Published 18:48 IST, July 10th 2020

Pro Kabaddi star Rishank Devadiga gives masterclass on do-or-die raids; watch video

Pro Kabaddi veteran and UP Yoddha’s star raider Rishank Devadiga recently revealed the reasons behind his successful performance during do-or-die raids.

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UP Yoddha star raider Rishank Deviga has a stellar reputation in Pro Kabdi League, being one of veterans in sport. While he started out for U Mumba in inaugural edition of tournament, he was roped in by UP Yoddha in 2017. Amidst coronavirus-induced India lockdown and shutdown of nationwide sporting activities, Rishank Deviga recently revealed how he mastered art of excelling in do-or-die raids.

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Pro Kabdi: UP Yoddha’s Rishank Deviga credits Alok Kumar for success

Quite recently, Rishank Deviga talked about his do-or-die raid performance while interacting on  social media account of Pro Kabdi. In video, he said that he has always been a player who likes to play “aggressively” and he is up for any challenge during crucial match situations. He ded that he likes entering opposition's court whenever his team needs a crucial point, thus citing his love for do-or-die raids.

Rishank Deviga revealed that he mastered art of do-or-die raids during his time at U Mumba under leership of Alok Kumar. He said that Alok Kumar trained him a lot for tackling such situations where he gained a lot of confidence. Rishank Deviga revealed that Kumar used to push him to perform whenever team required a raider for a do-or-die raid.

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Rishank Deviga in Pro Kabdi

Rishank Deviga is one of most successful raiders in history of Pro Kabdi League. With 624 raid points across 121 matches, he is currently placed at .8 among all-time successful Pro Kabbi raiders. His UP Yoddha teammate Monu Goyat is next player from Uttar Presh-based franchise to make  cut in top 15 list. Monu Goyat is placed at .11 with 475 points in 73 games.

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Pro Kabdi 2020 start date

2020 season of Pro Kabdi League is clouded with much uncertainty at moment due to ongoing coronavirus global pandemic and India lockdown. With Pro Kabdi 2020 start date anuncement yet, tournament officials recently stated that health and safety of all ir players and or participants are of paramount importance to m.

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18:48 IST, July 10th 2020