Deepak Singh
Patna Pirates defender and Season 12 vice-captain, known for disrupting opposition raiders across five Pro Kabaddi League seasons.
Known for Disrupting raiders from defence
- Team (Season 12)
- Patna Pirates
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- India
- Jersey
- #5
PKL career
Season by season
| Season | Team | Matches | Points | Raid | Tackle | Super 10s | High 5s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Patna Pirates | 21 | 34 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Patna Pirates | 25 | 76 | 12 | 64 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Gujarat Giants | 14 | 47 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 14 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Deepak Singh is an Indian defender who plays for Patna Pirates in the Pro Kabaddi League. Fans know him as one of the leaders of the Patna defence. Ahead of Season 12 in 2025, the franchise named him vice-captain alongside captain Ankit Jaglan. Indiatimes described him as the star defender of the squad and credited his ability to disrupt opposing raiders as crucial to the team’s defence.
PKL career
Deepak has played five PKL seasons, with 77 matches and 175 points: 158 from tackles and 17 from raids. He has recorded 9 High 5s in that time.
- Season 8: Jaipur Pink Panthers, 14 matches, 16 points, all from tackles.
- Season 9: Jaipur Pink Panthers, 3 matches, 2 tackle points.
- Season 10: Gujarat Giants, 14 matches, 47 points (43 tackle, 4 raid) and 4 High 5s.
- Season 11: Patna Pirates, 25 matches, 76 points (64 tackle, 12 raid) and 4 High 5s.
- Season 12: Patna Pirates, 21 matches, 34 points (33 tackle, 1 raid) and 1 High 5.
His time at Gujarat Giants in Season 10 brought his first High 5s, and his move to Patna Pirates for Season 11 gave him his biggest workload so far, with 25 matches.
Season 12
Patna Pirates went into Season 12 under coach Anup Kumar, having finished a close second in the previous edition and chasing a fourth title. Their campaign began on September 1 against UP Yoddhas, with Deepak sharing leadership duties with Ankit Jaglan. Over the season he played 21 matches and scored 34 points, with a tackle strike rate of 34%.
Style of play
Deepak is a defender first. Nearly all of his PKL points have come from tackles, and his value to Patna lies in stopping raiders and holding the defensive unit together. He does chip in occasionally on the raid, as his 12 raid points in Season 11 show, but his reputation rests on his tackling.
Sources
- Indiatimes: PKL: Ankit Jaglan to lead Patna Pirates charge in quest for record fourth title
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