Sport in India
Sports Leagues in India -- National
Table:
League

Current Sponsored

Game

Participation

Seasons

Teams

All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament

Rugby Union

Club Teams

6

10

Champions Tennis League (CTL)

Aircel

Tennis

Club Teams

2

6

Deodhar Trophy

Cricket (List A)

Zonal Teams

44

5

Duleep Trophy

Cricket (First Class)

Zonal Teams

56

5

Elite Football League of India

American Football

Club Teams

2

24

Golf Premier League

Golf

Club Teams

1

8

Hockey India League (HIL)

Hero

Hockey

Club Teams

4

6

Indian Premier League (IPL)

Vivo

Cricket (Twenty20)

Club Teams

10

8

Indian Super League (ISL)

Hero

Football

Club Teams

3

10

Indian Volley League

Volleyball

Club Teams

1

6

I-League

Hero

Football

Club Teams

10

10

I-League 2nd Division

Hero

Football

Club Teams

10

18

Premier Badminton League (PBL)

Star Sports, Bridgestone

Badminton

Club Teams

5

7

Premier Futsal

Futsal

Club Teams

1

6

Pro Kabaddi League (PKL)

Vivo

Kabaddi

Club Teams

6

12

Pro Wrestling League (PWL)

Patanjali

Wrestling

Club Teams

1

8

Ranji Trophy

Paytm

Cricket (First Class)

State Teams

82

27

UBA Pro Basketball League

Basketball

Club Teams

4

8

Vijay Hazare Trophy

Cricket (List A)

State Teams

15

27

Women's Kabaddi Challenge (PKL)

