Pawan Sehrawat

Pawan Kumar Sehrawat[2] is an Indian kabaddi player who currently plays for Tamil Thalaivas in the VIVO Pro Kabaddi league and plays for Indian Railways in the Kabaddi nationals.[3] Pawan became the most expensive player in the history of the league after Tamil Thalaivas picked him for record 2.26 crores.[4] He is the best raider of season 6, 7 and 8.

Pawan Sehrawat
Personal information
Full namePawan Kumar Sehrawat
Nickname(s)Hi-Flyer
NationalityIndian
Born (1997-07-09) 9 July 1997, New Delhi
Alma materDelhi University
OccupationKabaddi player
EmployerIndian Railways
Height179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Other interestsMusic, Badminton
Sport
CountryIndia
SportKabaddi
LeaguePro Kabaddi League
TeamBengaluru Bulls (2016), (2018–2021)

Gujarat Giants (2017)

Tamil Thalaivas (2022–presents)
Medal record
Representing  India
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2019 KathmanduTeam[1]

Pro Kabaddi League career

Season 3

He was introduced by coach Randhir Singh Sehrawat. Pawan Kumar 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.[5]

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.[5]

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.[5]

Season 6

The raider returned to Bengaluru Bulls for Season 6 and had a stellar second debut, scoring 20 raid points[5] 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.[5]

During the Playoffs, Sehrawat was in inspired form, scoring 13 raid points[5] in Qualifier 1 and 22 in the final, both against Gujarat Fortunegiants and led Bengaluru Bulls to their maiden VIVO Pro Kabaddi title.[6] He was crowned the league's MVP[7] for Season 6.[8]

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 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 League beating Pardeep Narwal's record of 34 raid points which he scored against Haryana Steelers in PKL 5.

Awards and achievements

International career

Pawan plays for the India national kabaddi team. He was a part of the national team at the 2019 South Asian Games, where he played an important role in helping the team win the gold medal.[13]

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. "Pawan Sehrawat profile - Age, Raid Points, Tackles, Position, Team, Records, Profile - vivo Pro Kabaddi". vivo Pro Kabaddi League.
  3. Sportstar, Team (14 October 2019). "Pro Kabaddi: Five moments when 'Hi-Flyer' Pawan Sehrawat scaled new heights". Sportstar.
  4. "PKL 2022 Auction: प्रो कबड्डी लीग के सबसे महंगे खिलाड़ी बने पवन शेहरावत, दो करोड़ से ज्यादा कीमत पर बिके". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. Kumar, Pawan. "Stats". Pro Kabaddi. Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  6. Sehrawat, Pawan. "Scorecard". Pro Kabaddi. Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  7. Sehrawat, Kumar. "Pawan Kumar Sehrawat emerges as Season 6's Most Valuable Player". Pro Kabaddi. Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  8. 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.
  9. "Pawan Kumar Sehrawat emerges as most valuable player of season6".
  10. "List of top 5 raiders in PKL Season 6". 4 January 2019.
  11. "Top 5 raiders in Pro Kabaddi 2019". 17 October 2019.
  12. "Sehrawat's 39 point performance powers Bengaluru Bulls into the playoffs".
  13. Viswanath, G. (12 December 2019). "Pawan Sehrawat: India was matchless at South Asian Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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