In the run in to the upcoming season, organizers Mashal Sports along with Star Sports is all stage an exciting PKL All Stars game on July 13 at the Gachibowli Stadium, Hyderabad, 7 p.m onwards. The highly anticipated Season 7 of PKL starts next week from July 20.
The country will witness, for the first time ever in the history of Pro Kabaddi League, a battle between the best talent the league has to offer before the Season 7 commences. The matchup will be between the best of Indian and Foreign Kabaddi stars.
“By introducing the concept of All-Stars, Pro Kabaddi is taking a very significant step towards engaging product differentiation for its fans, players, and sponsors. A ‘Rest of World’ team too is a unique concept that will only keep becoming more and more salient in international kabaddi,” CEO of Mashal Sports and League Commissioner, Pro Kabaddi League, Anupam Goswami said.
“This All-Star match is a preview to the toughest season starting within a week and the game is going to be a great experience for all players involved, as it is one-of-a-kind. Team Indian 7 is prepared and we are looking forward to clashing with the best of international talent. As the captain of the team, I want the players to enjoy the game and give their best shot at winning it,” Ajay Thakur, the captain for Indian 7 said.
The PKL All Stars match will be broadcasted live on Star Sports First, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD, Star Sports 1 Telugu and Hotstar at 7 p.m.
India's strongest ? against the best Kabaddi players from the rest of the world – we're in for a treat with the first-ever #VIVOProKabaddi All-Star game tonight.
Watch all the action as INDIAN 7 locks horns with WORLD 7, 7 PM onwards, LIVE on Star Sports & Hotstar. pic.twitter.com/hFu7VaxaYo
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) July 13, 2019
Player List:
| Indian 7 | World 7 | |
| 1 | Ajay Thakur (Captain) | Fazel Atrachali (Captain) |
| 2 | Pawan Sehrawat | Lal Mohar Yadav |
| 3 | Ravinder Pahal | Saeed Ghaffari |
| 4 | Deepak Hooda | Tin Phonchoo |
| 5 | Sunil Kumar | Dong Gyu Kim |
| 6 | Vikash Khandola | Mohammad Shahzad Hossain |
| 7 | Pardeep Narwal | Jang Kun Lee |
| 8 | Girish Ernak Maruti | Emad Sedaghat Nia |
| 9 | Surjeet | Abozar Mohajermighani |
| 10 | Maninder Singh | Farhad Rahimi |
| 11 | Sandeep Narwal | Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh |
| 12 | Nitesh Kumar | Md. Masud Karim |
| 13 | Balwan Singh (Coach) | E P Rao (Coach) |
