Balaji Dhanabal
Indian defender Balaji Dhanabal has spent five Pro Kabaddi League seasons with Patna Pirates, Bengal Warriorz and Gujarat Giants.
- Team (Season 12)
- Patna Pirates
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- India
- Jersey
- #2
PKL career
Season by season
| Season | Team | Matches | Points | Raid | Tackle | Super 10s | High 5s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Patna Pirates | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Gujarat Giants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Gujarat Giants | 19 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Bengal Warriorz | 18 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Patna Pirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Balaji Dhanabal is an Indian defender who has built a steady Pro Kabaddi League career across five seasons and three franchises. According to official PKL data, he has played 59 matches and scored 48 points, all of them from tackles. Along the way he has turned out for Patna Pirates, Bengal Warriorz and Gujarat Giants.
PKL career
Balaji’s PKL journey began in Season 8 with Patna Pirates, where he played one match and earned one tackle point.
Season 9 brought a bigger role at Bengal Warriorz. He featured in 18 matches and collected 25 tackle points, the highest single-season tally of his PKL career so far.
He then moved to Gujarat Giants, playing 19 matches in Season 10 and scoring 16 tackle points. In Season 11 he made seven appearances for the Giants and added three tackle points.
Season 12
For Season 12 in 2025, Balaji returned to Patna Pirates. He played 14 matches and scored three tackle points, with a tackle strike rate of 9 per cent according to official figures.
Career numbers
- Seasons: 5
- Matches: 59
- Total points: 48 (0 raid, 48 tackle)
- Super 10s: 0
- High 5s: 0
As a defender, his contributions have come entirely on the defensive side of the mat, with no raid points recorded across his five PKL seasons.
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