Ankit Malik (Kabaddi Player)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Ankit Malik

• Ankit Malik is an Indian professional Kabaddi player. He plays for the Indian National team as a left-right rider. He’s been a part of the Kabaddi teams Bengaluru Bulls and Tamil Thalaivas in Pro Kabaddi League.

• He began playing Kabaddi in 2014.

• He made his debut in Pro Kabaddi League in season 6. He represented the Kabaddi team Bengaluru Bulls in the season and managed to pick up 3 tackle points from 6 matches.

  

• In Pro Kabaddi League Season 7, he was bought again by the team Bengaluru Bulls for Rs 7.26 lakh. He played a total of 12 matches in the season and scored 11 tackle points and 6 raid points.

• He was retained again by the team Bengaluru Bulls in the auction for Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 for Rs 10 lakh. In the season, he earned 7 tackle points by competing in 6 matches.

  

• In Pro Kabaddi League Season 9, he was bought for Rs 10 lakh by the Kabaddi team Tamil Thalaivas.

• He has been a part of the Air India team in the 46th, 47th, and 50th editions of the Inter Services Kabaddi Championships.

• He competed for the team of Air India in Army Trophy 2K19.

• He was a part of the team that won bronze medal at the 36th National Games in 2022.

  

• In an interview, he revealed that Randhir Singh Sehrawat, the coach of the Bengaluru Bulls Kabaddi team, noticed his performance in several national championships and was impressed. Later, Sehrawat selected him to play for the Bengaluru Bulls in the Pro Kabaddi League Season 6.

• Besides Kabaddi, he loves to play cricket and volleyball.

• He follows a strict workout regimen to maintain his fitness.