with Madhulika Choudhary DOB:              30th August 1997 State:             Rajasthan City:               Sikar Club:              VDN & Playard “I used to play Lawn Tennis in Jaipur’s Vidhyadhar Nagar Stadium. At that time the trials for 4th Senior National Pickleball Tournament were going on in the stadium and Rajasthan needed Pickleball players. Niraj …

Gianni Infantino was re-elected FIFA president unopposed at the 69th Congress of FIFA in Paris. The 49-year-old Swiss was the only candidate and the traditional vote was replaced with a round of applause at the Congress. Infantino replaced disgraced former president Sepp Blatter in February 2016, serving a shortened first term after …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …