Rahul Chaudhari
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Showman,[1] Raid Machine[2] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 1992 or 1993 (age 30–31)[3] |
| Home town | Jalalpur Choiya, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh |
| Occupation | Kabaddi Player |
| Years active | 2010-present |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Kabaddi |
| Position | Raider[1] |
| Kabaddi | Pro Kabaddi League |
| Club | Tamil Thalaivas |
| Team | India national kabaddi team |
Rahul Chaudhari is an Indian professional Kabaddi player. He started as a Defender but later became a Raider. He was a member of the Indian National Kabaddi team that won a gold medal in the 2016 South Asian Games. After six seasons with Telugu Titans, Rahul now plays for Tamil Thalaivas.[4]
Early life
Chaudhari was born to Rampal Singh and hails from Jalalpur Choiya village in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh.[3] He started playing Kabaddi at the age of 13 in 2006.[3]
Kabaddi career
Telugu Titans
Chaudhari scored 151 raid points in Season 1[when?]. In the second season, he scored 98 raid points and 9 tackle points, and the third season saw him score 87 raid points and with 12 tackle points with a 41.37% tackle success rate.[1]
Rahul was adjudged the best raider of Season 4[according to whom?] after finishing the league as the top-scoring raider with 146 raid points and 11 tackle points. The Telugu Titans reached the semi finals where they lost; Chaudhari took 14 raid points in the game. He was made captain of the Telugu Titans in Season 5, and finished the campaign with 193 points – 184 raid points and 9 tackle points.[1]
For Season 6, Chaudhari was again bought by Telugu Titans for Rs 1,29,00,000, ending the season with 159 raid points and 7 tackle points.[1]
Tamil Thalaivas
The Tamil Thalaivas bought Chaudhari for Season 7, biding Rs 94,00,000 for him in the auction.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Chaudhary, Rahul. "Player profile". prokabaddi. prokabaddi. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "'Raid Machine' on a mission in Pro Kabaddi League". dtNext.in. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "एशियन गेम्स: बिजनौर के लाल का कमाल, गर्व से ऊंचा किया देश का नाम, कोच ने पहचानी थी काबिलियत" (in Hindi). amarujala.com. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "PKL Auction highlights: Telugu Titans gets Siddharth Desai for 1.45 crore, Rahul Chaudhari to Tamil Thalaivas for 94 lakh". Sportstar. Sportstar. Retrieved 26 June 2019.