Rahul Chaudhari

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rahul Chaudhari

• Rahul Chaudhari grew up in Jalalpur Choiya, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh.

  

• He is known for being the Poster Boy of Indian Kabaddi.

• In 2006, Rahul Chaudhari started playing Kabaddi when he was 13 years old.

  

• Initially, his family did not support him for playing Kabaddi and even his parents used to beat him for playing Kabaddi.

• Rahul Chaudhari was selected by the Telugu Titans for the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) in season 1 and scored 151 raid points.

• In 2014, he captained the National Kabaddi Team of India during the Beach Asian Games in Phuket, Thailand.

• In the second season of PKL, in 2015, Rahul Chaudhari scored 98 raid points and 9 tackle points. In the third season, he scored 87 raid points and 12 tackle points with a 41.37% tackle success rate.

  

• He then played for the National Kabaddi Team of India at the 2016 South Asian Games.

• In 2016, Rahul Chaudhari was selected to represent the Indian Team in the Kabaddi World Cup.

• In 2016, with 146 raid points, he was awarded the Best Raider of season 4 of the Pro Kabaddi League.

  

• In 2017, Rahul Chaudhari was selected as the captain of the Telugu Titans in season 5 of the Pro Kabaddi League. He finished the campaign with a total of 193 points, out of which 184 points were raid points and 9 were tackle points.

• In July 2018, he began working as an Income Tax Inspector at the Income Tax Department in New Delhi.

• In 2018, Rahul Chaudhari participated in the Asian Games organised in Jakarta and won a bronze medal in the team in the men’s Kabaddi championships. Iran defeated the Indian Kabaddi team in the semifinals.

• In 2018, for season 6, he was again bought by the Telugu Titans for Rs. 1,29,00,000. He ended the season with 159 raid points and 7 tackle points. In the auction for season 7, the Tamil Thalaivas bought Chaudhari for Rs. 94,00,000.

• Rahul Chaudhari is an avid dog lover and has a pet dog. he often shares pictures of his pet on social media.

  

• Apart from kabaddi, he likes playing other sports including volleyball and cricket.

  

• Rahul Chaudhari is often spotted enjoying alcoholic beverages on various occasions.

  

• He likes travelling to distant places, cycling, and dancing in his free time.

  

• Rahul Chaudhari was appointed the Uttar Pradesh Dairy Department brand ambassador in July 2020.

• Apart from being an athlete, he is also a motivational speaker. he often delivers inspirational speeches on various public speaking platforms such as TEDx.

  

• Rahul Chaudhari is a fitness enthusiast and goes to the gym regularly. He often shares pictures of his workout sessions on various social media platforms.