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The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) Season 6 started on the 5th of October this year. The season picked up momentum from the very first match, with Tamil Thalaivas getting the better of three-time defending champions Patna Pirates.
On the other hand, U Mumba and Puneri Paltan shared the spoils in a thrilling Maharashtrian derby. Season 6 has been better and bigger than all the previous seasons of Pro Kabaddi, especially with the auctions evening out the immense talent between the 12 teams.
With each team having Kabaddi superstars in their line up, it has been an absolute treat for the Pro Kabaddi fans. Social media has given fans all over the world, a platform to get continuous updates about their favourite players and know them off the mat as well.
Let's take a quick look at the most followed Pro Kabaddi Season 6 players on Facebook:
#5 Deepak Niwas Hooda and Manjeet Chhillar - 98K and 99K followers
So, on number 5 we have an almost tie between Deepak Niwas Hooda and Manjeet Chhillar with 98K and 99K followers respectively.
It is interesting not just because they have both been Puneri Paltan captains in the previous seasons, but because of various other reasons as well:
Both Hooda and Chhillar are "All-Rounders" in Kabaddi and they both were a part of 2016 South Asian Games, representing India in Kabaddi where India won a Gold Medal.
Apart from that, Hooda, who has played for Telugu Titans and Puneri Paltan and now represents Jaipur Pink Panthers, a franchise owned by Abhishek Bachchan. He also played 2018 Dubai Kabbadi Masters and won a Gold medal for India.
Manjeet Chhillar is famous as a 'one-man army' in Kabaddi. Also known as Mighty Manjeet, he was born in Nizampur Delhi. He has been bestowed with the Arjuna Award, the most prestigious award given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India for outstanding performance in sports.
In Pro Kabaddi League, Manjeet has served as the captain of Bengaluru Bulls in Season 1 and 2, captain of Puneri Paltan in Season 3 and 4, and captain of Jaipur Pink Panthers in Season 5.
He is representing Tamil Thalaivas in the ongoing edition of the tournament. He also won the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament award in Season 2 and was adjudged the Defender of the Tournament after taking 51 points as a defender in the same edition.
#4 Rohit Kumar – 111K
Rohit Kumar started his career in Pro Kabaddi League as a star performer in Season 3. He was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the league for that edition because he scored 109 raid points in that season with the Patna Pirates. He also won the Pro Kabaddi League Championship with the Pirates by beating U Mumba by 3 points in the final.
Rohit Kumar is currently representing Bengaluru Bulls as their team captain. He has represented the Bangalore franchise since Season 4.
Over the years, Kumar has shown great leadership qualities by maintaining his calm and composure in most matches. He took 39 points against U.P. Yoddha in a single match, which propelled his career to a different height.
#3 Ajay Thakur- 169K
A true warrior fights for victory until the end, Ajay Thakur proves his worth in almost every game. He is a part of a number of last-minute victories in the league.
He is the current captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team. Statistically speaking, in 2016, Thakur scored a Super 10 in the finals 2016 Kabaddi World Cup against Iran to lead India to victory.
He has been the captain of Tamil Thalaivas for the last two editions of the Pro Kabaddi league. In Season 5, he took 213 raid points in total. Having, played for Bengaluru Bulls and Puneri Paltan in the past, Thakur is the only number three raider with 600 raid points in Pro Kabaddi League to date.
#2 Rahul Chaudhari – 245K followers
Rahul Chaudhari, who is also known as the "Poster Boy" of Indian Kabaddi, takes the second place of maximum Facebook followers.
Rahul Chaudhari is also nicknamed as the "Raid Machine" because he has been among the top players in his position since the commencement of Pro Kabaddi League.
He is the one who is believed to have the power to turn a match around, almost single-handedly. Chaudhari, with 146 raid points, was the top raider of Pro Kabaddi Season 4.
Rahul Chaudhari has played for Telugu Titans since the beginning of Pro Kabaddi League. He has the record of highest number of raid points in the league across all seasons and hence, it is needless to say that he is the main raider of the Titans. He has also led the Telugu Titans team as their captain in the previous seasons.
On his Instagram account, Chaudhari has 158K followers.
#1 Anup Kumar - 416K followers
Anup Kumar, with a fan following of 415K people, rules the hearts of all his fans and the fan club of Pro Kabaddi League at large.
He has served the Indian Kabaddi team as its leader and is famous as "Captain Cool" in the sport. Kumar played the first five Pro Kabaddi Leagues with U-Mumba.
In the inaugural edition, he was adjudged the Most Valuable Player of the season. He won the Pro Kabaddi League Championship in the next season with U-Mumba, and was their captain of till the fifth season.
This is the first time when Anup is representing a team other than U-Mumba in the league. In Season 6, Anup Kumar is the is the captain of Jaipur Pink Panthers.
