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{{Medal|Gold|[[Kabaddi at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Kabaddi at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Team]]}}<br />
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{{Medal|Gold|[[2019 South Asian Games|2019 Kathmandu]]|Team}}<br />
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'''Nitesh Kumar''' (born 12 August 1997) is an Indian [[kabaddi]] player who currently plays for [[Bengal Warriorz]] in [[Pro Kabaddi League]]. Kumar was picked up by Yoddha in the [[2017 Pro Kabaddi League|season 5]] auction. In [[2018–19 Pro Kabaddi League|season 6]], he became the first player in the league history to score 100 tackle points in a single campaign.<ref name="FKH Stars">{{cite web |title=FKH Stars: Nitesh Kumar - The first defender to score a hundred tackle points in a single season! |url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/features/fkh-stars-nitesh-kumar-the-first-defender-to-score-a-hundred-tackle-points-in-a-single-season |publisher=Pro Kabaddi |access-date=26 June 2019 |ref=2}}</ref> He is part of the Indian team that won gold medal at the 2022 Asian Games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games 2023, Day 14 Live Updates: India win men's kabaddi Gold after controversial finish |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/asian-games-2023/story/day-14-live-updates-medals-archery-india-vs-afghanistan-cricket-kabaddi-satwik-chirag-finals-2445671-2023-10-07 |access-date=7 October 2023 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> India beat Iran 33-29 in a controversial final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games 2023, Day 14 Live Updates: India win men's kabaddi Gold after controversial finish |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/asian-games-2023/story/day-14-live-updates-medals-archery-india-vs-afghanistan-cricket-kabaddi-satwik-chirag-finals-2445671-2023-10-07 |access-date=7 October 2023 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Nitesh pursued a career in kabaddi,was encouraged by his father, who was also a kabaddi player.<ref name="FKH Stars"/><br />
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==Career==<br />
===Pro-Kabaddi league===<br />
;Season 5<br />
Nitesh made his debut for [[UP Yoddha]]’s against the [[Telugu Titans]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] in [[2017 Pro Kabaddi League|season 5]] and scored five tackle points in his team’s 31-18 victory.<ref name="Scorecard">{{cite web |title=Scorecard, Yoddha vs Titans |url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/matchcentre/293-scorecard |publisher=Pro Kabaddi |access-date=26 June 2019 |ref=3}}</ref> He played 19 games in the season and scored 47 tackle points with four ''High 5''s.<br />
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;Season 6<br />
Nitish scored 20 tackle points in Yoddha’s first seven matches with the team managing three wins through that spell.<ref name="Nitesh Kumar stats">{{cite web |title=schedule-fixtures-results |url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/schedule-fixtures-results |publisher=Pro Kabaddi |access-date=26 June 2019 |ref=4}}</ref> The next nine games yielded no wins for the Yoddha, but Nitesh scored 40 tackle points over that period. In the final six games of the campaign, Yoddha won five and tied one and Nitesh scored 25 tackle points as Yoddha qualified for the playoffs.<ref name="Nitesh Kumar stats"/> In the first eliminator against [[U Mumba]], Nitesh scored eight tackle points as the Yoddha beat [[U Mumba]] 34-29.<ref name="Eliminator scorecard">{{cite web |title=Scorecard, Yoddha vs U Mumba |url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/matchcentre/757-scorecard |publisher=Pro Kabaddi |access-date=26 June 2019 |ref=5}}</ref> He scored three more tackle points in his team’s 45-33 victory over [[Dabang Delhi]] in the next eliminator match.<ref name="Eliminator 3">{{cite web |title=Scorecard, Yoddha vs Delhi |url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/matchcentre/760-scorecard |publisher=Pro Kabaddi |access-date=26 June 2019 |ref=6}}</ref> In the second qualifier against the [[Gujarat Giants (kabaddi)|Gujarat Giants]], Nitesh scored six tackle points to reach 100 tackle points for the season.<ref name="Qualifier 2">{{cite web |title=Scorecard, Giants vs Yoddha |url=https://www.prokabaddi.com/matchcentre/761-scorecard |publisher=Pro Kabaddi |access-date=26 June 2019 |ref=7}}</ref><br />
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==Records and achievements==<br />
* Best Defender, [[2018 Pro Kabaddi League season|2018 Pro Kabaddi League]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{InterSportStats}}<br />
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[[Category:1997 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male kabaddi players]]<br />
[[Category:Pro Kabaddi League players]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games kabaddi players for India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in kabaddi]]<br />
[[Category:Kabaddi players at the 2022 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]<br />
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in kabaddi]]<br />
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