Pro Kabaddi League off to a stupendous start

Pro Kabaddi League started off with great fanfare on 26 July 2014 at the NSCI stadium in Mumbai. The show had it all - disco lights, enthusiastic presenters, awesome live TV coverage by Star Sports, biggest celebrities of India and of course the real superstars - the kabaddi players themselves.

The list of celebrities included Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Sachin Tendulkar and many more.

Here is a pic of the event.

An important force behind this league is Mr. Anand mahindra (CMD of Mahindra group) who is supporting the league in his personal capacity.

Pro Kabaddi League ... just what kabaddi needed

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) has commenced from 26 July 2014. It is a great moment in history of Kabaddi. Pro Kabaddi League is set to take Kabaddi to new heights.

Pro Kabaddi is an eight-city league with games to be played on a caravan format with each team playing each other twice in July and August, 2014. In a significant value addition to Kabaddi, these games will be carried live on prime time TV by the international broadcaster, Star Sports for millions to view across India and the world.

This unique effort has the formal backing by the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), the Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) & the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI).