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{{Short description|Indian kabaddi player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Maninder Singh
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| nickname = Mani
| nationality = Indian
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| citizenship = Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dasuya]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
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| occupation = [[Kabaddi]] Player
| years_active = 2014–present
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| height = 6 feet 0 inches
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| country = India
| sport = [[Kabaddi]]
| position = Raider
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| league = [[Pro Kabaddi League]]
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| club = [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]] (2014) <br />[[Bengal Warriors]] (2017-present)
| team = Bengal Warriors
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| coach = [[Kasinatha Baskaran]]<br />[[Jagdish Kumble]]
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Kabaddi Asia Cup]]}}
{{MedalW|[[Kabaddi Asia Cup|2017 Kabaddi Asia Cup]]|[[India national Kabaddi Team|Team]]}}
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'''Maninder Singh'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pro Kabaddi - Maninder Singh Player Profile|website=Vivo Pro Kabaddi|access-date=28 October 2017|url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/players/143-maninder-singh-playerprofile}}</ref> is an Indian professional [[Kabaddi]] player who plays for the [[India national kabaddi Team]]. He is the captain and lead raider of [[Bengal Warriors]] In the [[Pro Kabaddi League]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/pro-kabaddi-league-2018-with-core-team-retained-and-depth-in-squad-bengal-warriors-among-favourites-to-win-title-5304441.html|title = Bengal Warriors among the favourites to win title|date = 3 October 2018}}</ref> He is often considered one of the best raiders in the [[Pro Kabaddi League]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Kabaddi/Top-5-Raiders-to-look-out-for-in-Vivo-Pro-Kabaddi-League-2019/1059|title =Top 5 raiders to look out for in Vivo Pro Kabaddi League2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/kabaddi/pro-kabaddi-league-2018-top-5-raiders-from-the-season|title = Top 5 raiders from the season}}</ref> He currently holds the record of being the fastest raider in the league to score 500 raid points, having achieved this in 56 matches.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/pro-kabaddi-2018-maninder-singh-becomes-fastest-player-to-reach-500-points-as-warriors-win-steelers-thalaivas-play-out-draw-5789641.html|title = Maninder becomes fastest player to reach 500 points|date = 25 December 2018}}</ref> He is known for his ability to outsmart defenders and his calculated maneuvers that leave defenders bamboozled.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

==Early life==
Maninder Singh was born in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India. He completed graduation from Khalsa College, Amritsar and currently lives in Jalandhar. He is employed to Punjab Police.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/pro-kabaddi-league/pkl-policeman-maninder-guides-bengal-to-win/articleshow/71212912.cms|title= Policeman Maninder guides his team to victory}}</ref>

==Career==

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==[[2014 Pro Kabaddi League|Season 1]]==
He started his career in the [[Pro Kabaddi League]] in 2014, playing for [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]].
The team won the inaugural season of the league<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/bachchan-jr-owned-jaipur-pink-panthers-win-pro-kabaddi-title| title= Jaipur Pink Panthers won Pro Kabaddi title| date= September 2014}}</ref> and statistically he was rated as the third best raider of the Season with 130 raid points.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/amp/slideshow/kabaddi-5-best-raiders-from-pro-kabaddi-league-season-1/4| title= Top 5 raiders from PKL Season 1| date= 19 June 2015}}</ref>

==[[2017 Pro Kabaddi League season|Season 5]]==
After this start to his career, he was injured and missed the next three seasons of the league before being bought by [[Bengal Warriors]] in [[2017 Pro Kabaddi League season|2017]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/kabaddi/pro-kabaddi-league-2017-season-5-bengal-warriors-ran-singh-eager-to-make-up-for-his-missed-time-on-the-kabaddi-mat|title=Pro Kabaddi League 2017 Season 5: Bengal Warriors' Maninder Singh eager to make up for his missed time on the kabaddi mat}}</ref>
He made a brilliant comeback and scored 190 raid Points in the season. He was a lethal raider on the mat and scored a lot of critical points for the side.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/photos/business-gallery/909259/pro-kabaddi-2017-pardeep-narwal-to-ajay-thakur-top-5-raiders-of-season-5/|title = Pro Kabaddi 2017: Pardeep Narwal to Ajay Thakur, top 5 raiders of season 5|date = 27 October 2017}}</ref>

==[[2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season|Season 6]]==
He became the fastest raider to score 400 and 500 raid points in the [[2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://khelkabaddi.in/maninder-singh-becomes-the-fastest-player-to-reach-400-raid-points/|title=Maninder Singh becomes the fastest player to reach 400 raid points}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/news/a-bright-night-for-bengal-warriors-as-they-secure-a-top-two-finish-in-zone-b|title=A bright night for Bengal Warriors as they secure a top-two finish in Zone B|date=25 December 2018}}</ref> He scored his career best 206 raid points from 22 matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/kabaddi/pro-kabaddi-league-2018-top-5-raiders-from-the-season|title = Pro Kabaddi League 2018: Top 5 raiders from the season}}</ref>

