Mumbai, March 7 -- After establishing himself as a defensive stalwart in the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), Haryana Steelers' Rahul Sethpal claimed the PKL Season 11 trophy, won gold at the 71st Senior National Kabaddi Championships, and proving himself as the team's best right corner defender.

His journey from a small village in Panipat to becoming a professional Kabaddi player is an inspiring one and woven with passion, something he opened up about in the latest episode of 'Rise of a Star' on the PKL's official YouTube channel.

Tracing his roots to Bapulia village, Sethpal recalled as quoted by a PKL press release, "I was very young when I started playing Kabaddi. A tournament was organised in our village, and they were giving away jerseys...