“Pickleball has made my parents speak proudly about me…..”
with Ashish Ravindra Mahajan DOB: 2nd March 1996 State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Club: Team CK and Pickleball NX Ashish Ravindra Mahajan is grateful to Mr Chetan Kate for introducing him to Pickleball. An alumni of M. L Dhanukar College in Mumbai, the initial hub of Pickleball in Mumbai, Ashish first played the sport in his college campus. “When I got admission in college, Cricket...
“Pickleball became my saviour when I really needed”…..
with PRASHANT KALANI DOB: 22nd July, 1990 State: Rajasthan City: Jaipur Club: Rajasthan Pickleball Association Prashant Kalani had an indulgence towards sport from his childhood. He and his friends were often spotted playing Cricket, Football, Basketball or Tennis in local clubs and fields. But as they grew up, academic pressure and later professional life scattered them and the friends longed to reunite. “Time...
“Pickleball is something that shall stay with me forever”…..
with KADAMBARI PATIL DOB: 10th August, 1996 State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Club: Maharashtra State Association Kadambari Patil is one such player who can be regarded as the first-generation of Pickleball players in India. An avid Mumbaikar, Kadambari was a go-happy lucky girl when she first heard of Pickleball. “When I was in first year of BFM in M L Dhanukar College, Chetan Kate told...
The rule of Westeros comes live in the Game of Thrones of Women’s Friendly Pickleball League
The girls rule the world! That is true in Westeros where power ranges from Cercei Lannister to Daenerys Targaryen to Sansa and Arya Stark. They are all queens in the Game of Thrones. The Lannisters and the Targaryens have now inspired the Megha Kapoors and Bela Kotwanis to rule the Pickleball court. Come 25th May, the girls of Pickleball India...
The younger Indians write the prelude- India South wins the Street Child Cricket World Cup at Lord’s
Just some weeks prior to the big Cricket World Cup to be held at England and Wales, another team in Indian colour has set the prologue. India South team beat Team England in the finals of the Street Child Cricket World Cup that was held at the Lord’s. After several play-off matches the India South team faced off with team...
“Pickleball builds camaraderie and bond amongst players”.
with ATUL EDWARD DOB: 26th July 1969 State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Club: Khar Gymkhana Atul Edward is the most decorated player of Indian Pickleball. By representing India at various international tournaments and winning there, Edward is a path-breaker. “Well it's a feeling like none other, being able to compete at the highest level and win for your country is something different. When you hold aloft...
“Pickleball provides a perfect work-life balance for me”
with MEGHA KAPOOR DOB: 25th June, 1993 State: Rajasthan City: Jaipur Club: VDN & Playard Megha Kapoor stumbled upon Pickleball when one day she was having a very casual workout at Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium in Jaipur. After having quite an idea about the game, she liked it and started to play. “It was that period when my exams were just over and I...
From streets, aiming for Lord’s- Before their big brothers, 16 children travel to London to savour Street Child Cricket World Cup
The four-year-long wait is almost over, as we look forward to the Cricket World Cup, to be held at the end of May 2019 in England and Wales. This year, however, the World Cup will be a bit more special, because, this time there will be not just one, but two World Cups....... .......with inputs from Debopam Dutta A mere one...
“Pickleball has made my outlook broader and more global”
SUNIL JOSHI DOB: 9th April, 1975 State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Club: ClubMK Sunil Joshi started playing Pickleball in 2014. It was around spring that year when Sunil Valavalkar gave a demonstration of the game at Mangal Kripa Society, located in the busy Goregaon area of Mumbai. The residents were initially quite reluctant to witness the demonstration, as to them the name “Pickleball was...
Bainbridge Cup 2019 and German Open- Team Asia to be led by Indian ace Manish Rao
Bainbridge Cup was started in 2017 by the International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) to meet the growing demand of organized international Pickleball competition among the member countries. It is the first intercontinental Pickleball event where the format consists of competition among teams representing different continents. The first two editions saw Team North America and Team Europe participating with North America...