Star Sports

Kabaddi

Club Teams

1

3

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The All India & South Asia Rugby Tournament is an amateur league competition for rugby union football clubs in India . The competition has been played since 1924 . In 2017 ten teams took part in the men 's edition , with Delhi Hurricanes securing the championship . The 2016 tournament also saw the first women 's XVs rugby competition , with six teams participating , and the championship going to the team from the Odisha Rugby Football Association .
Rugby union , widely known simply as rugby , is a contact team sport that originated in England in the first half of the 19th century . One of the two codes of rugby football , it is based on running with the ball in hand . In its most common form , a game is played between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts at either end . Rugby union is a popular sport around the world , played by male and female players of all ages . In 2014 , there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide , of whom 2.36 million were registered players . World Rugby , previously called the International Rugby Football Board ( IRFB ) and the International Rugby Board ( IRB ) , has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886 , and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members . In 1845 , the first football laws were written by pupils at Rugby School ; other significant events in the early development of rugby include the decision by Blackheath F.C . to leave the Football Association in 1863 and , in 1895 , the acrimonious split between the then amateur rugby union and the professional rugby league . Historically rugby union was an amateur sport , but in 1995 formal restrictions on payments to players were removed , making the game openly professional at the highest level for the first time . Rugby union spread from the Home Nations of Great Britain and Ireland and was embraced by many of the countries associated with the British Empire . Early exponents of the sport included Australia , New Zealand , South Africa and France . Countries that have adopted rugby union as their de facto national sport include Fiji , Georgia , Madagascar , New Zealand , Samoa , and Tonga .
The Champions Tennis League ( CTL ) was a team tennis tournament in India held two times only in November 2014 and in late 2015 , across six Indian cities . The first edition of Champions Tennis League was held from 17 to 26 November 2014 , across Mumbai , Hyderabad , Delhi , Pune , Bangalore , and Chandigarh . The second edition was held from 23 November to 6 December 2015 .
Aircel Ltd. was an Indian mobile network operator headquartered in Mumbai that offered voice and 2G and 3G data services . Maxis Communications held a 74% stake and Sindya Securities and Investments held the remaining 26% . Aircel was founded by Chinnakannan Sivasankaran and commenced operations in Tamil Nadu in 1999 . It was once a market leader in Tamil Nadu and had considerable presence in Odisha , Assam and North-East telecom circles . 2G and 3G Services including voice were shut down in all circles due to failure in merge with Reliance Communications .
The Deodhar Trophy is a List A cricket competition in Indian domestic cricket . It is named after Prof. D. B. Deodhar ( known as the Grand Old Man of Indian cricket ) and is a 50-over knockout competition played on an annual basis among the 3 national level teams - India A , India B and India C. India B are the current champions , winning the 2019-20 after defeating India C by 51 runs in the final .
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre ( 22-yard ) pitch with a wicket at each end , each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps . The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat , while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player ( so they are out ) . Means of dismissal include being bowled , when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails , and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat , but before it hits the ground . When ten players have been dismissed , the innings ends and the teams swap roles . The game is adjudicated by two umpires , aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches . They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match 's statistical information . There are various formats ranging from Twenty20 , played over a few hours with each team batting for a single innings of 20 overs , to Test matches , played over five days with unlimited overs and the teams each batting for two innings of unlimited length . Traditionally cricketers play in all-white kit , but in limited overs cricket they wear club or team colours . In addition to the basic kit , some players wear protective gear to prevent injury caused by the ball , which is a hard , solid spheroid made of compressed leather with a slightly raised sewn seam enclosing a cork core which is layered with tightly wound string . Historically , cricket 's origins are uncertain and the earliest definite reference is in south-east England in the middle of the 16th century . It spread globally with the expansion of the British Empire , leading to the first international matches in the second half of the 19th century . The game 's governing body is the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) , which has over 100 members , twelve of which are full members who play Test matches .
List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs ( one-day ) form of the sport of cricket . List A cricket includes One Day International ( ODI ) matches and various domestic competitions in which the number of overs in an innings per team ranges from forty to sixty , as well as some international matches involving nations who have not achieved official ODI status . Together with first-class and Twenty20 cricket , List A is one of the three major forms of cricket recognised by the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) .
