Arjun Deshwal : Age, Family, Stats, And Career Timeline And More

Arjun Deshwal

Kabadi as a sport is very underrated in India, but tournaments like Pro Kabaddi League have had a huge hand in its popularity for over a decade. Due to these leagues India has found some of the greatest Kabadi Players. One of them in the list of these players is Arjun Deshwal. Today we are going to discuss his life and which moment motivates him to choose this sport as his profession. So make sure to read the blog till the end.

Arjun Deshwal : The Rising Star Of Jaipur Pink Panther

Arjun Desgwal is a rising Kabaddi Player, born on 7th July 1999. He was born and raised in a small town of Basera, Muzaffarnagar District, Uttar Pradesh.  He played for the Jaipur Pink Panther in the Pro Kabaddi League. He was very young when he started off his journey in Kabbadi taking inspiration from the little kids in his street. He is also a DSP in one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh Capital Lucknow. This job he gained after his success as a pro Kabaddi Player.He also gets the reward from the government of Uttar Pradesh for the contribution of his in Sports.

Age And Appearances Of Arjun Deshwal

Arjun Deshwal Age And Appearances

As of 2024, the age of Arjun Deshwal is around 25 years old as he was born in the year 1999. According to his birth date, which is July 7th his zodiac sign is Cancer. For a sports person having good health is really important . So he does a lot of fitness training to have a good and fit body for sports like Kabaddi. Having look at the physique of Arjun Deshwal then here are these:

Formative Years Of Arjun Deshwal

He was born in the Jat family where it is difficult for him to pursue this kind of a sport. But he passed all the hurdles and paved his way in Kabbadi. He was always fascinated to see little boys playing Kabbadi in his street. This makes him excited to understand about this sport more deeply which eventually lands him in it professionally. He started taking Kabaddi as a sport since the age of 14 years old. This is the age when every kid is having fun and learning new things. But he chose to play Kabaddi more seriously as he played for the School Under 16 tournaments. Seeing his dedication and spirit for this sport later he was also selected for the Uttarakhand Statt team

Arjun Deshwal Family

Arjun Deshwal Family

The Parents of Arjun Deshwal have played a very crucial role in the life of him and in his Kabaddi Career. His father’s name is Charan Singh and on the other hand his mother’s name is Seema Deshwal. He belongs to a family who has always done farming in their life to earn money. But he wanted to choose a different one which he eventually did too. They as parents always supported him to pursue his career in Kabaddi and always encouraged him also. 

Despite having multiple challenges in his early life. For example , he once lost interest in Kabaddi as it required time and discipline. But he has passed all of these hurdles and made himself a Pro Kabaddi Player due to his hard work and parents support. Their encouragement has helped him to overcome his problem and be a successful player. 

Academic Background Of Arjun 

He went to Heritage Public School which was located in the nearby area of the birthplace. There he completed all of his schooling. Then he went to Chaudhary Charan Singh University which is located in Meerut Uttar Pradesh. There he completed his graduation, but what subject he chose to do it in is not mentioned on the internet. Ever since he started playing the sport of kabaddi he was under the guidance of his long time Coach Mr. Dharinder Singh. His dedication and hard work towards him has helped him to join the Army sports Quota of his college.  As per the sources he never really takes proper training for Kabadi but he still manages to have a great career in Kabaddi. This showcase his love he have for the sports like Kabadi

Raid Points Of Arjun Deshwal

Raid Points Of Arjun Deshwal

As of 2025, the raid points of Arjun Deshwal has earned a total 262 raid points in the ongoing pro Kabaddi League Season 11. In this season of Pro Kabbadi he has played a total of 23 matches where he has maintained 52% of raid strike rate. Have a look at the table in which mentioned all the raid points of his career until now : 

Career Timeline Of Arjun Deshwal

Have A look at the timeline of Arjun Deshwal career in Kabaddi until now. Let’s go through the timeline with us:

Earnings Of Arjun Deshwal

The net worth of Arjun Deshwal is estimated to be around 15 crores INR. It is around $1.8 million in US Dollars. Here are the more details about his earnings like sources and assets : 

Sources : The main and ultimate source of the earning of Arjun is the exclusive contract of him with the Pro Kabaddi League. This includes the retention fee of season 09 which is around 105 Lakhs INR. In 2025 the prize money of his retention is around 1.28 crore in Pro Kabaddi League He was also appointed as the Deputy Superintendent Of Police in Uttar Pradesh and with this he also received the prize money of 3 crore INR.

Assets : There are not much of the details mentioned on the internet about the assets he owns. But we assume that he has some assets or he invested some of his money in property . And, there are high chances that he owns some cars also.

Social Media Handles

Here are the details about his social media handles. Have a look at these details about his instagram and twitter account : 

Instagram : He has a social media account on Instagram where he has around 167 thousand followers. There he gave updates about his life to his fans like he posted a picture of him receiving the money from the UP CM Yogi Adityanath Ji and through him he was also appointed as DSP in Lucknow. In that post he technically thanked him for the support and for this job. In 2022 he also won the PKL finale , and he posted a picture with the team owner Abhishek Baccahn and with his whole team with the trophy. There are more moments which were shared by him on his social media handle.

Twitter (Now X) : He has joined twitter (X) back in the year 2021. There he had around 355 followers and he followed only 3 people there. One is the page of Pro Kabaddi, second one his team Jaipur Pink Panther’s page and third one is the twitter page of his old team U Mumba. The last post he did there was on Jan 08, 2022 which is 3 years ago. In this photo he and his fellow player were taking a selfie with the caption of A much needed win! A promising team work was on display last night.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. Where is Arjun Deshwal from?

Ans. He belongs to Basera, Muzaffarnagar District, Uttar Pradesh

Q2. How many raid points did Arjun Deshwal have?

Ans. In total he has made 1174 raid points in Pro Kabaddi League till now.

Q3. Is Deshwal a Jaat?

Ans. Yes, he belongs to a family who is a Jaat.

Q4. What are the achievements of Arjun Deshwal?

Ans. He is the second Kabaddi player who is able to reach the milestone of 1000 raid points in the history of Pro Kabaddi League.

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