Archive · 3 Jun 2025
Pro Kabaddi League Transforms Indian Sport Landscape
Imagine a sport called kabaddi, similar to wrestling, but played with teams and strategy.
The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) started in 2014 and has become very popular, with player salaries increasing and more fans watching.
It's like making a local game into a big professional league, similar to how other countries love their own sports.
The league aims to keep growing and maybe even go global, and it has changed how the game is played and seen.
It will keep evolving the sport with the goal of becoming one of the best sports in the world.
The Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2025 auction recently concluded in Mumbai.
Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh was the second-most expensive player at ₹2.23 crore.
The PKL started in 2014 and has experienced significant growth in teams and player salaries.
The base salary of a player in the PKL is ₹9 lakhs, with the median salary at ₹70 lakhs.
The league aims to become a global sport and is already part of the Asian Games.
- Who
- Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)
- What
- The growth and development of the Pro Kabaddi League
- When
- Over the last decade
- Where
- India
- Why
- To elevate a local sport to professional level and grow its popularity.
- League Inception
- 2014
- PKL 2025 Auction
- Concluded this week
- Most Expensive Player (PKL 2025)
- Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh (₹2.23 crore)
- Base Salary
- ₹9 lakhs
- Median Salary
- ₹70 lakhs
- Current Champion
- Haryana Steelers