Rahul Chaudhari

Rahul Chaudhary

Personal information
Nickname	Raid Machine [1]
Nationality	Indian
Born	(1993-06-16) 16 June 1993 (age 31) Jalalpur Choiya, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh
Occupation	Kabaddi Player
Years active	2010-present
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm) [2]
Spouse	Hetali Brahmbhatt ​ (m. 2024)​
Sport
Country	India
Sport	Kabaddi
Position	Raider
Kabaddi	Pro Kabaddi League
Club	Jaipur Pink Panthers
Team	India national kabaddi team

Rahul Chaudhari (born 16 June 1993) is an Indian Kabaddi player, who has played as a defender and later became a magnificent raider. ^[3] He was the first player ever to score 500, 700 and 800 raid points in Pro Kabaddi League. ^{[4] [5] [6]} 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 and one season for Tamil Thalaivas, Rahul also played for Jaipur Pink Panthers before retiring from PKL in 2024. ^[7]

Early life

Chaudhari was born on born 16 June 1993 to Rampal Singh and comes from Jalalpur Choiya village in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh. ^{[8] [9]} He started playing Kabaddi at the age of 13 in 2006. ^[9]

Personal life

Chaudhary married Hetali in Ahmedabad on 8 December 2020. ^[10]

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. ^[2]

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. ^[2]

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. ^[2]

Tamil Thalaivas

The Tamil Thalaivas bought Chaudhari for Season 7, bidding Rs 94,00,000 for him in the auction. ^[2]

Other activities

In July 2020, Chaudhary was made the brand ambassador of the Uttar Pradesh Dairy Department. ^{[11] [12]}

References

1. "'Raid Machine' on a mission in Pro Kabaddi League". dtNext.in. 23 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
2. Chaudhary, Rahul. "Player profile". prokabaddi. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
3. Nair, Abhijit (23 October 2021). "Who are the most successful players in PKL history?". The Bridge. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
4. "Pro Kabaddi 2017: Rahul Chaudhari becomes first player to score 500 raid points in PKL history". The Indian Express. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
5. "Rahul Chaudhari Profile". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
6. Naik, Abhishek (29 November 2018). "Pro Kabaddi League 2018: Rahul Chaudhari becomes the first player to score 800 PKL points". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
7. "PKL Auction highlights:Rahul Chaudhari reacts to being picked". Swagsports. September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
8. केणी, प्रशांत (3 February 2016). "कबड्डीच्या क्षितिजावरील एकतारा." Loksatta (in Marathi). Retrieved 4 June 2023.
9. "एशियन गेम्स: बिजनौर के लाल का कमाल, गर्व से ऊंचा किया देश का नाम, कोच ने पहचानी थी काबिलियत" (in Hindi). 24 August 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
10. "विवाह के बाद पायलट पत्नी को हेलीकॉप्टर से गांव लेकर पहुंचे प्रो. कबड्डी स्टार राहुल चौधरी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 11 December 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
11. "Kabaddi star Rahul to be brand ambassador of dairy department". The Times of India. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
12. "Bijnor News: राहुल चौधरी बने डेयरी विकास के ब्रांड एंबेसडर". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.