Top Defender, Most Tackle Points, Successful Tackles

1 Mar 2024 The Indian Kabaddi League 2023-24 is over and 137 matches are completed. Puneri Paltan are the winners and Haryana Steelers are the runners-up.

Puneri’s Mohammadreza Chiyaneh has the most tackle points in the 2023-24 PKL season. Krishan, Ankush, Sagar and Sahil Gulia round off the top 5 positions. With many matches remaining in the season, anyone can be at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the season.

A defender is a player from the defending side who tries to stop the incoming raider from leaving their side of the court. Iranian duo Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Fazel Atrachali, and Ankush have been the best defenders and got the most tackle points in the last three editions of the Indian Kabaddi League.

Let’s look at the top defenders this season who have scored the most tackle points and made the most successful tackles in the 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League.

Kabaddi League 2023-24 Most Tackle Points

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Tackle Points

1

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh

Puneri Paltan

24

99

2

Krishan

Patna Pirates

24

78

3

Yogesh

Dabang Delhi

23

74

4

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

23

73

5

Mohit Nandal

Haryana Steelers

24

70

6

Ankush

Jaipur Pink Panthers

22

70

7

Sahil Gulia

Tamil Thalaivas

22

69

8

Gaurav Khatri

Puneri Paltan

24

69

9

Jaideep Dahiya

Haryana Steelers

23

68

10

Sagar

Tamil Thalaivas

18

66

Kabaddi League 2023-24 Successful Tackles

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Successful Tackles

1

Mohammadreza Chiyaneh

Puneri Paltan

24

97

2

Krishan

Patna Pirates

24

73

3

Yogesh

Dabang Delhi

23

68

4

Gaurav Khatri

Puneri Paltan

24

67

5

Mohit Nandal

Haryana Steelers

24

64

6

Sahil Gulia

Tamil Thalaivas

22

64

7

Ankush

Jaipur Pink Panthers

22

63

8

Sagar

Tamil Thalaivas

18

61

9

Jaideep Dahiya

Haryana Steelers

23

61

10

Ankit

Patna Pirates

23

61

Kabaddi League 2023-24 Super Tackles

Rank

Player

Team

Matches Played

Super Tackles

1

Rahul Sethpal

Haryana Steelers

23

15

2

Reza Mirbagheri

Jaipur Pink Panthers

22

8

3

Sombir

Gujarat Giants

22

8

4

Jaideep Dahiya

Haryana Steelers

23

7

5

Ankush

Jaipur Pink Panthers

22

7

6

Milad Jabaari

Telugu Titans

13

7

7

Mohammadreza Kabourdrahangi

Tamil Thalaivas

6

6

8

Yogesh

Dabang Delhi

23

6

9

Mohit Nandal

Haryana Steelers

21

6

10

Mahender Singh

U Mumba

16

6

FAQs

Who has the most tackle points in 2024?

Puneri’s Mohammadreza Chiyaneh has the most tackle points in the 2023-34 Indian Kabaddi League. He has 99 tackle points in 24 matches played. 

Who is the No.1 defender in the pro kabaddi league?

Iran’s Fazel Atrachali is the best defender in pro kabaddi league history. In 167 matches played, he has 485 tackle points (an average of 2.89 points per match) and won the Best Defender of the Season award in season 4 and season 7.

Who is considered the “Godfather of kabaddi”?

Harjeet Brar Bajakhana is known as the “Godfather of kabaddi.” Speaking of modern kabaddi, former India national team captain Anup Kumar is regarded as the “God of kabaddi.”


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