Pro-Kabaddi League: Pakistan Players to Sit Out of Games in Mumbai, Pune

Pro-Kabaddi League season two kick-starts on Saturday amidst much fanfare.

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As Pro-Kabaddi League season two gets underway on Saturday amid lot of fanfare, players of Pakistani origin will be kept out of the matches played in Mumbai and Pune.

Since Mumbai terror attacks in 2008, Pakistan players were barred from playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Pro-Kabaddi League too, has gone down a similar road, keeping the players out of matches played in the two cities of Maharashtra. (Pro Kabaddi Season 2 All Set for Glitzy Start)

According to an official statement, franchises will not field Pakistani players for the matches held in the two cities owing to security concerns and the safety and success of the tournament.

This move comes after the Maharashtra-based political party Shiv Sena lead a protest march to the office of the organisers of the event.

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