Rakesh Sungroya
Gujarat Giants raider who has scored 592 Pro Kabaddi League points across five seasons, all of them with the Giants.
Known for Raiding for Gujarat Giants
- Team (Season 12)
- Gujarat Giants
- Position
- Raider
- Nationality
- India
- Born
- 2 October 2002
- Jersey
- #10
PKL career
Season by season
| Season | Team | Matches | Points | Raid | Tackle | Super 10s | High 5s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Gujarat Giants | 16 | 115 | 114 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Gujarat Giants | 20 | 90 | 82 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Gujarat Giants | 21 | 114 | 108 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Gujarat Giants | 17 | 133 | 131 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Gujarat Giants | 22 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Rakesh Sungroya is an Indian raider who has spent his entire Pro Kabaddi League career with Gujarat Giants. Born on 2 October 2002, he has played five PKL seasons, featuring in 96 matches and scoring 592 points, 575 of them from raids and 17 from tackles. Along the way he has recorded 22 Super 10s, which explains why Giants fans have come to rely on him in attack.
PKL career
Rakesh first appeared in the league in Season 8, and it remains his highest scoring campaign. He played 22 matches that year and collected 140 points, every one of them from raiding, with 5 Super 10s.
Season 9 brought his best run of big performances. In 17 matches he scored 133 points (131 raid, 2 tackle) and registered 7 Super 10s, his most in a single season.
In Season 10 he played 21 matches for 114 points (108 raid, 6 tackle) with 5 Super 10s. Season 11 was quieter in attack, with 90 points from 20 matches (82 raid, 8 tackle) and 1 Super 10, though it was also his best season for tackle points.
Season 12
Rakesh returned to form in Season 12 in 2025, again in Gujarat Giants colours. He scored 115 points in 16 matches, made up of 114 raid points and 1 tackle point, and added 4 Super 10s. His raid strike rate for the season was 49% and his tackle strike rate 14%.
At a glance
- Position: Raider
- Team: Gujarat Giants (Seasons 8 to 12)
- PKL matches: 96
- PKL points: 592
- Super 10s: 22
This profile was written with AI assistance from the sources listed above and checked against them. Our editor reads everything we publish and corrects it where needed. Our editorial standards
If anything on this page is wrong or out of date, or you would like us to use a photo of you that you own, let us know and we will update it.