With a new professional league of its own\, can volleyball go kabaddi way?

With a new professional league of its own, can volleyball go kabaddi way?

In just five years, however, the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) has gone from relative obscurity to widespread popularity

Dhruv Munjal 

Till some years ago, the chances of volleyball getting a professional league of its own in India were as remote as Nick Kyrgios going an entire match without quarrelling with the chair umpire, or India somehow resisting the urge to invite Sri Lanka for a pointless limited-overs series at home — fanciful stuff that, despite our earnest attempts, seemed too good to come true.

Former Olympic gold medallist David Lee will be turning out for the Kochi Blue Spikers. Photo Courtesy: PVL Kabaddi, of course, found itself at the end of such risible expectations once upon ...

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First Published: Fri, February 01 2019. 20:33 IST