Anup Kumar is an Indian former professional Kabaddi player and Kabaddi Coach of PKL Team Puneri Paltan. He was a member of the

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that won

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gold medals in

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and

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, one

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gold medal in

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and the

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. He was the captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team. He spent five years with

U Mumba U Mumba (MUMBAI) is a Kabaddi team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The franchise is currently led by Surinder singh, and will be coached by Anil Chaprana, coach of Army Kabbadi team. The team is owned by Un ...

and later moved to

Jaipur Pink Panthers Jaipur Pink Panthers (JPP) is a professional kabaddi team which belongs to Pink City of India Jaipur, competes in Pro Kabaddi League which is a professional Kabaddi league in India. The team is currently led by Sunil Kumar Malik and coached by ...

. In 2012, the

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conferred the

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on him for his achievements in the sport. He is employed as a Deputy Commissioner of Police in his native State of

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. On 19 December 2018, he announced his retirement from kabbadi.

Early life

Kumar, born and brought up in Palra, Gurgaon, Haryana, is the son of Ransingh Yadav, and Ballo Devi. He started playing Kabaddi as a pastime during his schooldays. In April 2005, he joined CRPF as a constable. He represented India for the first time at the

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Pro Kabaddi League

U Mumba

2014

He was captain of the

team in the 2014 Pro Kabaddi League. He won the

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award in the first season of the league, leading his team to the finals where they lost to

. He scored 155 raid points in 16 matches, to become one of the most successful raider of Pro Kabaddi.

2015

He led U Mumba to their maiden Pro Kabaddi title in 2015 in which he finished the season with 74 raid points. They defeated

Bengaluru Bulls Bengaluru Bulls (BGB) is a Kabaddi team based in Bengaluru that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team were champions in Season 6 and are led by Mahender singh and coached by Randhir Singh. The team is owned by Kosmik Global Media. Bulls p ...

in the final.

2016

U Mumba reached the final where they lost against

Patna Pirates Patna Pirates (PTP) is a kabaddi team based in Patna, Bihar that plays in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team is led by Neeraj Kumar and coached by Ravi Shetty. Their home ground is the Patliputra Sports Complex. The Pirates are the most successf ...

by a margin of only 2 points. This was the third time when they played the final. A player in his team, Rishank Devadiga, got the award of the most valuable player. He was retained by

team. After 3 seasons, the squad of U Mumba was mostly changed but once again with the help of Rakesh Kumar they managed to finish fifth in the season. This was the first season where U Mumba failed to reach the finals.

2017

Anup Kumar was retained by Mumba for the fifth consecutive season. In season 5, he became the first player in Pro Kabaddi to complete 400 raid points.

Jaipur Pink Panthers

2018–19

For the sixth season, Anup Kumar was released by his former franchise U Mumba. In the auctions,

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owned franchise

brought him in the auction for 30 Lakhs INR.

Retierment

On 19 December 2018, he announced his retirement from kabaddi after completing 15 years in the sport.

Coaching

Currently, he is the coach of

Puneri Paltan Puneri Paltan is a kabaddi team which represents the city of Pune, Maharashtra, India in the Pro Kabaddi League. The team, coached by BC Ramesh, plays at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex. Puneri Paltan, a founding member of the Pro Kab ...

in Pro Kabbadi League Season 7.

International career

He made his International debut in

. Anup Kumar won gold medals at the

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and the

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in kabaddi. He won a gold medal in kabaddi at the

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. He captained the Indian national Kabaddi team and won their record third

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in 2016.

Style of play

His main skills are bonus, hand touch and toe touch. Due to his extraordinary skills of taking bonus points, he is famously known as ''Bonus ka Badshah''. He has another nickname 'Captain Cool' due to his brilliant captaincy and sportsmanship. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest captains in Indian Kabaddi history. Though there was a decline in his performance at the final stages (during last matches), he continued to influence by his captainship qualities.

Honours and achievements

Club

U Mumba

* Pro Kabaddi League: **

2015 Pro Kabaddi League The 2015 Pro Kabaddi League was the second season of Pro Kabaddi League. The season started on 18 July 2015. 56 games were played amongst 8 teams. First game was played between U Mumba and Jaipur Pink Panthers. The event was broadcast live by ...

Champions with

as a captain. ** 2014 Pro Kabaddi League- Raider of the season with 153 raid points from 16 matches

International

India

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* South Asian Games Gold Medal:

Individual

Awards

* Pro Kabaddi League 2014: Most Valuable Player * Arjuna Award for Kabaddi: 2012

References

External links

Official Twitter
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