Sukesh Hegde

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Sukesh Hegde
Personal information
NationalityIndia
CitizenshipIndia
Born (1989-10-02) 2 October 1989 (age 32)
Karkala, Karnataka, India
OccupationKabaddi Player
Years active2014 - present
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryIndia
SportKabaddi
PositionRaider
KabaddiPro Kabaddi League
ClubTelugu Titans (2014-2017)
Gujarat Fortune Giants (2017-18)
Tamil Thalaivas (2018-2019)
Bengal Warriors (2019-present)
Coached byBC Ramesh

Sukesh Hegde[1] is an Indian professional Kabaddi player who currently plays as a raider for Bengal Warriors in the Pro Kabaddi League.[2]

Early life[]

Sukesh Hegde was born and brought up in Karkala in a Tulu speaking family. He has completed his graduation from Alva's College, Moodbidri.[3]

Career[]

In 2014, he started his Pro Kabaddi League journey as a raider of Telugu Titans.[4] In 2017, Sukesh was picked by Gujarat Fortune Giants as their captain for their maiden campaign.[5] In 2018, he was signed by Tamil Thalaivas and in 2019, he was purchased by Bengal Warriors.[6]

Career statistics[]

As of 20 September 2019.[7]
Club Team Season Total Apps Raid Points Tackle Points Total Points
Telugu Titans 2014 14 79 4 83
Telugu Titans 2015 13 62 2 64
Telugu Titans 2016 13 61 3 64
Telugu Titans 2016 Pro Kabaddi League season (June) 9 7 0 7
Gujarat Fortune Giants 2017 18 75 2 77
Tamil Thalaivas 2018 17 68 3 71
Bengal Warriors 2019 16 63 2 65
Total 100 413 16 429

References[]

  1. ^ "Sukesh Hegde profile - Age, Raid Points, Tackles, Position, Team, Records, Profile - Pro Kabaddi". VIVO Pro Kabaddi Website.
  2. ^ "Sukesh Hegde, Bengal Warriors' 5'11" insurance package". ESPN. October 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "ShieldSquare Captcha". validate.perfdrive.com.
  4. ^ India, The Hans (November 18, 2015). "Telugu Titans retain Rahul, Sukesh Hegde". www.thehansindia.com.
  5. ^ Vasudevan, Shyam. "Sukesh Hegde: 'Picking youngsters has paid off'". Sportstar.
  6. ^ "Pro Kabaddi League 2019 Auction : Full list of players bought by Bengal Warriors". www.sportskeeda.com. April 9, 2019.
  7. ^ https://www.prokabbadi.com/stats/%7B0%7D
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