Pro Kabaddi League: Melbourne Raid

Pro Kabaddi League
Melbourne Raid
John Cain Arena during the Pro Kabaddi League: Melbourne Raid Event - 28 December 2024
Tournament information
Date28 December 2024
AdministratorMashal Sports
Host(s)Melbourne, Australia
VenueJohn Cain Arena
Teams4
BroadcastIndia:
Australia:
WebsitePro Kabaddi
Tournament statistics
Matches played2

The Pro Kabaddi League: Melbourne Raid was an event hosted by the Pro Kabaddi League in association with the Victoria State Government that featured two Kabaddi exhibition matches. The Event was held on 28 December 2024 at the John Cain Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The Event featured two Kabaddi All Star matches, with the first match being against the PKL All Star Mavericks and the PKL All Star Masters, and the second match being against the Pro Kabaddi All Stars and the Aussie Raiders. The Event was announced on 11 November 2024, after Premier of Victoria Jacinta Allan visited India with the promise of bringing a Pro Kabaddi event to Melbourne.

History

On 18 September 2024, the premier of Victoria Jacinta Allan released a press statement saying that she will be working with Head of Sports at Disney Star Sanjog Gupta and League Commissioner of PKL Anupam Goswami to bring a Pro Kabaddi League Showcase to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the next 18 Months.[1] On 11 November 2024, Jacinta Allan held a press conference at John Cain Arena to announce that a Pro Kabaddi League showcase event called "Melbourne Raid" will be held at the arena on 28 December 2024, following Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test Cricket Match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Australia and India.[2] Tickets went on sale via Ticketmaster on 12 November 2024.

On 24 December 2024, Pro Kabaddi League announced the squads for the four teams that would be competing at the Melbourne Raid Event. Match 1 would be contested by two PKL All Star Teams named as the Mavericks and Masters, while Match 2 would be contested between a Pro Kabaddi All Stars team and the Aussie Raiders, with the Aussie Raiders consisting of former AFL Players.

Venue

The Event was held at the John Cain Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Australia Australia
Melbourne
John Cain Arena
Capacity: 10,300[3]

Broadcast

The two matches were broadcast on Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports First and Sports18 Khel on Television in India, as well as being streamed live on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.[4] In Australia, the two matches were livestreamed on 7plus for free.[5]

Teams

Team Color
PKL All Star Mavericks   
PKL All Star Masters   
Pro Kabaddi All Stars   
Aussie Raiders   

PKL All Star Mavericks

Name Position
Ajay Thakur (captain)Raider
Deepak HoodaRaider
AadeshRaider
RakeshRaider
Pardeep NarwalRaider
Nitin RawalLeft Corner & Raider
Aditya PowarLeft Corner
Nitesh KumarRight Corner
Mayur KadamRight Cover
Priyank ChandelLeft Cover
NitinLeft Corner
SachinRaider
E. BhaskaranCoach
Source: SportStar[6]

PKL All Star Masters

Name Position
Rakesh Kumar (captain)Raider
Anup KumarRaider
Sukesh HegdeRaider
Jai BhagwanRaider
Maninder SinghRaider
Jeeva KumarLeft Cover
Sandeep NarwalRight Cover
Vishal BhardwajLeft Corner
Saurabh NandalRight Corner
MohitRight Cover
Ran SinghRight & Left Corner
NiteshLeft Corner
B.C. RameshCoach
Source: SportStar[6]

Pro Kabaddi All Stars

Name Position
Anup Kumar (captain)Raider
Rakesh KumarRaider
Sukesh HegdeRaider
Jai BhagwanRaider
Pardeep Narwal Raider
Maninder SinghRaider
Jeeva KumarLeft Cover
Sandeep NarwalRight Cover
Vishal BhardwajLeft Corner
Saurabh NandalRight Corner
MohitRight Cover
NiteshLeft Corner
E. BhaskaranCoach
Source: SportStar[6]

Aussie Raiders

Name Position
Josh Kennedy (captain)Left In & Raider
Marc MurphyCorner & Raider
Dan HanneberyLeft Corner
Brett DeledioRaider
Ben NugentCentre & Raider
Billy GowersLeft Corner & Raider
Michael HibberdLeft Corner
Trent McKenzieRight In
Dyson HeppellLeft Corner & Raider
Liam ShielsRight Corner & Raider
Campbell BrownCoach
Source: SportStar[6]

Matches

Match 1
28 December 2024
20:00 (AEDT), 14:30 (IST)
PKL All Star Mavericks 41 - 39 PKL All Star Masters
PKL All Star Mavericks defeat PKL All Star Masters
Match 2
28 December 2024
21:10 (AEDT), 15:40 (IST)
Pro Kabaddi All Stars 46 - 28 Aussie Raiders
Pro Kabaddi All Stars defeat Aussie Raiders

References

  1. ↑ "Victorian Victory With Pro Kabaddi Showcase". Premier of Victoria. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  2. ↑ "It's Official: Kabaddi Is Coming To Victoria". Premier of Victoria. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  3. ↑ "John Cain Arena". Austadiums. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  4. ↑ "Live streaming, PKL Melbourne Raid to be held on December 28: Where to watch in India - get schedule". SportsAdda. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  5. ↑ "PKL Melbourne Raid: Where & how to watch in Australia?". KhelNow. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Pro Kabaddi League Melbourne Raid: PKL legends Ajay Thakur, Anup Kumar to return; full list of squads". SportStar.
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