Akash Shinde
Nashik-born left raider who won Asian Games gold with India and spent four seasons at Puneri Paltan before joining Bengaluru Bulls.
Known for Left raider, Asian Games gold medallist
- Team (Season 12)
- Bengaluru Bulls
- Position
- Raider
- Nationality
- India
- Born
- 7 March 2001
- From
- Nashik, Maharashtra
- Jersey
- #33
PKL career
Season by season
| Season | Team | Matches | Points | Raid | Tackle | Super 10s | High 5s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Bengaluru Bulls | 15 | 68 | 62 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Puneri Paltan | 19 | 93 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Puneri Paltan | 13 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Puneri Paltan | 22 | 142 | 139 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Puneri Paltan | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Akash Santosh Shinde is an Indian raider from Nashik, Maharashtra, who has built a steady Pro Kabaddi League career over five seasons. Born on 7 March 2001, he operates as a left raider and was part of the Indian team that won gold at the 2022 Asian Games. In Season 12 he wore the colours of Bengaluru Bulls after four seasons with Puneri Paltan.
PKL career
Shinde made his PKL debut with Puneri Paltan in Season 8, playing 3 matches and scoring 9 raid points. His breakthrough came in Season 9, when he played 22 matches and collected 142 points (139 raid, 3 tackle) with 5 Super 10s, his most productive campaign so far.
He stayed with Pune for the next two seasons. In Season 10 he scored 58 points (56 raid, 2 tackle) from 13 matches with 2 Super 10s, and in Season 11 he added 93 points (92 raid, 1 tackle) from 19 matches, again with 2 Super 10s.
Across his PKL career he has played 72 matches and scored 370 points, made up of 358 raid points and 12 tackle points, with 11 Super 10s.
Season 12
With Bengaluru Bulls in Season 12, Shinde played 15 matches and scored 68 points (62 raid, 6 tackle), including 2 Super 10s. His raid strike rate for the season was 52% and his tackle strike rate 40%.
One of his standout outings came against his former side, Puneri Paltan, in Vizag. Early in that match he made a double raid that brought up his 300th PKL raid point, and he kept troubling the Pune defence through the second half, at one stage pushing the Bulls three points ahead. He completed his Super 10 with a two-point raid as Bengaluru fought back to level the scores at 32-32. The game became the first league-stage match in PKL history to go to a tie-breaker, which Pune won 6-4, with Shinde caught in one of the decisive raids.
International career
Shinde was selected for the Indian squad at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou. India won the gold medal, beating Iran 33-29 in the final.
Style of play
Shinde plays as a left raider. His record shows a player who relies mainly on raiding, with the large majority of his PKL points coming from raids, while he also chips in with the occasional tackle.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Akash Shinde
- outlookindia: Puneri Paltan Vs Bengaluru Bulls, Pro Kabaddi League 2025 PKL 12 Match 2: Pune Win Tie-Breaker – Watch Highlights
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