The Duleep Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition played in India . Named after Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji of Nawanagar ( also known as 'Duleep ' ) , the competition was originally contested by teams representing geographical zones of India . Since 2016-17 it has been played by teams chosen by BCCI selectors . India Red are the current champions .
First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket . A first-class match is of three or more days ' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams . Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each although , in practice , a team might play only one innings or none at all . First-class cricket ( which for this purpose includes all important matches played before 1895 ) , along with historical single-wicket and the modern limited-overs forms of List A and Twenty20 , is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket . The origin of the term first-class cricket is unknown but it was used loosely before it acquired an official status , effective in 1895 , following a meeting of leading English clubs in May 1894 . Subsequently , at a meeting of the Imperial Cricket Conference ( ICC ) in May 1947 , it was formally defined on a global basis . A significant omission of the ICC ruling was any attempt to define first-class cricket retrospectively . This has left historians , and especially statisticians , with the problem of how to categorise earlier matches , especially those played before 1895 in Great Britain . The solution put forward by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians ( ACS ) is to classify all pre-1895 matches of a high standard as important matches . Test cricket , the highest standard of cricket , is statistically a form of first-class cricket , though the term first-class is mainly used to refer to domestic competition . A player 's first-class statistics include any performances in Test matches .
The Elite Football League of India ( EFLI ) is a professional American football league based in India . It was founded with eight franchises in 2011 , and now has 23 franchises throughout South Asia , among whom 20 located in India , two in Sri Lanka and one in Pakistan . The winners of the first championship were Pune Marathas , who claimed the title after defeating Delhi Defenders 6-0 in the Elite Bowl I on 10 November 2012 .
American football , referred to as football in the United States and Canada and also known as gridiron , [ nb 1 ] is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end . The offense , the team with possession of the oval-shaped football , attempts to advance down the field by running with the ball or passing it , while the defense , the team without possession of the ball , aims to stop the offense 's advance and to take control of the ball for themselves . The offense must advance at least ten yards in four downs or plays ; if they fail , they turn over the football to the defense , but if they succeed , they are given a new set of four downs to continue the drive . Points are scored primarily by advancing the ball into the opposing team 's end zone for a touchdown or kicking the ball through the opponent 's goalposts for a field goal . The team with the most points at the end of a game wins . American football evolved in the United States , originating from the sports of soccer and rugby . The first American football match was played on November 6 , 1869 , between two college teams , Rutgers and Princeton , using rules based on the rules of soccer at the time . A set of rule changes drawn up from 1880 onward by Walter Camp , the Father of American Football , established the snap , the line of scrimmage , eleven-player teams , and the concept of downs . Later rule changes legalized the forward pass , created the neutral zone and specified the size and shape of the football . The sport is closely related to Canadian football , which evolved in parallel with and at the same time as the American game ( although their rules were developed independently from that of Camp 's ) . Most of the features that distinguish American football from rugby and soccer are also present in Canadian football . The two sports are considered the primary variants of gridiron football .
The Golf Premier League was a franchise-based golf tournament held in Aamby Valley , India in 2013 . Each franchise consisted of four golfers : one international golfer , one Indian golfer , one from one Asian tour and one from golf tour of India . Players were purchased through auctions consisting of 32 international golfers . The league was played from 7 February to 10 February 2013 and also brought the practice of daytime and nighttime golf play . Uttarakhand Lions , led by Ryder Cup player Darren Clarke , were the winners of the tournament .
Hockey India League ( HIL ) , known as the Coal India Hockey India League for sponsorship reasons , is a professional field hockey league in India . The league is organized by Hockey India , the governing body for the sport in India . HIL , along with the Indian Premier League , Indian Super League , and Pro Kabaddi League , is considered one of the major sports leagues in the country . HIL consists of six teams , with the regular season lasting two months from January to February , with each team playing 10 games . The top four teams at the end of the season move into the play-offs , where the championship game decides the Hockey India League winner . Hockey India League was founded in 2013 as part of Hockey India 's attempt to get an International Hockey Federation sanctioned league after the un-sanctioned and non-Hockey India tournament , World Series Hockey , began in 2012 . The first season took place in 2013 with five teams . Since beginning , the league has proven to be a financial success for Hockey India , who were in financial disarray before the league began . In 2015 , it was reported that the federation earned a profit from the league and television revenues . The most recent champion of the Hockey India League is Kalinga Lancers , who won the tournament in 2017 . Ranchi Rhinos , Delhi Waveriders , Ranchi Rays and Punjab Warriors have also won the league .
