Maninder Singh
One of the PKL's most prolific raiders, from Jaipur's inaugural title side to a long stint at Bengal Warriorz and now Patna Pirates.
Known for Prolific multi-point raiding
- Team (Season 12)
- Patna Pirates
- Position
- Raider
- Nationality
- India
- From
- Hoshiarpur district, Punjab
- Height
- 6 ft
- Jersey
- #13
PKL career
Season by season
| Season | Team | Matches | Points | Raid | Tackle | Super 10s | High 5s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Patna Pirates | 7 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Bengal Warriorz | 15 | 102 | 100 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Bengal Warriorz | 21 | 198 | 197 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Bengal Warriorz | 21 | 240 | 238 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | Bengal Warriorz | 22 | 264 | 262 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | Bengal Warriorz | 20 | 205 | 205 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Bengal Warriorz | 22 | 206 | 206 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Bengal Warriorz | 21 | 192 | 190 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 1 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 16 | 137 | 130 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
Maninder Singh is an Indian raider and one of the most productive scorers the Pro Kabaddi League has seen. Standing 6 ft tall, he has piled up 1584 points across nine PKL seasons, 1568 of them from raids, with 80 Super 10s. He has also represented the India national team. In Season 12 he turned out for Patna Pirates, where he is the captain and lead raider.
Early life
Maninder was born in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. He graduated from Khalsa College, Amritsar, lives in Jalandhar and is employed with Punjab Police.
PKL career
He began with Jaipur Pink Panthers in the inaugural 2014 season. Jaipur won the title, and Maninder was rated the third best raider of that season with 130 raid points. Injury then kept him out of the next three seasons.
Bengal Warriorz brought him back in 2017, and he returned with 190 raid points in Season 5. In Season 6 he became the fastest raider to reach 400 and 500 raid points. In Season 7 he became the second quickest raider, after Pardeep Narwal, to 600 points, reaching it in 68 matches. His best night that year was 19 raid points from 24 raids in a 41-40 win over Jaipur that sent Bengal into the playoffs. He averaged 10.25 points a game, but a dislocated shoulder late in the league stage ruled him out of the semi-final and final. Bengal went on to win their first title in 2019, beating Dabang Delhi.
As Bengal captain in Season 8, he scored all 17 of his side’s raid points in a match against U Mumba, put together nine consecutive Super 10s and crossed 900 raid points in 93 matches. He finished as the third best raider of the season with 262 raid points, 16 Super 10s and 11 Super Raids.
Season 9 brought more milestones. He became only the second player after Pardeep Narwal to reach 1000 raid points, and scored a career best 20 raid points in a win over Gujarat Giants. His 238 raid points were the fifth highest in the league. Bengal used their Final Bid Match option to keep him for Rs 2.12 crore ahead of Season 10, when he scored 198 points, followed by 102 points in Season 11.
Season 12
With Patna Pirates in Season 12, Maninder played 7 matches and scored 40 points, all from raids, including 2 Super 10s. His raid strike rate for the season was 59%.
Style of play
Maninder is regarded as one of the best raiders in the league and has proved himself a multi-point raid specialist, capable of carrying his team’s attack almost single-handedly.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Maninder Singh (kabaddi)
- Sporting News: PKL Season 10 Bengal Warriors: Can Maninder Singh's experience give Warriors the edge?
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