5 states where kabaddi is played the most

#3 Tamil Nadu

It is no mystery how the state has given the country gems such as K Baskaran, Dharmaraj Cheralathan

It is only apt that a state whose language gave origin to the word, ‘kabaddi’, now can boast of its own, separate team in the PKL. In Tamil, the word ‘Kai-pidi’ means holding hands, which gave birth to the essence of the sport.

The sport, whose roots can be traced back to Indian mythology, is said to have had its nascent form played in the state of Tamil Nadu from which modern kabaddi took shape. Thus it is no mystery how the state has given the country gems such as K Baskaran, Dharmaraj Cheralathan among others.

All around the year, places like Chengalpet hold tournaments where matches start late in the day and go on till the wee hours of the morning. It is a sport that is very much ingrained in Tamilians right from their birth.

District-level competitions are played with a lot of enthusiasm in the state as are they played across the state in universities. With the advent of PKL, there has been a burgeoning demand from teams wanting to participate in kabaddi tournaments all over the southern state.

And it will only increase further now that Tamil Nadu has the Tamil Thalaivas outfit of their own and that too, backed by none other than Sachin Tendulkar.