Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5: Top 5 emerging stars
Pro Kabaddi has completed its half-way mark by finishing its 6th leg out of the total 12 last night in Kolkata. While quite a few star players have continued their fine performances, we have also seen some young talent cementing their places in their respective sides by their fine performances.
It is quite difficult to make a name for yourself, when you have quite a few renowned players in your side. But some players have managed to do it and do it quite well. Here are the top 5 emerging stars of this season
#5 Darshan J. (Right Cover)
The 19-year-old right cover, Darshan J. is playing his debut PKL season with the debutant, Tamil Thalaivas. Despite Tamil's consistent struggles in the season, he has been impressive thus far.
Initially, he wasn’t included in the starting 7, but cemented his place in the side because of his consistency. He has scored 20 tackle points in just 7 games. He is one of the few cover defenders this season to have more successful tackles than failed.
His average of 2.86 tackle points per match is the highest by a right cover defender this season. He has been the leading tackle point scorer of their side in 2 out of their last 3 games and those two games were against the sides led by the raiding stalwarts Rahul Chaudhari and Pardeep Narwal.