Chandran Ranjith

Some Lesser Known Facts About Chandran Ranjith

• Chandran Ranjith is an Indian professional Kabaddi player, who is known for playing in the raider position in the Pro Kabaddi League.

• He started his kabaddi training with Alanthankarai, recognized as one of the strongest teams in Kanyakumari district. Before that, he received coaching from Coach Ravi at the academy where he was training. He represented Alanthankarai Academy in domestic and district-level Kabaddi tournaments.

  

• After debuting and playing for a few more seasons with the Telugu Titans, he joined the Gujarat Fortune Giants in Pro Kabaddi Season 5 for Rs 6 lakhs.

• In 2018, Dabang Delhi K.C. bought him for Rs 61.25 lakhs in Pro Kabaddi League Season 6 and Rs 70 lakhs a year later to keep him for Season 7 of PKL.

• Ranjith has taken part in 42 Pro Kabaddi League matches in season 7, leading his team in scoring with 216 points. In Season 7, he played 22 matches and executed a total of 262 raids, resulting in 118 raid points.

• In 2021, Bengaluru Bulls purchased him for Rs 80 lakhs for PKL season 8. During Season 8, he played a total of 19 matches, earning 185 total raid points and securing one super tackle. In a match against Patna Pirates, one of his raids was titled the ‘Move of the Day.’

• For PKL season 9 in 2022, Gujarat Giants acquired him for Rs 30 lakhs. In the league, he was appointed as the captain of the team, participating in 17 matches and earning 95 raid points out of a total of 162 raids.

  

• In the 10th season of PKL, his auction price increased from Rs 30 lakhs in season 9 to Rs 62 lakhs. He was purchased by the Haryana Steelers.

• He is passionate about bikes and enjoys going on road trips by bike.

• In addition to his role as a kabaddi player, he holds a regular office job.