Sahul Kumar
Indian defender who has spent five PKL seasons with Jaipur Pink Panthers and UP Yoddhas, collecting 155 tackle points.
- Team (Season 12)
- UP Yoddhas
- Position
- Defender
- Nationality
- India
- Born
- 19 May 2001
- Jersey
- #66
PKL career
Season by season
| Season | Team | Matches | Points | Raid | Tackle | Super 10s | High 5s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | UP Yoddhas | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | UP Yoddhas | 20 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 21 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 24 | 57 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 18 | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 |
Sahul Kumar is an Indian defender who has played five seasons of the Pro Kabaddi League. Born on 19 May 2001, he spent his first three PKL seasons with Jaipur Pink Panthers before joining UP Yoddhas, the side he represented in Season 12 in 2025. Across his career he has collected 157 points in 91 matches, almost all of them from tackles.
PKL career
Sahul’s PKL story began with Jaipur Pink Panthers in Season 8, when he played 18 matches and earned 45 points, every one of them a tackle point, along with one High 5. Season 9 was his busiest and most productive campaign. He appeared in 24 matches, scored 57 points (56 tackle, 1 raid) and recorded three High 5s. He followed that with 39 tackle points and one High 5 from 21 matches in Season 10.
For Season 11 he lined up for UP Yoddhas, playing 20 matches and finishing with 13 points (12 tackle, 1 raid) and one High 5.
Season 12
Sahul stayed with UP Yoddhas for Season 12 in 2025. He featured in eight matches and scored three points, all of them from tackles. Official PKL data puts his tackle strike rate for the season at 25 per cent.
Career numbers
- Seasons: 5
- Matches: 91
- Total points: 157 (155 tackle, 2 raid)
- High 5s: 6
- Teams: Jaipur Pink Panthers (Seasons 8 to 10), UP Yoddhas (Seasons 11 and 12)
As a defender, Sahul’s contribution shows up mainly in the tackle column. His six career High 5s, three of them in Season 9 alone, highlight the matches where he made the biggest impact at the back for his team.
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