Update: Pro Kabbadi (PKL 5) 2017 - Schedule & News Updates

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Pro Kabaddi League - Season 5 - Full Schedule

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Sachin Tendulkar Is Co-owner Of Pro Kabaddi League Tamil Nadu Franchise

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New Delhi: Sachin Tendulkar it seems is on an entrepreneurship drive as he has now invested in the sport of kabaddi too. The cricket maestro is among the new owners of four new franchises of the hugely popular Pro Kabaddi League, which will hold its fifth season from July to October.

Tendulkar will jointly own the yet-to-be named Tamil Nadu franchise along with serial entrepreneur N. Prasad.

Other owners include the JSW Group, Adani Group and GMR Group, who will own the Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh teams respectively.

The yet-to-be named new franchises would operate under Iquest Enterprises Pvt Ltd (Consortium) for Tamil Nadu, Adani Wilmar Ltd for Gujarat, GMR League Games Pvt Ltd for Uttar Pradesh and JSW Sports Pvt Ltd for Haryana
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Welcoming the four new additions to the PKL, Star India Chairman and CEO Uday Shankar, said: "I am 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 realizing a socially transformative sports agenda. The interest shown by these corporates is evidence of the immense potential of Kabaddi," he added.

The expansion adds to the current list of eight teams from the following cities -- Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Patna, Pune and Jaipur.

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Kirloskar Brothers to co-sponsor Puneri Paltan PKL team

MUMBAI: KBL, a pump manufacturer, is now a co-sponsor of the Puneri Paltan franchise in the fifth season of the Pro Kabaddi League, which is scheduled to be held from 28 July to 28 October.

India business head Anurag Vohra remarked, “It’s truly a matter of pride and honour for an India-based company like KBL to be associated with a traditional Indian sport like Kabaddi as there is a natural commonality between the two. Kirloskar Pumps has been irrigating rural agriculture fields since 1926 and the origins of Kabaddi can also be traced back to the early 20th century rural India. Both embark a sense of ‘Make in India’ feeling, and yes, both are representing Pune on the global stage.”

He also pointed how the popularity of the Pro Kabaddi League is growing year on year with the franchise garnering the second highest viewership in the country after cricket.

The Pro Kabaddi League is a franchise-based professional kabaddi league in India founded in 2014. This season will feature a total of 12 teams. Meanwhile, the Puneri Paltan team is based in Pune, Maharashtra, which held the second-runner up position in the last season. The team will be led by Deepak Niwas Hooda in season five.

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Consolidated prize money for Season 5 increased to INR 8 crore

The Pro Kabaddi tournament has more than doubled its consolidated prize money to Rs eight crore for season 5, which commences on 28 July in Hyderabad.

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This marks a significant increment from Rs two crore, which was the prize money for Season 4 of the league.

Twelve teams will clash in 138 matches to win the desirable title, set at Rs three crore.

The runners-up will be awarded Rs 1.8 crore, while the team that finishes third will win Rs 1.2 crore. The Most Valuable Player prize, previously awarded to Kabaddi stars like Anup Kumar and Manjeet Chillar, is also receiving a substantial boost this season, with the awardee set to win Rs 15 lakh.

Looking forward to a thrilling Season 5, Anupam Goswami, League Commissioner, VIVO Pro Kabaddi said, "Even before the commencement of its fifth season, VIVO Pro Kabaddi has already traversed significant landmarks."

The first match of Pro Kabaddi Season 5 will see Telugu Titans take on new team, Tamil Thalaivas, on 28 July in Hyderabad.

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