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How youth leagues have laid the platform for TN kabaddi players
The New Indian Express Madurai
|October 09, 2025
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Deepak Sankar (L), a defender from Tamil Nadu, in action
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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.
This story is from the October 09, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Madurai.
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