“Isko nahin dekha, to kuch nahin dekha” - if you haven’t seen this, you haven’t seen anything. Pro Kabaddi League has arrived, period. And you don’t have to believe me, rather I hope you don’t. Just tune in to Star Gold or Star Sports every night at 8pm and get hooked.
It’ll take you one minute to get interested, three to get the adrenaline rush and in five you would have fallen in love with the game of Kabaddi. And if you have played or watched it closely while you were in school, you would be transfixed and be left asking for more.
The teams and the tournament
Pro Kabaddi league, as they are calling it, has eight city based teams and matches are being played across these cities. The team have some catchy names like Patna Pirates, U Mumba, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Dabang Delhi, Bengaluru Bulls, Bengal Warriors, Telugu Titans, Puneri Paltan. And their owners are the who’s who of Indian celebrities; Abhishek Bachchan, Ronnie Screwvala, Kishore Biyani and few others. You can see the owners shouting and encouraging their teams. And you could see Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and many other celebrities in the audience too.
The passion, the excitement, the zeal and the craziness that the players, the coaches and owners are showing in Pro Kabaddi League will surely rub off on you too.
The local strength and the global angle
Most of the players in Pro Kabaddi league are Indian and are from all over the country. But you can’t miss the South Koreans, Iranians, Japanese and even Turkmenistan players who stand out for not only their nationalities but their strong game too. The Top Raiders like Anup Kumar, Shabeer Bapu Sharfudheen, Ajay Thakur and Jang Kun Lee and the Top Defenders like Surender Nara, Dharmaraj Cheralathan and Manjit Chillar may not be household names, but trust me they are as amazing a sportsperson as one can be. They and many more like them are absolutely fantastic and their game a treat for the eyes.
Give them time and they’ll be the new id0ls, heartthrobs and rock stars of not just the Pro Kabaddi League.
The favourites and the underdogs
This is only the first edition of Pro Kabaddi league and the talk of the favourites and the underdogs seems a little unfair to me, honestly. Though the tournament is no where nearing the end of 2014 edition, yet there is a clear winner, and that is the game of Kabaddi. I have been thoroughly enjoying every minute of it, and I am sure so will you.
Just watch Pro Kabaddi League once! And your high fives will become Thigh Fives!!!
It’ll take you one minute to get interested, three to get the adrenaline rush and in five you would have fallen in love with the game of Kabaddi. And if you have played or watched it closely while you were in school, you would be transfixed and be left asking for more.
The teams and the tournament
Pro Kabaddi league, as they are calling it, has eight city based teams and matches are being played across these cities. The team have some catchy names like Patna Pirates, U Mumba, Jaipur Pink Panthers, Dabang Delhi, Bengaluru Bulls, Bengal Warriors, Telugu Titans, Puneri Paltan. And their owners are the who’s who of Indian celebrities; Abhishek Bachchan, Ronnie Screwvala, Kishore Biyani and few others. You can see the owners shouting and encouraging their teams. And you could see Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and many other celebrities in the audience too.
The passion, the excitement, the zeal and the craziness that the players, the coaches and owners are showing in Pro Kabaddi League will surely rub off on you too.
The local strength and the global angle
Most of the players in Pro Kabaddi league are Indian and are from all over the country. But you can’t miss the South Koreans, Iranians, Japanese and even Turkmenistan players who stand out for not only their nationalities but their strong game too. The Top Raiders like Anup Kumar, Shabeer Bapu Sharfudheen, Ajay Thakur and Jang Kun Lee and the Top Defenders like Surender Nara, Dharmaraj Cheralathan and Manjit Chillar may not be household names, but trust me they are as amazing a sportsperson as one can be. They and many more like them are absolutely fantastic and their game a treat for the eyes.
Give them time and they’ll be the new id0ls, heartthrobs and rock stars of not just the Pro Kabaddi League.
The favourites and the underdogs
This is only the first edition of Pro Kabaddi league and the talk of the favourites and the underdogs seems a little unfair to me, honestly. Though the tournament is no where nearing the end of 2014 edition, yet there is a clear winner, and that is the game of Kabaddi. I have been thoroughly enjoying every minute of it, and I am sure so will you.
Just watch Pro Kabaddi League once! And your high fives will become Thigh Fives!!!
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