5 best raiders from Pro Kabaddi League season 1
Raiding, which does seem like a standalone manoeuvre, has its own techniques which need to be mastered to ace the sport. The raiders are responsible for the majority of the points scored in the game and requires quick movement on the raider’s part. Each player needs to gauge the appropriate moment to march into the domain of the challenger, constantly keeping a vigilant watch over the team to not be surrounded, and all throughout honing his arm and leg movements.Though, raiding is as much seen as a proficiency of an individual player, the art can be accomplished only when the player learns to work around the limitation of the opponents. Hence, raiding has seen a variety of moves – from toe touches to back kicks. Some take it slow and stealthily, while some other have a blink and miss raid.The inaugural season of the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) saw some brilliant move by raiders and a lot of players became household names. Here are the top 5 raiders from last season:
#5 Kashiling Adake and Surjeet Narwal
Surjeet Narwal from Dabang Delhi got 113 points for his team in a disappointing campaign for the team that finished 6th in the first season. In the fifth game of the league against Puneri Patlan, Narwal’s flair came to the front to help his team win 35-31. Anyone who saw Narwal play in the first season would be mistaken for thinking he was a high jumper before, for his raids were laden with spectacular escapes.
Another raider from Delhi, Kashiling Adake, etched his name on the supporters’ minds when he helped his team beat Bengal Warriors, after two successive losses, by scoring 14 crucial points. Having gone in for 200 raids, he scored 113 points for his team and gave them something to cheer about during their disappointing journey in the first season. Like his teammate, he is also famous for his athletic jump, which has helped him collect a lot of points.
Kashiling Adake and Surjeet Narwal were bright spots in an otherwise dismal season for Delhi. If the team is to progress any further in the league, others need to support them well.