PKL 2022 LIVE: Star raider Pawan Sehrawat, who is the costliest player in the Pro Kabaddi League had an inauspicious start to his campaign with the Tamil Thalaivas as he suffered a painful injury on Saturday. Playing against Gujarat Giants, he twisted his ankle in the first half of the contest and had to be stretchered off the mat. Follow PKL 2022 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
PKL 2022 LIVE: Pawan Sehrawat suffers painful ankle injury, stretchered off the mat on his Tamil Thalaivas debut at PKL 2022 – Check Out
This does not look good at all for Pawan Sehrawat. He attempted a tackle on Chandran Ranjit but twisted his right knee in the process. He was writhing in pain before being stretchered off the mat. #vivoProKabaddi | #PKL9 pic.twitter.com/INlgi9gyRA
— Shyam Vasudevan (@JesuisShyam) October 8, 2022
Pawan Sehrawat has been an integral part of the Bengaluru Bulls for the last three editions. Nicknamed ‘The Hi-Flyer’, he was the best raider for Bengaluru Bulls last season and topped the overall raid points leaderboard with 304 points in 24 matches. However his association with the Bulls surprisingly came to an end ahead of the auction this year and he was bought by the Tamil Thalaivas, who broke the bank by splurging out 2.26 Crores to secure his services.
He is third in the list of the all-time leaderboard, having scored 986 points and ahead of the game on Saturday, he was expected to surpass the 1000 raid points. Leading the Thalaivas, he started the contest by putting in two raids in which he secured a bonus points while the other one was an empty raid. Soon, he attempted a tackle on the opposition skipper Chandran Ranjith. But he fell awkwardly twisting his right knee and was seen wincing in pain. The injury looked very serious as he was unable to move and had to be stretchered off the mat.
Though the nature of the injury is not yet confirmed, Pawan Sehrawat looked in serious trouble and his absence due to the injury in the upcoming matches will be a huge blow for the Tamil Thalaivas. Thalaivas managed to tie their opening game 31-31 against the Gujarat Giants. The Southern franchise will next face Haryana Steelers on 11th October, Tuesday.
PKL 2022 LIVE: Pawan Sehrawat suffers painful ankle injury, stretchered off the mat on his Tamil Thalaivas debut at PKL 2022 – Check Out
