Cuttack, Feb. 25 -- Patna Pirates and Services' star raider Devank Dalal emerged as one of Pro Kabaddi League's (PKL) most electrifying talents in Season 11, finishing as the league's top raider with 301 raid points and 18 Super 10s to his name.

Backing up these credentials, he was also recently crowned the 'Best Player' in the 71st Senior National Men's Kabaddi Championship. Devank led the Services team to victory in the championship finals held at Cuttack's Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium, where they overcame Railways in a nail-biting contest.

"I first started by watching kabaddi. I was inspired by watching Pardeep Narwal play," Dalal recalled as quoted by a press release. His early sports journey included stints in football and crick...