Find out the most successful captain in Pro Kabaddi League history

Sunil Kumar stands as the most successful captain in Pro Kabaddi League history with 87 wins across stints with Gujarat Giants, Jaipur Pink Panthers, and U Mumba. He guided Jaipur to the 2022 title and has led teams since Season 6. Fazel Atrachali follows with 76 wins, while Anup Kumar is third with 52 victories.

For the Pro Kabaddi League, leadership has always played a decisive role in shaping team success, and no one embodies this better than Sunil Kumar, the most successful captain in PKL history. Across his eight season journey, Sunil has accumulated an unmatched total of 87 victories as captain, a record built across three different franchises: Gujarat Giants, Jaipur Pink Panthers, and U Mumba. His rise as a leader began in Season 6 when Gujarat handed him the captaincy after moving on from Iranian stalwart Fazel Atrachali.

Sunil led the team for three consecutive seasons before joining Jaipur Pink Panthers, where he achieved his biggest milestone by guiding them to their second league title in 2022. After two strong seasons with Jaipur, Sunil moved to U Mumba and continued to lead with consistency across the next two editions. Starting his PKL career in 2016 with the Patna Pirates, Sunil has built his reputation through reliability, discipline, and tactical awareness.

Behind him on the list is Iran’s legendary defender Fazel Atrachali with 76 wins, followed by former U Mumba skipper Anup Kumar with 52 victories, including the team’s first title in Season 2. The recently concluded Season 12 saw Dabang Delhi lift the title under young captain Ashu Malik, but Sunil Kumar's legacy remains unmatched at the top.