Kabaddi Trivia: 5 Most Common Kabaddi Injuries in 2025
Kabaddi is touted as one of the most popular sport in India and credit should be given to all stakeholders who have worked hard behind the scenes to make this entity extremely popular.
The other factor which played a pivotal role in establishing Kabaddi as 2nd most popular sport after Cricket in India it all happened due to PKL (Pro Kabaddi League) which began in 2013 and over the years have made several budding players a successful star.
Credit should be given to all officials involved in planning and organizing league like PKL and Star Sport being their official broadcaster have played important role in bringing amazing Kabaddi Sport towards Mat.
In any Sport, Injury is part and parcel of any player’s career, but some injuries can cut short your career no matter how good you are as player.
Here in this article, we will reveal 5 Most Common Injuries in Kabaddi to be shared in the below format:
5. Ankle Sprains: Ankle Sprains are one of the most common injury in Kabaddi primarily among raiders, due to sport quick requirement for sudden directional shifts and quick footwork.
Raiders who need to successfully evade defenders on the mat when it comes to scoring and we have witnessed their fault landing leading to torn ligaments or overstretched ligaments in the ankle.
Defenders are also prone to Ankle injuries, as they try to tackle raider as their ankles might twist in pace of collision.
Several Experts have quoted in their research, ankle Sprains is one of the most common injuries in Kabaddi, occurring in both Professional and Amateur Players.
These injuries might range from mid level to max level depending on the extent of collision and these injuries are very common in Kabaddi Players who play back to back matches under tight schedule.
4. Knee Injuries:
Another in the list is Knee Injuries when it comes to Kabaddi, as leg played a pivotal role in both defense and offence.
Common Knee Injuries that might take place in Kabaddi include- ACL(Anterior Cruciate Ligament) or Media Collateral Ligament(MCL) .
The other form of Knee injury that can occur in any player is- Tendonitis & Meniscus Tears.
Raiders while going for Raid especially in the crunch phase of the game, trying to escape tackle whereas Defender with their immense speed is trying to catch fast movement on which Raider is moving in their direction.
These high impact collisions- be it raider or defender make things difficult for them where they put extensive pressure on Knee ultimately making their Knee Vulnerable.
However Data and Statistics, indicate that Knee Injuries are quite common in defenders as their role in initiating fast pacing tackles where on most occasion they go through in worst landing positions.
In order to recover Knee injury, it might take time and surgical implications can be applied on it which might intervene any players career .
3. Shoulder Injuries:
Another in the list when it comes to Counting Kabaddi Injuries in 2025 is none other than Shoulder Injuries which may happen in distinct form- Dislocations, rotator cuff strains and labral tears.
This is one of the most frequent Injuries happen in Kabaddi as the game is mostly dominated by Upper Body strength especially when it comes tackles and escapes.
In order to explain that example in more technicality- every defender in crunch situations is trying to catch raider by using their arms to be wrapped around raider’s torso or legs where raiders is trying hard to ensure that they push or pull defenders, which stresses more pressure on Defenders shoulder giants.
In many scenarios we have witnessed many raiders directly fall on defenders which adds unnecessary strain on defenders shoulders.
If the upper join become unstable, any defender is up for some serious injury.
The rotator Cuff shoulder injuries is another common injury in any defender and these injuries can make any player sit outside and targeted physiotherapy is required in that case in order to restore same strength and mobility.
2. Wrist and Hand Injuries:
The second on the radar when it comes to facing severe injuries in Kabaddi is none other than Wrist and Hand Injuries and it is certainly one of the most common injuries, as the players rely heavily on upper limbs especially in cash of pushing and breaking falls.
Common Wrist and Hand Injuries include the likes of- wrist sprain, fractures and Finger dislocations.
In any Kabaddi as sport, defenders are using their hands and shoulders to stop any raiders movements whereas raider is using their hands in order to fetch maximum tackles.
Many times unnecessarily pulling up raiders, especially from bunch of defender can lead to hyperextension and finger injury.
Based on Physiotherapist point of view, Wrist and Hand injuries are mostly common in raider who frequently use their hands to touch midline and penetrate any defense.
These injuries impact is less severe as compare shoulder and knee injury.
1. Muscle Injury:
On top of the list, is Muscle injury which happens in Kabaddi especially in form of – Hamstring and Quadriceps and the biggest reason responsible for this injury is explosive speed, accelerations and rapid movements on the court in stipulated time period.
Hamstring injuries in Kabaddi is most common in Raiders as player with sudden speed try to escape defender in order to touch bonus line.
Quadriceps strain mostly occur in defender who heavily rely on their powerful leg extensions while attempting to catch raider.
These injuries is most prevalent in case player haven’t taken their warmups seriously as it can lead to fatigue in actual game overall impacting the output of the team.
Muscle injury might range from mild discomfort to severe ones where recovery time depends on the extent of rehabilitation.
Overall Injuries in Kabaddi can be avoided by taking Strength and Conditioning exercise seriously, Proper Warm Ups, Protective Gear, Technique Training and Rest and Recovery should be taken into consideration.
However, injury management as subject should be taught to all people associated with this combat sport as the game is fast paced which makes it look exciting but injuries are more prone.
If players have sufficient knowledge about how they can control these injuries it would make their life easier.
However every franchise associated with Pro Kabaddi League does appoint physiotherapist may be they can upload videos on their official social media where they can talk about the extent of injury and how they can be prevented to greater extent.
Players coming from rural background should also know about distinct injuries in Kabaddi and what sort of action they need to take if they suffer injury.
