New Delhi: The inaugural edition of Param Kho Kho which will begin this Sunday at Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Mahalunge, Pune, Maharashtra. The league’s commissioner and Ultimate Kho Kho CEO Tenzing Niyogi said Bollywood actor Aparshakti Khurana will be the lead presenter of the league and it will be telecast on the league’s official broadcaster Sony Sports Network.
The six franchises are Chennai Quick Guns, Gujarat Giants, Mumbai Players, Odisha Juggernauts, Rajasthan Warriors and Telugu Warriors. A total of 143 players were selected from last month’s draft.
“It is a very special moment for all of us here as Kho-Kho is intrinsically ingrained in the heart and soul of every Indian. This game is played in every school and has immense nostalgic value. We are extremely proud to bring thisclay game‘ In a completely new avatar for the world and these players are all set to take the field today.dream flight’ While every house gets ready to witness the brilliance of the game, which Ultimate Kho Kho envisions to bring,” said Niyogi.
“In today’s day and age, we always need a total package. I’ve done movies, shows, travel shows, but the day it came and I chatted about joining the league, the first five minutes of the conversation, I knew I had to put up with it. This league is very interesting, it is a complete package. I’ve been there the whole game; Life revolves around sports. I really hope that the way you have accepted me as an actor in films, you accept me here,” Khurrana said.
The players have transformed in preparation to be a part of a professional sports league set-up and bring a new image of Kho-Kho with best training facilities, high quality fitness and interesting team bonding sessions under the supervision of the franchisees and coaches. , added Niyogi.
It is the country’s first franchise-based Kho-Kho league and is promoted by Amit Burman in association with Kho-Kho Federation of India. about the cost 200 crore to be set up, Niyogi had told Mint.
Gujarat Giants and Mumbai players will open the first double header of Ultimate Kho Kho Season 1, while Chennai Quick Guns and Telugu Warriors will face each other in the second match of Day 1. The league will run till September 4.
In India, sports sponsorship, which saw a decline in 2020 due to the pandemic, rose to touch down in 2021 9,500 crore, according to a report by GroupM India.
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