Fantasy Kabaddi – Know the Raider Rishank Devadiga

With the constant chant of “kabaddi, kabaddi”, raiders display their extreme swiftness and strength. Being a raider and live to the expectation of online kabaddi games fans is no easy job. There’s a lot of power, but with this power comes responsibility. One of the deadliest raiders in the world of kabaddi, Rishank is well aware of this.

The young player is displaying superior talent with every raid, and continuously working hard to develop new skills. His signature move ‘running hand touch’ has made him an incredibly successful raider and a favourite of fantasy kabaddi fans at 11wickets.com

No wonder then that he holds the seventh spot in the all-time raid points list of India kabaddi league. He played the first four seasons of the league for the team U Mumba and was later signed on by UP Yoddha. With 449 points in 80 games, he is one of the most successful and sought out players of the league.

In this post, we will discover about this talented kabaddi player’s life.

Early life

Rishank first started playing kabaddi when he was just seven. Even at that tender age, his talent and strength were visible to everyone. When he was in school, he decided to pursue kabaddi seriously. His body strength was different than most of his teammates. Managing studies, kabaddi practice, and all the financial aspects wasn’t easy.

Not the one to complain or feel sorry, Rishank took matters in his own hands. He started working as a waiter at the Leela Hotel. This extra income helped him manage all his elementary expenses.

Soon, Rishank became a part of the Mumbai district kabaddi team. He also won the best player award when playing for a nationalised bank, Dena Bank. He had to let go of his job to pursue a full-fledged career. His mom’s support was very crucial at this juncture. She supported him completely.

Rishank also represented in domestic league. He led the Maharashtra team to victory at the domestic Championship in 2017. His stellar performs with different teams made him a much-sort after player in the Indian kabaddi fantasy league.

Performance of Rishank Devadiga

Indian kabaddi league has given opportunities to youngsters all across India. The league has catapulted the popularity of the game. Rishank also got a platform to showcase his talent here. It has been quite a journey for the talented raider.

In season one he was bought by U Mumba for INR 5 lakhs. In season 3. He gave hie personal best performance for U Mumba by scoring 115 points in 16 matches. He played a total of 59 games with the team to total to 320 points. Out of those, 284 were raid points and 36 tackle points.

Rishank has consistently performed well in the league. Every penny that the teams have spent on him has been fruitful for them.

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Fantasy Kabaddi – Know the Defender Vishal Bhardwaj

The India fantasy kabaddi has produced many talented kabaddi players during the past five years. These talented fantasy kabaddi players have made it to the top-most level and have made the nation proud.

In our today’s post, will relay a story of a young defender from Himachal Pradesh. He became one of the youngest players to be the captain of a team in the online kabaddi games at 11wickets.com

Let us have a look at the rise to fame of Telugu Titans’ superstar kabaddi games player Vishal Bhardwaj.

The 22-year-old Vishal Bhardwaj was born on January 1st 1997 at a village in Una district of Himachal Pradesh. Unlike his other friends who were passionate about cricket, Vishal developed an interest in the game of Kabaddi at a very young age. He started playing Kabaddi in 8th standard at the age of 12 or 13. Vishal represented his school team in all the Inter-school Kabaddi tournaments. After his brilliant performances at the school level, he entered into his college with the same intensity towards Kabaddi.

Looking at his exceptional capabilities at college-level Kabaddi, Vishal went to Bilaspur for better professional training. He lived in Bilaspur, which is almost 1,600 km away from his hometown in Himachal Pradesh. However, this didn’t affect Vishal’s concentration as he was very confident of making it through the highest level. Vishal performed consistently and selected for the Junior National team in 2016. He represented India in 3 major Junior Kabaddi tournaments and even won gold in one of the championships.

A breakthrough in Indian kabaddi league

In 2016, selectors picked Bhardwaj to Telugu Titans in the kabaddi fantasy game. But he didn’t get much chance and appeared in only two matches. During season 5 in 2017, he performed brilliantly well and was the backbone of Titans’ defence army. Vishal became the third successful defender of the season with 71 points in 22 games and an average of 3.22.

During the 6th season in 2018, he was made the captain of his side at the age of 21. Though the Titans have never won the championship and trophy, they have been decent players under Vishal’s leadership.

Playing style & signature move of Vishal Bhardwaj

Vishal has always been a very calm and composed athlete. His strength, agility and quick decision making has made him one of the star defenders of the league.

Vishal’s signature move has been the ‘Ankle Hold’. Ankle Hold is a move which has been specialised this 22-year-old young defender. Ankle hold is one of the most iconic moves by a defender in the game of Kabaddi. In this, the defender uses his firm grip and tremendous strength to grab the opposition raider by the ankle and pull him back as soon as possible so that he doesn’t touch the mid-line.

Thanks for reading! Play fantasy sports and enjoy!

 

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