Pawan Sehrawat
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.jpg) Pawan during receiving Arjuna Award in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Pawan Kumar Sehrawat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Hi-Flyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 July 1996 New Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Delhi University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2016–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Kabaddi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Raider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Pro Kabaddi League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Pawan Sehrawat (born 9 July 1996) is an Indian kabaddi player. He plays for Telugu Titans in the Pro Kabaddi League. [1] He was the most expensive player in the history of the league when Tamil Thalaivas picked him for ₹ 2.26 crores for the ninth season.[2] He was bought by the Telugu Titans for Rs 2.60 crore for the tenth season, again becoming the most expensive player of the league.[3]
Career
Pro-Kabaddi league
- Initial seasons
Pawan made his debut for Bengaluru Bulls in third season of Pro Kabaddi League. He played in 13 games and finished as his team's leading raid-point scorer with 45 points.[5] Pawan played ten games in season 4 and scored only 11 points from 33 raids.[5] Pawan was picked up by Gujarat Giants for season 5 and was mainly used as an impact raider off the bench. He played nine matches including the final and scored ten points.[5]
- Break through and key player
Pawan returned to Bengaluru Bulls for season 6. He scored 20 raid points in the first match against Tamil Thalaivas. He scored four Super 10s in his first five appearances. He eventually finished with 282 points with 13 Super 10s .[5] Pawan scored 13 raid points in Qualifier 1 and 22 raid points in the final against Gujarat Giants with Bengaluru Bulls winning their maiden title.[6] He was crowned the league's Most Valuable Player.[7][8]
Sehrawat led the Bulls to their second playoff appearance in season 7 and finished the season as the league's top scorer with 353 points. He scored 39 raid points against Haryana Steelers, the most by any raider in a single game in the history of Pro Kabaddi League.[9] Pawan was the most successful raider scoring 320 points in season 8.[5]
- Injury and comeback
Pawan became the most expensive player in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League when Tamil Thalaivas picked him for ₹ 2.26 crores for the ninth season.[2] However, he suffered a knee injury in the first match of the season against Gujarat Giants, ending his season.[10]
Before the tenth season, Pawan was released by Tamil Thalaivas and went into the auction pool.[11] Pawan was bagged by Telugu Titans for a record-breaking deal of ₹2.6 crores in the auction.[12] Pawan Sehrawat has played 5 matches so far in Pro Kabaddi League Season 10, in which he has scored a total of 53 points and is the third most successful raider in the league.[13]
International career
Pawan played for the India national kabaddi team at the 2019 South Asian Games winning the gold medal.[14] He won gold medal at the Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 representing the Indian team.[15]
Achievements
- Most Valuable Player, 2018 Pro Kabaddi league[16]
- Most raid points, 2018, 2019 and 2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League[17][18]
- Most raid points in a Pro Kabaddi match (39)[19]
- Gold, 2019 South Asian Games[20]
- Gold, Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023[15]
