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	For the 6th season, Anup Kumar was released by his former franchise U Mumba. In the auctions, [[Abhishek Bachchan]] owned franchise [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]] brought him in the auction for 30 Lakhs INR.		For the 6th season, Anup Kumar was released by his former franchise U Mumba. In the auctions, [[Abhishek Bachchan]] owned franchise [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]] brought him in the auction for 30 Lakhs INR.

	=== Retierment ===		=== Retierment ===
	On 19 December 2018, he announced his retirement from kabaddi after completing 15 years in the sport.<ref name=":0" />		On 19 December 2018, he announced his retirement from kabaddi after completing 15 years in the sport.<ref name=":0" />

	=== Coaching ===		=== Coaching ===
	Currently, he is the coach of [[Puneri Paltan]] in Pro Kabbadi League Season 7.		Currently, he is the coach of [[Puneri Paltan]] in Pro Kabbadi League Season 7.

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'''Anup Kumar''' (born 20 November 1983) is a former Indian professional [[Kabaddi]] player. He was a member of the [[India national kabaddi team]] that won [[Asian Games|Asian]] gold medals in [[Kabaddi at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]] and [[Kabaddi at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]], one [[South Asian Games|South Asian]] gold medal in [[2016 South Asian Games|2016]] and the [[2016 Kabaddi World Cup]]. He was the captain of the Indian National Kabaddi Team. He is one of the most successful raiders of Pro Kabaddi League and International Kabaddi. He spent five years with [[U Mumba]] and later moved to [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]]. In 2012, the [[Government of India]] conferred the [[Arjuna Award]] on him for his achievements in the sport.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards Announced|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/mbErel.aspx?relid=86351|accessdate=11 February 2016|work=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=19 August 2012}}</ref> He is employed as a [[Deputy commissioner of police (India)|Deputy Commissioner of Police]] in his native State of [[Haryana]].<ref name="Awasthi, 21 Aug 2015">{{cite news|last1=Awasthi |first1=Shailendra |title=Pro Kabaddi League: Anup, the force behind U Mumba |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pro-kabaddi-league/Pro-Kabaddi-League-Anup-the-force-behind-U-Mumba/articleshow/48570234.cms |accessdate=11 February 2016 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=21 August 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825020851/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/pro-kabaddi-league/Pro-Kabaddi-League-Anup-the-force-behind-U-Mumba/articleshow/48570234.cms |archivedate=25 August 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has 596 points in the Pro Kabaddi League. On 19 December 2018, he announced his retirement from kabbadi.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/pro-kabaddi-league/anup-kumar-announces-retirement-pro-kabaddi-2018-5501152/|title=Pro Kabaddi 2018: Anup Kumar announces retirement to conclude 15-year-old career|date=2018-12-19|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2018-12-20}}</ref>

==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 pass-time during his schooldays. In April 2005, he joined [[Central Reserve Police Force|CRPF]] as a constable. He represented India for the first time at the [[2006 South Asian Games]] in [[Sri Lanka]].<ref name="Awasthi, 21 Aug 2015" />

==Pro Kabaddi League==

===U Mumba===

==== 2014 ====
He was captain of the [[U Mumba]] team in the 2014 [[Pro Kabaddi League]]. He won the [[Most Valuable Player]] award in the [[2014 Pro Kabaddi League season|first season]] of the league, leading his team to the finals where they lost to [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]]. He scored 155 raid points in 16 matches, to become one of the most successful raider of Pro Kabaddi.<ref>{{cite news|title=Interview with Anup Kumar: "Pro Kabaddi League has completely changed the sport"|url=https://in.news.yahoo.com/interview-anup-kumar-pro-kabaddi-145130127.html|accessdate=11 February 2016|work=[[Yahoo! News]]|date=13 June 2015}}</ref>

==== 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]] in the final.

==== 2016 ====
U Mumba reached the final where they lost against [[Patna Pirates]] by a margin of only 2 points. This was the 3rd 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 [[U Mumba]] team. After 3 seasons, the squad of U Mumba was mostly changed but once again with the help of [[Rakesh Kumar (kabaddi)|Rakesh Kumar]] they managed to finish 5th in the season. This was the first season where U Mumba failed to reach the finals.

====2017====
Anup Kumar was retained by U 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 6th season, Anup Kumar was released by his former franchise U Mumba. In the auctions, [[Abhishek Bachchan]] owned franchise [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]] 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.<ref name=":0" />

=== Coaching ===
Currently, he is the coach of [[Puneri Paltan]] in Pro Kabbadi League Season 7.

==International career==
He made his International debut in [[2010 Asian Games]]. Anup Kumar won gold medals at the [[2010 Asian Games]] and the [[2014 Asian Games]] in kabaddi.

He won a gold medal in kabaddi at the [[2016 South Asian Games]].

He captained the Indian national Kabaddi team and won their record third [[Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)|Kabaddi World Cup]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Pro Kabaddi League 2017: Anup Kumar Dispels Retirement Rumours|url=http://www.news18.com/news/sports/pro-kabaddi-league-2017-anup-kumar-dispels-retirement-rumours-1497241.html|accessdate=9 September 2017|work=[[News 18]]|date=21 August 2017}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/others/article/pro-kabaddi-league-pkl-he-is-one-of-greatest-ever-will-miss-him-on-the-mat-says-abhishek-bachchan-as-anup-kumar-returns-as-coach/396410</ref>

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

=== International ===

==== India ====
* [[Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)|Kabaddi World Cup]]: [[2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)|2016]]
* [[Kabaddi at the Asian Games|Asian Games Gold Medal]]: [[Kabaddi at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]], [[Kabaddi at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]]
* [[Kabaddi at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games Gold Medal]]: [[Kabaddi at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]]

=== Individual ===

==== Awards ====
* Pro Kabaddi League 2014: Most Valuable Player
* [[Arjuna Award|Arjuna Award for Kabaddi]]: 2012

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/IamAnupK Official Twitter]

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[[Category:Indian kabaddi players]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in kabaddi]]
[[Category:Kabaddi players at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Kabaddi players at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]]
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[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
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