Pawan Sehrawat

Pawan Kumar Sehrawat[2] is an Indian kabaddi player who currently plays for Bengaluru Bulls in the VIVO Pro Kabaddi league and for Indian Railways in the Kabaddi nationals. His ability to surprise the defenders with his long reach and lower body strength, make him one of the best raiders in the Pro Kabaddi League.[3][4] [5]

Pawan Sehrawat
Personal information
Full namePawan Kumar Sehrawat
Nickname(s)Hi-Flyer
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Born (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996
OccupationKabaddi player
EmployerIndian Railways
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportKabaddi
LeaguePro Kabaddi League
TeamBengaluru Bulls
Medal record
Representing  India
South Asian Games
2019 KathmanduTeam[1]

Pro Kabaddi League Career

Season 3

Sehrawat had a productive rookie campaign for the Bengaluru Bulls and featured in 13 off their 14 games in Season 3. He finished the season as his team's leading raid-point scorer with 45.[6]

Season 4

The raider featured 10 times in Season 4 but scored only 11 points, raiding just 33 times over the course of the campaign. With Bengaluru Bulls adding Season 3 MVP Rohit Kumar and Deepak Kumar Dahiya, and it proved to be a disappointing season for Sehrawat as he slumped down the pecking order and saw limited opportunities to raid.[6]

Season 5

Sehrawat was picked up by new franchise Gujarat Fortunegiants for Season 5 and was mainly used as an impact raider off the bench. He played nine matches, including the final, and scored 10 points.[6]

Season 6

The raider returned to Bengaluru Bulls for Season 6 and had a stellar second debut, scoring 20 raid points[6] against Tamil Thalaivas, which were as many as he managed in the previous two campaigns. He scored four Super 10s in his first five appearances and was engaged in a three-way battle with Patna Pirates’ Pardeep Narwal and U Mumba's Siddharth Desai in the race for the Best Raider award. He eventually finished with 13 Super 10s, two fewer than Narwal.[6]

During the Playoffs, Sehrawat was in inspired form, scoring 13 raid points[6] in Qualifier 1 and 22 in the final, both against Gujarat Fortunegiants and led Bengaluru Bulls to their maiden VIVO Pro Kabaddi title.[7] He was crowned the league's MVP[8] for Season 6.[9]

Season 7

After Rohit Kumar's dip in form, Pawan Sehrawat carried the Bulls on his shoulders, on their way to their second playoff appearance in a row. He finished the season as the league's top scorer with an astonishing 353 points. However, the Bulls fell short to the table toppers Dabang Delhi in the semi-final. Bulls started the campaign on a good note after wins against Patna and a tense game against eventual finalist Bengal Warriors, in which Pawan scored 29 points, the third highest in PKL history. He scored 39 raid points against Haryana Steelers, which is most by any raider in a single game in the history of Pro Kabaddi Legue beating Pardeep Narwal's record of 34 raid points which he scored against Haryana Steelers in PKL 5.

Records and achievements
  • Most Valuable Player (2018.)[10]
  • Most raid points (2018) and 2019.[11][12]
  • Most raid points in a Pro Kabaddi match. (39 Points)[13]
  • Most points by any player in a PKL final. (22 Points)

References
  1. Lakhina, Tanuj (18 December 2019). "South Asian Games 2019: We didn't get much competition, says raider Pawan Sehrawat after India win seventh straight gold". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  2. https://www.prokabaddi.com/players/pawan-sehrawat-profile-318
  3. https://www.sportskeeda.com/kabaddi/pro-kabaddi-league-2019-top-5-raiders-to-watch-out-for
  4. https://sportstar.thehindu.com/kabaddi/pro-kabaddi-league/pkl-2019-pawan-kumar-sehrawat-five-best-moments-bengaluru-bulls-vs-up-yoddha-eliminator-1/article29681905.ece
  5. https://www.kabaddiadda.com/articles/top-5-raiders-prokabaddi-season-7-2019
  6. Kumar, Pawan. "Stats". Pro Kabaddi. Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. Sehrawat, Pawan. "Scorecard". Pro Kabaddi. Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  8. Sehrawat, Kumar. "Pawan Kumar Sehrawat emerges as Season 6's Most Valuable Player". Pro Kabaddi. Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  9. Sehrawat, Pawan. "Kumar and Sehrawat deliver for Bengaluru Bulls as they book their place in the final". Pro Kabaddi. Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  10. "Pawan Kumar Sehrawat emerges as most valuable player of season6".
  11. "List of top 5 raiders in PKL Season 6".
  12. "Top 5 raiders in Pro Kabaddi 2019".
  13. "Sehrawat's 39 point performance powers Bengaluru Bulls into the playoffs".
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