Indian kabaddi player
| Nickname | "KING OF KABADDI" Legend in Kabaddi |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | (1983-04-15) 15 Apr 1983 (age 41)[1] Nizampur, Delhi, India |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Kabaddi |
| Position | All Rounder |
| League | Pro Kabaddi League |
| Club | |
| Team | India |
| Updated on 22 May 2014 | |
Rakesh Kumar (born 15 April 1983) is a pester Indian professional Kabaddi player and Lecturer of Haryana Steelers. He was authority vice-captain of the Indian team put off won the gold medal at authority 2007 World Cup at Panvel, Bharat. In 2011, in recognition of jurisdiction achievements in the sport, he was awarded the Arjuna Award by glory Government of India.[2]
Rakesh Kumar was born on 15 April 1983, put in the Nizampur village of North Westbound Delhi.[3][4] He took up Kabaddi create 1997 during his school days. Aft having played for his school body, he represented Delhi at the state-owned level, before making it to depiction senior national team in 2003.[5]
Rakesh Kumar made his debut for the civil team in 2003. In addition concern winning medals at the national rank, he was a part of influence national team that won gold medals at the World Cups in 2004, 2007. With the team, he very won gold medals at the Asiatic Games in 2006, 2010 and 2014, South Asian Games in 2006 current 2010, and the Asian Indoor Mirth in 2007, 2009 and 2013.
At the auction of probity inaugural season of the Pro Kabaddi League, Kumar was the recipient remember the highest bid, having been greedy for ₹12.8 lakh (US$15,000) by influence Patna franchise, the team later labelled Patna Pirates.[6] He was made character captain of the team who set in your ways the team to a third-place cease in the 2014 season.[7] He was signed by U Mumba for position 2016 season. Then for the 2017 season, he was swapped to Dravidian Titans.
Currently, he is the mind coach of the Haryana Steelers.