==[[2019 Pro Kabaddi League|Season 7]]==
In [[2019 Pro Kabaddi League|2019]], after not retaining [[PO Surjeet Singh]] who was their skipper for the past two seasons.
Maninder was announced as the captain for his team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket-pro-kabaddi-league-2019-season-7-all-teams-captains-pkl-need-to-know-536710|title = VIVO Pro Kabaddi League 2019: Know your teams, your captains of PKL Season 7|date = 20 July 2019}}</ref> In a match against [[Patna Pirates]], he became the second quickest raider after [[Pardeep Narwal]] (63 matches) to reach 600 points (68 matches) in the [[Pro Kabaddi League|PKL]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/features/five-biggest-talking-points-from-the-chennai-leg|title=Five biggest talking points from the Chennai Leg|date=24 August 2019}}</ref> He led his team to the playoffs averaging 10 raid points per match.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/news/maninder-stars-as-bengal-warriors-beat-jaipur-pink-panthers-to-qualify-for-the-playoffs|title = Maninder stars as Bengal Warriors beat Jaipur Pink Panthers to qualify for the playoffs|date = 22 September 2019}}</ref> But in the penultimate league stage, he dislocated his shoulder and became injured.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/news/bengal-warriors-extend-winning-streak-to-seven-games-after-beating-dabang-delhi-kc|title=Bengal Warriors extend winning streak to seven games after beating Dabang Delhi K.C.|date=30 September 2019}}</ref> Which saw him sit out the remaining matches including semi final and final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/kabaddi/pro-kabaddi-league/pro-kabaddi-pkl-2019-final-dabang-delhi-bengal-warriors-maninder-singh-to-miss-final-shoulder-injury-update-nabibakhsh-sukesh-hegde-prapanjan/article29745247.ece|title=Pro Kabaddi: Warriors skipper Maninder Singh ruled out of final vs Dabang Delhi}}</ref> But in the final, the team got support with his presence as assistant coach. Despite his absence off the mat, [[Bengal Warriors]] clinched their first ever [[Pro Kabaddi League|PKL]] title by beating [[Dabang Delhi]] in [[The Arena (Ahmedabad)|The Arena]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amp.scroll.in/field/941089/pro-kabaddi-all-round-bengal-warriors-defeat-dabang-delhi-to-be-crowned-champions-for-first-time|title = Pro Kabaddi: All-round Bengal Warriors defeat Dabang Delhi to be crowned champions for first time}}</ref> Maninder was just 2 Points short from his career best performance. However, his best performance came against [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]], when he picked up 19 raid points from 24 raids in the Warriors' 41-40 win that propelled his team to the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/news/maninder-stars-as-bengal-warriors-beat-jaipur-pink-panthers-to-qualify-for-the-playoffs|title = Maninder stars as Bengal Warriors beat Jaipur Pink Panthers to qualify for the playoffs|date = 22 September 2019}}</ref> His average of 10.25 points per game in the season was the best of his vivo Pro Kabaddi career and his tally of six Super Raids was bettered by only three other raiders.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/features/pro-kabaddi-season-7-best-captain-2019|title = Leading by example: The highest-scoring captains in vivo Pro Kabaddi Season 7|date = 27 December 2019}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|30 September 2019.}}<ref>https://www.prokabbadi.com/stats/%7B0%7D</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black text-align:center;" | '''Club Team'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:black; text-align:center;" | '''Season'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''Total Apps'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''Raid Points'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''Tackle Points '''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''Total Points'''
|-
|- style="background:#F52887
|style="text-align:left" | [[Jaipur Pink Panthers]]
|style="text-align:left" | [[2014 Pro Kabaddi League season|2014]] || 16 || 130 || 7 || 137
|-
|- style="background:#3BB9FF
|style="text-align:left" | [[Bengal Warriors]]
|style="text-align:left" | [[2017 Pro Kabaddi League season|2017]] || 21 || 190 || 2 || 192
|-
|- style="background:#3BB9FF
|style="text-align:left" | [[Bengal Warriors]]
|style="text-align:left" | [[2018 Pro Kabaddi League season|2018]] || 22 || 206 || 0 || 206
|-
|- style="background:#3BB9FF
|style="text-align:left" | [[Bengal Warriors]]
|style="text-align:left" | [[2019 Pro Kabaddi League|2019]] || 20 || 205 || 0 || 205

|-
|- style="background:#FEFCFF
|style="text-align:left" | '''Total'''
| ||'''79'''||'''731'''||'''9''' ||'''740'''

|-
|}

==Raid statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black text-align:center;" | '''Season'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:black; text-align:center;" | '''Total Apps'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''Raid Points'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''Avg Raid Points'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''Successful Raids'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''Super Raids'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''Super 10s'''
! style="background:#FEFCFF; color:Black; text-align:center;" | '''D0-OR-Die Raid Points'''
|-
|- style="background:#F52887
|style="text-align:left" | [[2014 Pro Kabaddi League season|2014]] || 16 || 130 || 8.13 || 103 || 3 || 5 ||22
|-
|- style="background:#3BB9FF
|style="text-align:left" | [[2017 Pro Kabaddi League season|2017]] || 21 || 190 || 9.05 || 154 || 6 || 9 || 22
|-
|- style="background:#3BB9FF
|style="text-align:left" | [[2018 Pro Kabaddi League season|2018]] || 22 || 206 || 9.36 || 158 || 6 || 9 || 34
|-
|- style="background:#3BB9FF
|style="text-align:left" | [[2019 Pro Kabaddi League|2019]] || 20 || 205 || 10.25 || 171 || 6 || 10 || 24

|-|-
|- style="background:#FEFCFF
|style="text-align:left" | '''Total'''
||'''79'''||'''731'''||'''9.25''' ||'''586'''||'''21'''||'''33'''||
'''102'''
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Facebook|mani.kabaddi.12}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Maninder}}
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