The seventh season of Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) will be held from July 19 to October 9, an official said on Monday.
Conceding that there was a dip in season 6 viewership, PKL commissioner Anupam Goswami cited the change in the league window as the main reason as it coincided with the festival season.
“We have gone back to the original window of July in season 7 after season 6 commenced in October 2018.”We will have the next season in 2020 also in July,” Goswami said in Mumbai, prior to the auction featuring 441 players from 13 countries.
The auction features 388 Indian and 53 overseas players.
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Each of the twelve franchises have a purse of Rs 4.4 crore to spend at the auction after deducting the salaries of retained players.
The latest edition will also see a host of new faces appear in the league, who came through the Future Kabaddi Heroes programme. Breakout stars like Nitesh Kumar, Surender Singh and Rohit Gulia have already made a huge impact in the league after coming through the FKH programme and Season VII will likely unearth more such young talents who will be looking to take the VIVO Pro Kabaddi stage by storm.
Watch this space for the complete fixture list and more details pertaining to Season VII.
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