Hero Motocorp Ltd. , formerly Hero Honda , is an Indian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer based in New Delhi , India . The company is the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the world , and also in India , where it has a market share of about 46% in the two-wheeler category . The 2006 Forbes list of the 200 World 's Most Respected Companies has Hero Honda Motors ranked at # 108 . On 31 March 2013 , the market capitalisation of the company was ₹308 billion ( US $ 4.3 billion ) . Hero Honda started its operations in 1984 as a joint venture between Hero Cycles ( sometimes called Hero Group , not to be confused with the Hero Group food company of Switzerland ) of India and Honda of Japan . In 2010 , when Honda decided to move out of the joint venture , Hero Group bought the shares held by Honda , and focused on its entirely owned subsidiary , Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India ( HMSI ) . In June 2012 , Hero MotoCorp approved a proposal to merge the investment arm of its parent Hero Investment Pvt . Ltd. with the automaker . This decision came 18 months after its split from Hero Honda . Hero is the brand name used by the Munjal brothers for their flagship company , Hero Cycles Ltd. A joint venture between the Hero Group and Honda Motor Company was established in 1984 as the Hero Honda Motors Limited at Dharuhera , India . Munjal family and Honda group both owned 26% stake in the Company . During the 1980s , the company introduced motorcycles that were popular in India for their fuel economy and low cost .
Field hockey is a widely played team sport of the hockey family . The game can be played on grass , watered turf , artificial turf or synthetic field , as well as an indoor boarded surface . Each team plays with ten field players and a goalkeeper . Players commonly use sticks made out of wood , carbon fibre , fibre glass or a combination of carbon fibre and fibre glass in different quantities ( with the higher carbon fibre stick being more expensive and less likely to break ) to hit a round , hard , plastic hockey ball . The length of the hockey stick is based on the player 's individual height , the top of the stick usually comes to the players hip , taller players typically have taller sticks . The sticks have a round side and a flat side only the flat face of the stick is allowed to be used , if the other side is used it results in a foul . Goalies often have a different kind of stick , however they can also use an ordinary field hockey stick . The specific goal-keeping sticks have another curve at the end of the stick , this is to give them more surface area to save the ball . The uniform consists of shin guards , shoes , shorts or a skirt , a mouthguard and a jersey . Today , the game is played globally , mainly in parts of Western Europe , South Asia , Southern Africa , Australia , New Zealand , Argentina , and parts of the United States ( primarily New England and the Mid-Atlantic states ) . Known simply as hockey in many territories , the term field hockey is used primarily in Canada and the United States where ice hockey is more popular . In Sweden , the term landhockey is used and to some degree also in Norway where it is governed by Norway 's Bandy Association .
The Indian Premier League ( IPL ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India contested during March or April and May of every year by eight teams representing eight different cities in India . The league was founded by the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ) in 2008 . The IPL has an exclusive window in ICC Future Tours Programme . The IPL is the most-attended cricket league in the world and in 2014 ranked sixth by average attendance among all sports leagues . In 2010 , the IPL became the first sporting event in the world to be broadcast live on YouTube . The brand value of the IPL in 2019 was ₹475 billion ( US $ 6.7 billion ) , according to Duff & Phelps . According to BCCI , the 2015 IPL season contributed ₹11.5 billion ( US $ 160 million ) to the GDP of the Indian economy . There have been twelve seasons of the IPL tournament . The current IPL title holders are the Mumbai Indians , who won the 2019 season .
vivo Communication Technology Co. Ltd. is a Chinese technology company owned by BBK Electronics that designs and manufactures smartphones and smartphone accessories in China , software and online services . BBK Electronics also owns Oppo , Realme and OnePlus . The company develops software for its phones , distributed through its vivo App Store , with iManager included in their proprietary , Android-based operating system , Funtouch OS . With research and development centers in Shenzhen and Nanjing , vivo employs 1,600 R & D personnel , as of January 2016 .
Twenty20 cricket or Twenty-20 ( often abbreviated to T20 ) , is a shortened format of cricket . At the professional level , it was originally introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board ( ECB ) in 2003 for the inter-county competition . In a Twenty20 game the two teams have a single innings each , which is restricted to a maximum of 20 overs . Together with first-class and List A cricket , Twenty20 is one of the three current forms of cricket recognised by the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) as being at the highest international or domestic level . A typical Twenty20 game is completed in about three hours , with each innings lasting around 90 minutes and an official 10 minute break between the innings . This is much shorter than previous forms of the game , and is closer to the timespan of other popular team sports . It was introduced to create a fast-paced game that would be attractive to spectators at the ground and viewers on television . The game has succeeded in spreading around the cricket world . On most international tours there is at least one Twenty20 match and all Test-playing nations have a domestic cup competition . West Indies are the reigning world champions , winning the 2016 competition .
