Sachin tendulkar becomes co-owner of pro kabaddi league team

After Premier Badminton League and Indian Super League, Sachin Tendulkar has now become co-owner of a Chennai-based franchise in the Pro Kabaddi League. The league announced four new teams

from Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The Chennai-based franchise is owned by a consortium – Iquest Enterprises Private Limited, which include Tendulkar and entreprenur N

Prasad. The JSW Group, Adani Group and GMR Group are the other three owners of the new Pro Kabaddi League teams. Uday Shankar, Chairman and CEO, Star India said: > I’m delighted to 

welcome some of India’s finest corporates to > our Mission Kabaddi. We believe that with the support of existing > and new partners we are well on our course to realising a socially

> transformative sports agenda. The interest shown by these corporates > is evidence of the immense potential of Kabaddi. With this, Pro Kabaddi is poised to surpass other Indian

sports leagues in terms of geographical representation – 11 states, number of matches – 130+ matches and length of the tournament – 13 weeks. Janardan Singh Gehlot, President, International

Kabaddi Federation, said: > We laud Star India and Mashal Sports for uniquely transforming and > renewing Kabaddi, and their relentless efforts to scale it even > higher. The 

addition of 4 new teams to the ever-growing VIVO Pro > Kabaddi League signifies a promising road ahead for the sport in > India as well as over the world. This expansion adds to an

already impressive line-up of 8 franchises based out of major metros in the country – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Patna, Pune and Jaipur. Earlier this week, Star India

announced a breakthrough deal with VIVO India, the global smartphone major, as the title sponsor of the league for five years. _(With inputs from PTI.)_ Published: 12 May 2017, 2:50 PM IST