A League of Their Own

ULTIMATE KHO KHO HAS BOOSTED THE FORTUNES OF THE NEGLECTED SPORT AND 143 PLAYERS IN THE NEW LEAGUE

- Suhani Singh  

Until mid-July, Vishal earned a living delivering Amazon orders on his Scooty in Delhi’s Shalimar Bagh. Then, one day, the 23-year-old got a call—he was to be a part of Ultimate Kho Kho. Having played the sport since 2010, Vishal knew getting his hopes up would be a mistake. “Every year, we would get a call,” he says. “Friends would question me. Some would taunt, ‘When will it start?’”