Archive · 7 Jan 2026
MS Dhoni's 7Padel Merges with PadelPark India
MS Dhoni, a famous cricket player, has joined forces with PadelPark India, a company that builds and manages padel courts.
Padel is a sport like tennis but played in doubles.
They have merged their companies to make padel more popular all over India, not just in big cities.
MS Dhoni will help lead this new, bigger company.
They plan to build many more courts so that more people can play and enjoy the sport.
PadelPark India already has over 40 courts and has helped build more than 200 courts in total.
They want to add 400–500 more courts in the next year.
This merger will help make padel a well-organized and community-friendly sport in India.
MS Dhoni's 7Padel has merged with PadelPark India to create a unified national padel platform.
The merger aims to scale rapidly, engage the community, and professionalize padel in India.
MS Dhoni joins as a Partner in the merged entity, backed by Parth Jindal's JSW Sports.
PadelPark India currently manages over 40 courts and has contributed to over 200 courts built nationwide.
The merged entity plans to expand to 400–500 courts in the next year, making padel more accessible beyond metro cities.
- Who
- MS Dhoni and PadelPark India
- What
- Merger of 7Padel MS Dhoni and PadelPark India
- When
- 7 January 2024
- Where
- India
- Why
- To create India’s leading padel ecosystem and expand beyond metro cities
- MS Dhoni's Role
- Partner in the merged entity
- PadelPark India's Current Courts
- Over 40
- Total Infrastructure Built
- More than 200 courts
- Expansion Goal
- 400–500 courts in the next year
- PadelPark India Founders
- Nikhil Sachdev, Jigar Doshi, Pratik Doshi, Ronak Daftary
- Early Investor
- Parth Jindal