The Indian Super League is a football league in India . It is one of the two co-existing premier football leagues in India along with I-League . For sponsorship reasons , the competition is officially known as the Hero Indian Super League . The competition is contested by ten teams and is played in a span of six months from October to March . It is organized by the Football Sports Development ( FSDL ) and governed by the All India Football Federation ( AIFF ) . Founded on 21 October 2013 in partnership with IMG , Reliance Industries , and Star Sports , the Indian Super League was launched with the goal of growing the sport of football in India and increase its exposure in the country . The competition 's first season took place in 2014 with eight teams . During the first three seasons of the Indian Super League , the competition operated without official recognition from the Asian Football Confederation , the governing body for the sport in Asia . The competition also operated along the same lines of the Indian Premier League , the country 's premier Twenty20 cricket competition , with the league campaign lasting for 2-3 months and matches held daily . However , before the 2017-18 season , the competition earned recognition from the AFC , expanded to ten teams , and extended its schedule to five months . Unlike most football leagues around the world , the Indian Super League does not use promotion and relegation , instead choosing to grow the league through expansion , similar to Major League Soccer in United States . However , a formal structure for promotion and relegation will be introduced by 2023-24 .
Association football , more commonly known as football or soccer , [ a ] is a team sport played with a spherical ball between two teams of 11 players . It is played by approximately 250 million players in over 200 countries and dependencies , making it the world 's most popular sport . The game is played on a rectangular field called a pitch with a goal at each end . The object of the game is to score by moving the ball beyond the goal line into the opposing goal . Football is played in accordance with a set of rules known as the Laws of the Game . The ball is 68-70 cm ( 27-28 in ) in circumference and known as the football . The two teams each compete to get the ball into the other team 's goal ( between the posts and under the bar ) , thereby scoring a goal . The team that has scored more goals at the end of the game is the winner ; if both teams have scored an equal number of goals then the game is a draw . Each team is led by a captain who has only one official responsibility as mandated by the Laws of the Game : to represent their team in the coin toss prior to kick-off or penalty kicks . Players are not allowed to touch the ball with hands or arms while it is in play , except for the goalkeepers within the penalty area . Other players mainly use their feet to strike or pass the ball , but may also use any other part of their body except the hands and the arms . The team that scores most goals by the end of the match wins .
The Indian Volley League ( IVL ) is a professional volleyball league in India . It was launched by the Volleyball Federation of India in 2011 . The inaugural edition featured six teams and the top players in the country .
The I-League , formerly known as National Football League , is one among the two co-existing premier football leagues in India together with Indian Super League . For sponsorship reasons , the league is officially known as the Hero I-League . It is currently contested by 11 clubs across the country . The competition was founded in 2007 as the successor to the National Football League ( NFL ) and competition commenced in November 2007 . The league was launched as India 's first ever professional football league and with the aim to increase the player pool for India 's national team . Unlike the franchise based Indian Super League , the I-League operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the I-League 2nd Division . For the clubs that become I-League champions , they are granted the opportunity to participate in the AFC Cup , Asia 's secondary international club competition . Since the inception of the I-League , a total of seven clubs have been crowned champions . Dempo have won the most titles in league history , being crowned champions three times . Churchill Brothers and former I-League side Bengaluru have won the league twice . Salgaocar , Mohun Bagan , Aizawl , Minerva Punjab , and the current champions , Chennai City have won it once .
The I-League 2nd Division is the 2nd highest division overall in the Indian football league system . It is also known as Hero 2nd Division League for sponsorship reasons . The I-League 2nd Division was introduced for the 2008 season , having been previously known as the National Football League 2nd Division . The State FA 's nominates the teams who have finished in the top 5 of their respective state leagues , which are later approved by the All India Football Federation to participate in the consequent 2nd division league .
Premier Badminton League is a team badminton league held in India . Sportz & Live Private Limited ( Sportzlive ) has the rights to operate and execute the Premier Badminton League . It was named Indian Badminton League ( IBL ) when founded in 2013 , then later rechristened to Premier Badminton League before the start of second season in 2016 . The inaugural edition of the Indian Badminton League was held in India from 14 August 2013 to 31 August 2013 . Hyderabad Hotshots won the inaugural IBL title at Mumbai on 31 August 2013 . The first season as PBL of the league was held from 2 to 17 January 2016 . Delhi Dashers ( formerly Delhi Acers ) defeated Mumbai Rockets in the final to clinch the title . The second season began on 22 December 2016 and came to end on 14 January 2017 with the Chennai Smashers headed by P. V. Sindhu clinching the title in the finals . The third season began on 23 December 2017 and came to end on 14 January 2018 with Hyderabad Hunters headed by Carolina Marin emerging as the champions . Bengaluru Raptors won the last two editions in 2018-19 and 2020 , becoming the only team to win the title twice .
