| Shankar Gadai is an Indian Kabaddi player who played as a defender for Telugu Titans in the tenth season of the Pro Kabaddi League in 2023 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. |
| He has competed in district Kabaddi tournaments representing Ahmednagar, Palghar, and Gondia. |
| In 2022, Shankar led the Maharashtra Kabaddi team to a silver medal at the 36th National Games in Gujarat. |
| He was awarded the 'Top Performer of the Tournament' at the 70th Senior Men’s & Women’s Maharashtra State Kabaddi Championship in 2022. |
| Shankar was part of the Maharashtra team that secured a silver medal at the 69th Senior National Kabaddi Championship in 2022. |
| For the ninth season of the Pro Kabaddi League, Shankar was acquired by Gujarat Giants for 30.30 Lac rupees. |
| He achieved a 32% tackle strike rate and a 36% raid strike rate in 20 matches for the team. |
| Shankar represented Maharashtra at the 37th National Games in the following year, winning a bronze medal. |
| In the 10th season of the Pro Kabaddi League in 2023, Shankar joined Telugu Titans for 13 lakh rupees with a strike rate of 37.5% and an average out rate of 42.86%. |
| Shankar's Kabaddi journey began in childhood, joining a local academy in his village during his 7th standard and working part-time in sugarcane fields to support his education. |
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