Rahul Chaudhari

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Rahul Chaudhari
Personal information
Nickname(s)Raid Machine[1]
NationalityIndian
Born1992/1993 (age 28–29)[2]
Home townJalalpur Choiya, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh
OccupationKabaddi Player
Years active2010-present
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[3]
Sport
CountryIndia
SportKabaddi
PositionRaider[3]
KabaddiPro Kabaddi League
ClubPuneri Paltan
TeamIndia national kabaddi team

Rahul Chaudhari is an Indian professional Kabaddi player. He started as a Defender but later became a Raider. He was a member of the Indian National Kabaddi team that won a gold medal in the 2016 South Asian Games. After six seasons with Telugu Titans and one season for Tamil Thalaivas , Rahul now plays for Puneri Paltan .[4]

Early life[]

Chaudhari was born to Rampal Singh and hails from Jalalpur Choiya village in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh.[2] He started playing Kabaddi at the age of 13 in 2006.[2]

Kabaddi career[]

Telugu Titans[]

Chaudhari scored 151 raid points in Season 1[when?]. In the second season, he scored 98 raid points and 9 tackle points, and the third season saw him score 87 raid points and with 12 tackle points with a 41.37% tackle success rate.[3]

Rahul was adjudged the best raider of Season 4[according to whom?] after finishing the league as the top-scoring raider with 146 raid points and 11 tackle points. The Telugu Titans reached the semi finals where they lost; Chaudhari took 14 raid points in the game. He was made captain of the Telugu Titans in Season 5, and finished the campaign with 193 points – 184 raid points and 9 tackle points.[3]

For Season 6, Chaudhari was again bought by Telugu Titans for Rs 1,29,00,000, ending the season with 159 raid points and 7 tackle points.[3]

Tamil Thalaivas[]

The Tamil Thalaivas bought Chaudhari for Season 7, bidding Rs 94,00,000 for him in the auction.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "'Raid Machine' on a mission in Pro Kabaddi League". dtNext.in. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "एशियन गेम्स: बिजनौर के लाल का कमाल, गर्व से ऊंचा किया देश का नाम, कोच ने पहचानी थी काबिलियत" (in Hindi). amarujala.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Chaudhary, Rahul. "Player profile". prokabaddi. prokabaddi. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ^ Swagsports, Team. "PKL Auction highlights:Rahul Chaudhari reacts to being picked". Swagsports. Swagsports. Retrieved 01 sept 2021. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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