Star Sports ( formerly ESPN Star Sports ) is a group of Indian pay television sports channels owned by Star India , a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company India . Previously a part of ESPN Star Sports operations based in Singapore , Star India took over the Indian business and relaunched channels under the unified Star Sports banner in 2013 . Gautam Thakar is the CEO of Star Sports . Star Sports is one of the popular sports channels across India .
Bridgestone Corporation ( 株式会社ブリヂストン , Kabushiki-gaisha Burijisuton ) is a Japanese multinational auto and truck parts manufacturer founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi ( 石橋正二郎 , Ishibashi Shōjirō ) in the city of Kurume , Fukuoka , Japan . The name Bridgestone comes from a calque translation and transposition of ishibashi , meaning stone bridge in Japanese . As of 2017 , the company is the largest manufacturer of tyres in the world , followed by Michelin ( France ) , Goodyear ( United States ) , Continental ( Germany ) and Pirelli ( Italy ) . Bridgestone Group had 181 production facilities in 24 countries as of July 2018 .
The Asian Premier Futsal Championship is a multinational franchise-based futsal league conceptualised by Indian entrepreneurs under the entity of Premier Futsal Management Pvt . Ltd . It was founded by Abhinandan Balasubramanian , Dinesh Raj and Nithyashree Subban , backed by business magnate Xavier Britto and his wife , philanthropist Vimala Britto .
Futsal ( also known as fútsal or footsal ) is a variant of association football played on a hard court , smaller than a football pitch , and mainly indoors . It has similarities to five-a-side football . Futsal is played between two teams of five players each , one of whom is the goalkeeper . Unlimited substitutions are permitted . Unlike some other forms of indoor football , the game is played on a hard court surface delimited by lines ; walls or boards are not used . Futsal is also played with a smaller , harder , low-bounce ball . The surface , ball and rules together favour ball control and passing in small spaces . The game 's emphasis is on improvisation , creativity and technique .
The Pro Kabaddi League , currently known as Vivo Pro Kabaddi League for sponsorship purpose , is a professional-level kabaddi league in India . It was launched in 2014 and is broadcast on Star Sports . The league 's inception was influenced by the popularity of the kabaddi tournament at the 2006 Asian Games . The format of the competition was influenced by Indian Premier League . The Pro Kabaddi League uses a franchise-based model and its first season was held in 2014 with eight teams each of which having paid fees of up to US $ 250,000 to join . There were doubts over whether the PKL would be successful , noting that there were many leagues attempting to emulate the IPL 's business model and success , and that unlike cricket , there were relatively fewer well-known players in Kabaddi . However , it was also noted that kabaddi was widely played in grassroots community settings , and could thus attract a wide variety of rural and metropolitan viewers for advertisers to target if the league gained significant traction . The inaugural season was seen by 435 million viewers , second to the 2014 Indian Premier League 's 552 million , while the first season final between Jaipur Pink Panthers and U-Mumba was watched by 86.4 million . Star Sports , the PKL 's broadcaster , subsequently announced in 2015 that it would acquire a 74% stake in the league 's parent company Mashal Sports . For the 2017 and 2018-19 season , the PKL added four new teams , and changed its format to split the teams into two divisions known as zones . Soon the league returned to its regular double round-robin format for the 2019 season .
vivo Communication Technology Co. Ltd. is a Chinese technology company owned by BBK Electronics that designs and manufactures smartphones and smartphone accessories in China , software and online services . BBK Electronics also owns Oppo , Realme and OnePlus . The company develops software for its phones , distributed through its vivo App Store , with iManager included in their proprietary , Android-based operating system , Funtouch OS . With research and development centers in Shenzhen and Nanjing , vivo employs 1,600 R & D personnel , as of January 2016 .
Kabaddi is a contact team sport , native to the Indian subcontinent , :305 played between two teams of seven players each . The objective of the game is for a single player on offence , referred to as a raider , to run into the opposing team 's half of a court , tag out as many of their defenders as possible , and return to their own half of the court , all without being tackled by the defenders , and in a single breath . Points are scored tagged by the raider , while the opposing team earns a point for stopping the raider . Players are taken out of the game if they are tagged or tackled , but are brought back in for each point scored by their team from a tag or tackle . It is popular in South Asia and other surrounding Asian countries . Although accounts of kabaddi appear in the histories of ancient India , the game was popularised as a competitive sport in the 20th century . It is the national sport of Bangladesh . It is the state game of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh , Bihar , Haryana , Karnataka , Kerala , Maharashtra , Odisha , Punjab , Tamil Nadu , Telangana , and Uttar Pradesh . There are two major disciplines of kabaddi : so-called Punjabi kabaddi , also referred to as circle style , comprises traditional forms of the sport that are played on a circular field outdoors , while the standard style , played on a rectangular court indoors , is a discipline played in major professional leagues and international competitions such as the Asian Games . The game is known by numerous names in different parts of South Asia , such as : kabaddi or chedugudu in Andhra Pradesh ; kabaddi in Maharashtra , Karnataka , Kerala and Telangana ; kabadi or ha-du-du in Bangladesh ; bhavatik in Maldives , kauddi or kabaddi in the Punjab region ; hu-tu-tu in Western India , hu-do-do in Eastern India ; chadakudu in South India ; kapardi in Nepal ; and kabadi or sadugudu in Tamil Nadu .
