Pro Kabaddi 2022: Who is the New Young Player of this season?

Narender, the season’s New Young Player (NYP) award winner, was vital in his team’s success, leading the Thalaivas to their first-ever Pro Kabaddi League playoffs.

Published : Dec 18, 2022 01:02 IST

Tamil Thalaivas’ Narender Kandola scored 249 points in 23 games in the Pro Kabaddi season 9.
Tamil Thalaivas’ Narender Kandola scored 249 points in 23 games in the Pro Kabaddi season 9. | Photo Credit: PKL
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Tamil Thalaivas’ Narender Kandola scored 249 points in 23 games in the Pro Kabaddi season 9. | Photo Credit: PKL

Tamil Thalaivas wonder kid Narender won the New Young Player of the season award [NYP] in the Pro Kabaddi season 9.

The left raider was instrumental in the success of his team and led the Thalaivas to its first-ever playoffs in the league’s history.

Narender was the biggest weapon in coach Ashan Kumar’s arsenal this season, scoring more than 10 points per game on average. Along with Ajinkya Pawar, he led the charge for the Thalaivas’ attack line and helped them win 11 of the 24 games the team played this season.

The 22-year-old raider amassed 249 points in 23 games this season, scoring 49.89 per cent of the total raid points for the Thalaivas. Narender stepped up in the absence of its marquee player Pawan Sehrawat, who did not return from an injury he sustained to his right knee in the very first game the team played this season.

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Narender Kandola of Tamil Thalaivas.
Narender Kandola of Tamil Thalaivas. | Photo Credit: PKL
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Narender Kandola of Tamil Thalaivas. | Photo Credit: PKL

OVERALL STATS

  • Matches Played: 23
  • Total Points: 249
  • Raid Points Per Match: 10.57
  • Not out per cent: 76.79 per cent

ATTACKING STATS

  • Total Raids: 405
  • Successful Raids per cent: 48 per cent
  • No. of Super Raids: 4
  • Super 10: 15
  • Total Raid Points: 243
  • Average Raid Points: 10.57

DEFENSIVE STATS

  • No. of Super Tackles: 0
  • High 5s: 0
  • Total Tackle Points: 6
  • Average Successful Tackles/Match: 0.26
  • Total Tackles: 16
  • Tackle Sucess Rate per cent: 38 per cent
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