Sachin Tanwar

Sachin Tanwar is an Indian raider who has been one of the Pro Kabaddi League’s most dependable point scorers since his debut in Season 5. Across eight seasons and 157 matches he has collected 1121 points, 1058 of them from raids, along with 38 Super 10s. He was also part of the India side that won gold at the 2022 Asian Games.

Early life

Born on 19 July 1999, Sachin hails from Badhbar village in Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan. He comes from a kabaddi family, with his elder brother Deepak and his uncle Rakesh both having played the sport. Performances in under-14 and under-16 tournaments helped him reach the senior India selection trials. He stands 5 ft 11 in.

PKL career

Sachin arrived in Season 5 with Gujarat Giants and made an immediate impact. He scored three raid points on debut in a 26-20 win over Dabang Delhi in Hyderabad, and registered his first Super 10 in a 29-19 victory over Telugu Titans in Ahmedabad. He finished the campaign as his team’s highest raid point scorer with 159 raid points, seven Super 10s and two Super Raids, at a raid strike rate of 53.89.

Season 6 was even better. He recorded Super 10s against Haryana Steelers in a 36-25 win in Patna and against Puneri Paltan in a 37-27 win, and ended with 204 points in 23 matches, 190 of them from raids. That included seven more Super 10s and a place among the league’s top 10 raid point scorers for the second season running. He added 85 points in 16 matches in Season 7, his last with Gujarat.

He then moved to Patna Pirates, where he was a steady presence from Season 8 to Season 10. He scored 181 points in Season 8, a campaign that also brought the only High 5 of his PKL career, followed by 179 points with eight Super 10s in Season 9 and 184 points with seven Super 10s in Season 10. In Season 11 he played for Tamil Thalaivas, scoring 90 points in 17 matches with two Super 10s.

Season 12

Sachin turned out for Puneri Paltan in Season 12, playing 12 matches and scoring 25 points, 24 from raids and one from a tackle. He did not record a Super 10 during the season, finishing with a raid strike rate of 39% and a tackle strike rate of 25%.

International career

Sachin made his senior India debut in 2017 at the Asian Kabaddi Championship, where India won gold. His biggest international moment came at the 2022 Asian Games, where he was part of the Indian team that won gold after beating Iran 33-29 in a controversial final.

Statistics and team history: Pro Kabaddi League.