The Pro Wrestling League ( PWL ) is an Indian sport wrestling promotion that was first established in 2015 . It was initiated by ProSportify and Wrestling Federation of India .
Patanjali Ayurved Limited is an Indian consumer goods company . Manufacturing units and headquarters are located in the industrial area of Haridwar , Uttarakhand while the registered office is located at Delhi . The company manufactures mineral and herbal products . According to CLSA and HSBC , Patanjali is the fastest growing FMCG company in India . It is valued at ₹3,000 crore ( equivalent to ₹32 billion or US $ 450 million in 2018 ) and some predict revenues of ₹5,000 crore ( US $ 700 million ) for the fiscal 2015-16 . Patanjali declared its annual turnover of the year 2016-17 to be estimated ₹10,216 crore ( US $ 1.4 billion ) . It was listed 13th in the list of India 's most trusted brands ( The Brand Trust Report ) as of 2018 , and ranks first in FMCG category .
Wrestling is a combat sport involving grappling-type techniques such as clinch fighting , throws and takedowns , joint locks , pins and other grappling holds . The sport can either be theatrical for entertainment ( see professional wrestling ) , or genuinely competitive . A wrestling bout is a physical competition , between two ( occasionally more ) competitors or sparring partners , who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position . There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles . Wrestling techniques have been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat systems . The term wrestling is attested in late Old English , as wræstlunge ( glossing palestram ) .
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations . The competition currently consists of 38 teams , with all 28 states in India and Four of the Eight union territories having at least one representation . The competition is named after the first Indian cricketer who played international cricket , Ranjitsinhji , who was also known as 'Ranji ' . The current Ranji Trophy championship is held by Vidarbha , which won against Saurashtra by 78 runs in the final match of the 2018-19 season held at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium , Nagpur .
Paytm ( Pay-T-M , pronounced similar to ATM ) is an Indian e-commerce payment system and financial technology company , based out of Noida , India . Paytm is available in 11 Indian languages and offers online use-cases like mobile recharges , utility bill payments , travel , movies , and events bookings as well as in-store payments at grocery stores , fruits and vegetable shops , restaurants , parking , tolls , pharmacies and educational institutions with the Paytm QR code . California based PayPal had filed a case against Paytm in the Indian trademark office for using a logo similar to its own on 18 November 2016 . As of January 2018 , Paytm is valued at $ 10 billion and it is planning to launch its initial public offering ( IPO ) in 2022 . As per the company , over 7 million merchants across India use this QR code to accept payments directly into their bank account . The company also uses advertisements and paid promotional content to generate revenues .
The United Basketball Alliance ( UBA ) is the first mens professional basketball league in India ; comprising eight teams . It is the premier mens professional basketball league in India . UBA is headquartered in Pune and has a city team , Pune Peshwas . The first UBA match was played on 17 July 2015 at Gachibowli Indoor Stadium , Hyderabad between Bengaluru Beast and Pune Peshwas . The match was won by Pune Peshwas as they pulled out an 88-81 win . This marked the first time a professional basketball league tipped off in India . UBA has conducted four seasons thus far and has exponentially grown every season .
The Vijay Hazare Trophy , also known as the Ranji One-Day Trophy , was started in 2002-03 as a limited-overs cricket domestic competition involving state teams from the Ranji Trophy plates . It is named after the famous Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare . Tamil Nadu is the most successful team having won the trophy 5 times . Karnataka are the current champions ( 2019-20 ) who won their 4th title beating Tamil Nadu in the finals .
Women 's Kabaddi Challenge is a Kabaddi league in India started like Pro Kabaddi League for women . Three teams will take part in inaugural season in 2016 and the league will be played across seven cities in India .
Fox Sports ( formerly ESPN Star Sports ) is a Southeast Asian pay television network broadcasting on Hong Kong and Southeast Asia , currently operated by Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific , a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company ( Southeast Asia ) . It also oversees a version of Star Sports available in Mainland China and South Korea . As ESPN Star Sports , it was also operated in South Asia , but Star India took over the Indian business in 2013 . Originally launched in early 1990s as Star Sports ( earlier Prime Sports ) and ESPN by Star TV and ESPN International respectively , both parties have agreed to combine their operations in Asia in October 1996 . News Corporation took the full control of the venture in 2012 , and relaunched the channels in two phases in January 2013 and August 2014 , respectively .