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Sachin Tanwar scripted history as he became the most expensive player in the Pro Kabbadi League 2024 auction. The Day 1 of the 2024 PKL auction saw eight players get a price of one crore or more out of which Tanwar was picked up by the Tamil Thaliavas for a price of INR 2.15 crore. Overall, the 25-year-old is the second most expensive Indian buy in PKL history behind Pawan Sehrawat, who was picked for a price of INR 2.605 crore.
Tanwar was born on 19 July 1999 in Badhbar village of Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan. He is an Indian kabaddi player who played for the Patna Pirates till 2023-24 before being picked by the Tamil Thalavias in the PKL and was among the top 10 raid point scorers in the league in his first two seasons after making his debut in 2017 for the Gujarat Giants.
The new Thaliavas star comes from a sports family where his elder brother Deepak and Uncle Rakesh played kabaddi. Sachin played in the under-14 and under-16 tournaments which pushed his name for the Senior India National selection trials.
The 25-year-old made his debut for the Indian kabaddi team in 2017 during the Asian Kabaddi Championships and won the tournament. He also was part of the Indian team that won the gold at the 2022 Asian Games kabaddi competitions. India beat Iran 33-29 in a controversial final.
