Kabaddi

Ajay Thakur was born on May 1st, 1986 in the Dabhota village of Nalagrah District of Himachal Pradesh to a Kabaddi family. His father Chottu Ram was a state-level wrestler. His cousin Rajinder also played for the Indian National Kabaddi Team. Coming from a sports background, the prodigy had an inkling towards Kabaddi from the…

Pawan Sehrawat Biography: Pawan Kumar Sehrawat, popularly known as “Hi-Flyer Sehrawat”, has carved a name for himself in the exhilarating realm of kabaddi. With his electrifying raids and unmatched agility, Pawan has mesmerized audiences, leaving them in awe of his daredevilry on the mat. As the Asian Games 2023 approaches, all eyes are eagerly fixed on…

Pardeep Narwal also known as “Dubki King” was born into a farming family in Rindhana within the Sonipat district of Haryana to Dharmbir Narwa and Birmati Narwal. He was only three years old when introduced to the sport of Kabaddi by his Uncle, Ravinder Narwal. His uncle was a revered circle Kabaddi player and his…

Rakesh Kumar was born on April 15th, 1983. He is a well-known professional Indian Kabaddi player. He is an all-rounder/ raider. He was the Vice-Captain of the Indian team for the 2007 World Cup at Panvel, India. The team won a Gold medal at the event. He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2011 by the…

Mohit Chhillar was born in Nizampur, Delhi on 13th July 1993. He was introduced to Kabadi at a very young age as his father and uncle were both Kabaddi players. Mohit started training after encouragement from his uncle but never received professional training. He had to learn Kabaddi by observing his seniors. The youngster started…

Rohit Kumar Chillar is a well-known raider in the Indian kabaddi world. He was born on 19 January 1990 in Nizampur village in the district of Panipat, Haryana. Rohit’s father was also a kabaddi player who was working in the Delhi police department. His father was the one who supported him through all his downfalls…

Nitin Tomar was born on 30th April 1995 into the small village of Malakpur near Baraut in Uttar Pradesh to a wrestling family, Nitin was naturally inclined to sports, especially wrestling. His maternal uncles, Ashok Tomar and Prahlad Tomar were internationally recognized wrestlers and had brought home many accolades throughout their careers. Another of his…

Siddharth Sirish Desai is a professional Indian kabaddi player who was born on 5 December 1991 in Hundalewadi in Chandgad taluk of Kolhapur district, Maharashtra. He was born into an underprivileged family in a small village that has a population of not more than 300. Siddharth started playing kabaddi from his childhood. People in his village…

Sandeep Narwal is one of the prominent names in Indian Kabaddi and a fan favourite. Sandeep was born on 5 April 1993 in Kathura Village. He hails from Sonepat, Haryana, a village known for producing great wrestlers and Kabaddi players. He is known as ‘the beast‘ for his strong physique and aggressive style of defending….