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How youth leagues have laid the platform for TN kabaddi players

The New Indian Express Thiruvananthapuram

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October 09, 2025

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- CHANDRA PRABHU @Chennai

How youth leagues have laid the platform for TN kabaddi players

Deepak Sankar (L), a defender from Tamil Nadu, in action

(PKL)

LOCAL leagues helping cricketers make a step up to big leagues was one of the trends in recent times.

In kabaddi, Yuva Kabaddi Series (YKS) —a pro league designed to help young talents — and local leagues have helped several young players from Tamil Nadu and other states evolve and make a successful transition into the big league — the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), which is currently underway.

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