Dharmaraj Cheralathan

Dharmaraj Cheralathan
Personal information
Full name Dharmaraj Cheralathan
Nationality Indian
Citizenship Indian
Born (1975-04-21) 21 April 1975
Occupation Kabbadi Player
Years active 1999 – present
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 78.6 kg (173 lb)
Sport
Country India
Sport Kabaddi
Position Defender Left and right corner
League Pro Kabaddi League
Club Telugu Titans, Bengaluru Bulls, Patna Pirates,Puneri Paltan, U Mumba
Team India national kabaddi team
Medal record
Representing  India
2016 Kabaddi World Cup
2016 AhmedabadTeam

Dharmaraj Cheralathan (b. 21 April 1975) is an Indian kabaddi defender in the Pro Kabaddi League. He was a member of the Indian Kabaddi Team, and won a gold medal at the Kabaddi World Cup in 2016.[1]

Cheralathan is an inductin the Kabaddi Hall of Fame. He holds nine gold medals at such events as the Kabaddi National Championship, the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, and the Asian Beach Games.[2]

Early life

Cheralathan comes from a farming family in Tamil Nadu. He has one brother and two sisters. Of his farming background, he says: "Farming was all that was important to me while growing up. Even my brother is a farmer. We spent a lot of our young days working in the fields."[3]

Cheralathan's brother, D. Gopu, also plays in the Pro Kabaddi League, and is also a defender. This season, Gopu will be seen playing for Tamil Thalaivas.[3]

Pro Kabbadi League

Cheralathan played for the Bengaluru Bulls and Telugu Titans before he was bought by the Patna Pirates at auction during the fourth season in 2017.[3] Cheralathan sold for 29 lakh rupees, and was appointed captain of the Patna Pirates. The Pirates won the Pro Kabaddi title for season 4.[4] In May 2017, Sportskeeda.com named him one of the top five defenders entering season five.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Dharmaraj Cheralathan Latest News, Biography, Photos & Stats | Dharmaraj Cheralathan's Family, House Photos & News | Dharmaraj Cheralathan's Kabaddi Records, Achievements | Sportskeeda.com". m.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Dharmaraj Cheralathan | SportingIndia". sportingindia.com. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "Interview with Patna Pirates captain Dharmaraj Cheralathan: "We have a great mix which makes us one of the top contenders"". 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
  4. 1 2 "Pro Kabaddi League Season 5: Top 5 defenders who will receive the highest bids". 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-06-13.
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