The game of kabaddi is played with two teams of seven players facing off, the objective
is to raid and defend. The raiders can eliminate the opposing team players and the
defending team in their defense can eliminate the raider. The raider has a total of 30
seconds to complete the raid and thus collect a maximum number of raid points for the
team. The game is believed to have originated in India, 4000 years ago. In
1936, the game of Kabaddi came into prominence and got international recognition after
it featured as a demonstration sport at the Berlin Olympics. In 1990, Kabaddi became a
part of the Asian Games in Beijing, China, and many international teams such as China,
Japan, Malaysia, Iran, and South Korea started to compete on the world stage. The due
recognition for the game of Kabaddi was further fulfilled when the Indian Kabaddi League
was started in the year 2014. The Indian Kabaddi League has played an important role in
Kabaddi's rising popularity in the country over the last 9 years.
Kabaddi can rightfully be described as the sport for every hard-working Indian with an attitude
of never quitting. Being popularized on the international stage, it was only befitting that
India should have its own fantasy kabaddi league. It did and what followed was the burst of the game on digital
platforms. Fantasy Kabaddi quickly grew in popularity, and with fantasy kabaddi fans
were able to engage well with the sport. Moreover, they were in it to win it from the numerous
cash contests that were offered to them on fantasy gaming apps.