Maninder Singh is an Indian Kabaddi player, who played for the Bengal Warriors and Jaipur Pink Panthers teams in the Pro Kabaddi League.
Wiki/Biography
Maninder Singh, also known as Mani, 1 was born on Wednesday, January 31, 1990 (age 33 years; as of 2023) in Dasuya, Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India. His zodiac sign is Aquarius. He completed his graduation from Khalsa College, Amritsar, and Guru Nanak Dev College, Amritsar. Maninder started playing Kabaddi in school and later he joined Shaheed Bhagat Singh Kabaddi Club to learn Kabaddi professionally, where he learned Kabaddi from skilled coaches like Hanumat Singh.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 6′ 0″
Weight (approx.): 75 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Body Measurements (approx.): Chest: 42”; Waist: 34”; Biceps: 14”
Family
Parents & Siblings
The name of his father is Gurdip Singh.
The name of Maninder’s mother is Jasvir Kaur.
He has two elder sisters. Both are married.
Wife & Children
Maninder Singh married Simran Kaur Pannu on Friday, 1 Dec 2017.
The couple has a daughter named Gurneet (b. November 13, 2019).
Religion
Maninder Singh follows Sikhism. 2
Career
Position: Raider
Jersey Number: 9
League: Pro Kabaddi League
Debut: 2014
Teams Played For: Jaipur Pink Panthers (2014), Bengal Warriors (since 2017)
International Career
In 2017, Maninder joined the Indian Kabaddi team, and they won a gold medal in the Asian Kabaddi Championship.
National Career
He works in Punjab Police in Jalandhar, Punjab, and plays for Punjab at the Senior Nationals. 3
Pro Kabaddi League
Maninder Singh debuted in the Pro Kabaddi League career in 2014 playing for Jaipur Pink Panthers where they won the inaugural title of the Pro Kabaddi League. Maninder was the best raider of the season with 130 raid points in just 16 matches. He missed the following three seasons because he was injured and had to take a break from the Pro Kabaddi League.
In Season 5, he played with Bengal Warriors. He scored 190 raid points in the comeback season. Maninder was retained by Bengal Warriors because of his enigmatic performance in season 5. Maninder Singh played Seasons 6,7, and 8 with Bengal Warriors.
In season 7, the team didn’t keep PO Surjeet Singh as their leader, even though he had been the captain for the past two seasons. Instead, they chose Maninder as their new captain. During a match against Patna Pirates, Maninder became the second fastest raider, just behind Pardeep Narwal. Despite Maninder not playing in one match, Bengal Warriors still won their first PKL title by defeating Dabang Delhi in The Arena. In the 2021-22 Pro Kabaddi League season 8, Maninder was again selected as the captain of the Bengal Warriors. In a match against U Mumba, he achieved something special by scoring 17 raid points, contributing 100% of the raid points for his team alone. Bengal Warriors retained Maninder as their captain in season 9 of the Pro Kabaddi League.
Medals
- 2010 Asian Beach Games, Muscat – Gold
- 2017 Asian Kabaddi Championship – Gold
Salary
As of 2022, he was auctioned for INR 30 Lakhs. 4
Bike Collection
Maninder Singh owns Jawa.
Car Collection
Maninder Singh owns Toyota Land Cruiser, Mahindra Scorpio, and Maruti Suzuki Swift.
Tattoos
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‘Mani’ Tattoo on Arm
Maninder has his own nickname inked in bold ink on her arm.
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Tribal Design Near Ankle
Maninder also has a tribal tattoo design near his ankle.
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Tribal Tattoo on Arm
He has the same tribal design on his arms too.
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Peacock on Thigh
He has a small peacock tattoo on his thigh. The reason behind his tattoo is not really known.
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Quote on Biceps
Maninder has a quote that says ‘Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable’ on his bicep.
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Jersey Number near Elbow
Maninder has his jersey number 09 inked near his elbow with the word ‘Punjab’ written in Gurmukhi script inside the map of Punjab.
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Daughter’s Name on Arm
He has inked his daughter’s name ‘Gurmeet’ on his arm with the addition ‘Love You Forever’ on top of it.
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Tiger with Red Eye on Calves
Maninder has a huge black and grey-shaded tiger tattoo on his calves. The tiger has red eyes. It is probably to represent strength and courage.
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Name of his Parents on Arms
Mandeep, along with his daughter’s name, has his parent’s name inked too on the same location.
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Jaguar on his Upper Arm
Maninder also has a huge jaguar inked on his upper arm.
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Clock with Roman Numbers
Manindep also has a clock-like object with Roman numbers on the upper side of his arm.
Favourites
- Food: Homemade Punjabi Food
- Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan
- Actress: Deepika Padukone
- Singer: Sidhu Moose Wala
Facts/Trivia
- Maninder Singh shared in an interview that his father played kabaddi and taught him the sport. He started playing ‘Circle Kabaddi’ in his own village which is a form of Kabaddi more popular in Punjab and Haryana. Later, he received guidance from coach Paramjit Singh, who is employed by the Punjab Police. This inspired Maninder to pursue the sport professionally.
- According to Maninder, besides him, Anup Kumar and Surjeet Singh are the players who truly deserve to be captain of the team.
- The breakthrough moment for Maninder according to him was when he got a call from Jaipur Pink Panthers for the first time. He was invited to give the trials in Jaipur and he took a bus from his village.
- Maninder Singh is a brand ambassador for many health and supplement companies like Fuel One, etc, and others such as Vision 11.
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- Maninder Singh has been ruled out of the final of season seven of the Pro Kabaddi League because he dislocated his shoulder and became injured. 5
- Maninder Singh considers Ran Singh as one of his closest friends who is also a kabaddi player. He has played with Maninder for Jaipur Pink Panthers and Bengal Warriors. They were also roommates and worked together in Punjab Police for a short time before Ran left the job.
- In their free time, Maninder and Ran like to play volleyball.
- It was after getting inspired by Ran Singh that Maninder got tattoos too.
- In an interview, he revealed that if he would not have been a Kabaddi player, he would have liked to be a photographer.
- Maninder can do 20 mountain climbers in 5 seconds!
- Maninder Singh is a dog lover and has a pet dog named Max.
- In the 1st season of the Pro Kabaddi League, Maninder Singh scored 130 raid points in 16 appearances which was the highest raid score achieved by any player of Jaipur Pink Panthers for the 1st season.
- He scored the fastest 500 in the Pro Kabaddi League history appearing in only 56 matches.
- Maninder Singh likes to swim and work out in the gym.