. Even though, he broke many records. He bettered his previous best of nine consecutive Super 10s with 11. He became the first raider in the history of Pro Kabaddi 2019 history to complete 1,100 points. He even equaled his record of 34 raid points in a match after Pawan Sehrawat broke his record with 39 raid points in a match. In 22 matches, Pardeep scored 302 raid points.
Naveen Kumar
Naveen Kumar has been the lead raider for Dabang Delhi. He is among the top 5 raiders in raid points, average raid points, Raid strike rate (minimum 50 raids) and most importantly leads in a number of SUPER 10s this season. Read More
