Defending champions of the last edition of Pro Kabaddi league (PKl) — U Mumba — will start their title defence against Telugu Titans in opener at Visakhapatnam on January 30th. After becoming the most followed sports league in the country, PKl this time will be more exciting and competitive.
A total of 8 teams, 26 foreign players with galaxy full of Indian stars will be fighting for the coveted trophy. Third edition will feature 60 games in a span of 34 days across eight Indian cities.
The `Caravan style' format, which is a legacy of the previous two seasons, has also been retained.
The `Caravan style' format implies that each home team will host four visiting teams and clash against them in four days, and all remaining seven teams will play a set of away games in each city.
The league will come to the capital between February 24 to February 27 and total of four matches will be played at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium.
Speaking on the curtain raiser, Navneet Gautam (captain of Jaipur Pink Panthers) said, "Its new season and we will try to win the league. We have some aim in our mind and the team is raring to go onto the field."