Rohit Kumar is an Indian professional Kabaddi player who plays for Gujarat Giants in the Pro Kabaddi League. He was the captain of Bengaluru Bulls which won the Pro Kabaddi League in Season 6. He is regarded as one of the best players of the game. He was a part of the Indian contingent in the Asian Kabaddi championship 2017, 2018 squad for Kabaddi Masters Dubai and also in Asian games 2018 [1]

Rohit Kumar
Personal information
Nickname
Rohit Akki
NationalityIndian
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)[1]
Sport
CountryIndia
SportPro Kabaddi
PositionRaider[1]
LeaguePro Kabaddi League
Club
Team India

PKL auction prices

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SeasonClubYearSold priceRef
III Patna Pirates2016Unknown
IV Bengaluru Bulls2016Unknown
V 2017 ₹81.00 Lakh [2]
VI 2018 ₹89.10 Lakh [3]
VII 2019 Unknown
VIII Telugu Titans 2021 ₹36.00 Lakh [4]
IX Gujarat Giants 2022 Unknown
TotalMin. 2.061 Crore

Career statistics

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LeagueTeamSeasonYearMatchesRaid points Super 10sTackle pointsTotal points
Pro Kabaddi League Patna Pirates III2016 (January)12102 57109
Bengaluru Bulls IV2016 (June)1493 17100
V 2017 22 219 12 12 231
VI 2018 24 162 5 9 171
VII 2019 19 94 3 6 100
Telugu Titans VIII 2021 8 12 0 6 18
Gujarat Giants IX 2022 2 1 0 0 1
Total101683 2647730

Indian Kabaddi Team

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Kumar was selected in the national squad for the 2016 South Asian Games held in Guwahati and Shillong.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Rohit Kumar Profile | ProKabaddi.com". www.prokabaddi.com. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. "Nitin Tomar bags record INR 93 lac bid at the VIVO Pro Kabaddi Season 5 Player Auction on Day 1". Pro Kabaddi League. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. "Pro Kabaddi League Auction 2018: 5 teams that spent the least". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. "PKL Season 8 auction: Full list of players bought and their bids". ESPN. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2025.