Pawan Sehrawat Injury: Tamil Thalavias, PKL give update about injury to 'national treasure' Pawan Sehrawat

Pawan Sehrawat Injury: Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 (PKL 9) has just begun and Tamil Thalaivas, who are placed 10th on the 12-team points table, have already endured a major injury setback. Pawan Sehrawat, probably the greatest raider in Kabaddi hurt his knees in the opening fixture of Thalaivas against Gujarat Giants and has since remained out of action. The 23-year-old was roped in by Thalaivas for a whopping Rs 2.26 crore in the 2022 auction, making him the most expensive player in the history of the Pro Kabaddi League. Follow Pro Kabaddi 2022 (PKL 2022) LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN

Pawan Sehrawat Injury: Tamil Thalavias, PKL give update about injury to ‘national treasure’ Pawan Sehrawat and his return to Pro Kabaddi League 9 – CHECK Out

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In their last match, Tamil Thalavias suffered a defeat at the hands of the Haryana Steelers. Pawan Sehrawat-less Tamil Thalaivas went down 27-22. The match was a very cagey one at the Sree Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bengaluru but it was Haryana who in end reaped rewards courtesy of their offensive thinking against the Men in Yellow.

Thalaivas desperately need some revival in their raiding department at the moment. Their captain and PKL phenom Pawan Sehrawat was out injured in the first game where they played out a tie vs Gujarat Giants. Men in Yellow are currently winless in two matches.

“Pawan is not just important for us but for entire India. He is a national treasure. We are thinking about the next Asian Games. The team management is not willing to take any risks.”

“We will wait until he attains full fitness and then we will bring him back in the playing seven. Hopefully, he will recover soon and return to the mat,” Thalaivas coach J Udaya said during the post-match press conference on Monday.

Udaya has clearly indicated that Pawan will not be rushed back to the mat as management is clearly thinking about Asian Games in 2023.

Pawan Sehrawat Injury: Tamil Thalavias, PKL give update about injury to ‘national treasure’ Pawan Sehrawat and his return to Pro Kabaddi League 9 – CHECK Out

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Earlier, Pro Kabaddi League organisers also gave an update about Pawan’s injury. “Tamil Thalaivas Captain Pawan Sehrawat is currently under observation after sustaining a knee injury during the Pro Kabaddi League Season 9 match against Gujarat Giants on Saturday. The raider is being monitored closely by the Tamil Thalaivas medical team. The league wishes him a speedy recovery,” PKL in a statement said.

While Tamil Thalaivas have earlier teased that high-flyer will be back soon.

We are currently monitoring his injury closely and we will share an update as soon as we receive final confirmation on his medical tests.

The high-flyer might be down for now, but he’s keeping his spirits up and he’ll be back for you soon!

— Tamil Thalaivas (@tamilthalaivas) October 10, 2022

Pawan Sehrawat Injury: How Pawan got injured?

Nicknamed ‘The High-Flyer’, Pawan has been the best raider in PKL for the last three seasons. For Bengaluru Bulls last season, he 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 point 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.