Pro Kabaddi League

The Pro Kabaddi League is an Indian professional kabaddi competition founded in 2014, where franchise teams play the sport’s standard seven-player format.

Kabaddi: Kabaddi is a team contact sport in which raiders enter opponents’ territory to score and return without being tackled. The league adapts this sport into a televised franchise competition.
Mashal Sports: Mashal Sports is an Indian sports management company that founded and operates the Pro Kabaddi League. The company created the league’s franchise and broadcast structure.
Anup Kumar: Anup Kumar is a former Indian kabaddi player known for his raiding and captaincy in international competition and the Pro Kabaddi League. His leadership and raiding made him one of the league’s defining early figures.
Franchise (sports): A sports franchise is a privately operated team licensed to compete in a professional league. The league organizes competition around city-based franchise teams.
Kabaddi in India: Kabaddi in India encompasses the sport’s regional traditions, organized competitions, and national following. The league expanded a sport already rooted in Indian communities.
Raid (kabaddi): A raid is an attacking turn in kabaddi, when one player enters the opposing half to tag defenders and return safely. Raids are the league’s central scoring actions.
Star Sports: Star Sports is an Indian sports television network that broadcasts major domestic and international sporting events. Its broadcast partnership helped bring the league to a mass television audience.
Pardeep Narwal: Pardeep Narwal is an Indian kabaddi raider known for prolific scoring in the Pro Kabaddi League. His high-volume raids helped raise expectations for individual scoring.
Player auction: A player auction is a process in which teams bid for athletes under league rules and budget limits. The league uses auctions to allocate players across franchises.
Indian national kabaddi team: The Indian national kabaddi team represents India in international kabaddi competitions. League players and national-team players often share the same talent pool.

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