Kabaddi, a sport that was only played in far flung villages in India reached the heart of the cities and became a revolution in recent times. Such was the impact of the revolution that school kids in the city have taken interest to it and are now seen playing the sport during their school breaks. Twitter played a key part in this #ProKabaddi revolution where you can witness India playing Kabaddi right on your Twitter timeline.
What a great pic. For my scrapbook “@sidelower:And then here is one from 4500m up in the Spiti Himalayas #PRoKabaddi pic.twitter.com/bFrJtHbDRe”
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 20, 2014
Good to see kids playing Kabaddi. Rarity nowadays. All thanks to #ProKabaddi 🙂 @DanishSait @juniorbachchan pic.twitter.com/1gkTP4RNrZ
— Santosh B Patil (@santoshb80) August 28, 2014
@anandmahindra More pics of kids playing kabaddi in society. pic.twitter.com/yUumljmaU9
— Daku (@dakuwithchaku) August 24, 2014
Effects of @prokabaddi. Saw some kids playing kabaddi near my house. @anandmahindra @charusharma #pkl pic.twitter.com/0BY9EKnyEL
— Chhavi Dang (@chhavidang) August 20, 2014
Girls Playing Kabaddi these days…This is the Magic of #PRoKabaddi #patnapirates pic.twitter.com/4xbf0d0E9d
— AMIT PRAKASH (@Hillthrob) August 19, 2014
Pro Kabaddi was an instant hit 8 teams participating in the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League all of whom were on Twitter. Twitter was a second screen where a fan could get a front seat to the happenings in the world of Kabaddi. People were able to follow live action, score updates and exclusive behind the scenes Twitter Mirror pictures. The #ProKabaddi got a push from celebrities, head honchos of India, team owners and sports personalities alike there by taking this sport global.
There were various moments during the match which were shared and talked about during the league. The sports also saw a remarkable push by most celebrities and the team owners.
It started with a star studded opening for #ProKabaddi with the likes of Amitabh Bachachan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Bipasha Basu, Aishwariya Rai, Anupam Kher, Vijender Singh and Shankar Mahadevan making their presence felt and cheering their favourites.
Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan at Pro Kabaddi today in Mumbai @ProKabaddi #ProKabbadi #sports pic.twitter.com/L1OTggDMZt
— Think Yuva (@ThinkYuva) July 26, 2014
(Bachchan and Khans)
T 1158 – Pro Kabaddi … what A fun !! pic.twitter.com/DFI6ogq6vp
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 26, 2014
(Bachchan and Sachin)
Aishwarya with SRK at the #ProKabaddi match. pic.twitter.com/K3QIG0VUWB
— Aishwarya Rai fan!!! (@AishwaryaFanNo1) July 26, 2014
(Aishwarya Rai)
Pro Kabaddi Twitter Mirror Moments
Amitabh Bachchan-
.@SrBachchan cheering for @juniorbachchan's @JaipurPanthers at the @StarSportsIndia Pro Kabaddi #JeetegaWahi pic.twitter.com/WixAtKOB3f
— STAR Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 26, 2014
Shahrukh Khan-
.@iamsrk cheering for @juniorbachchan's @JaipurPanthers at @StarSportsIndia Pro Kabaddi in #Mumbai #JeetegaWahi pic.twitter.com/Dq7Ec6CZUl
— STAR Sports (@StarSportsIndia) July 26, 2014
Vijender Singh-
Star boxer @boxervijender showing his support for #ProKabaddi! pic.twitter.com/s722FBFbQv
— STAR Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 31, 2014
Shankar Mahadevan –
.@shankar_live goes Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi at the STAR Sports #ProKabaddi Grand Finale pic.twitter.com/mH3XnjWX84
— STAR Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 31, 2014
Anupam Kher –
.@AnupamPkher cheering the teams at the STAR Sports #ProKabaddi semi finals of @JaipurPanthers v @PatnaPirates pic.twitter.com/Sf6wVUCqc1
— STAR Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 29, 2014
Abhishek Bachchan –
Abhishek Bachchan @juniorbachchan all set to take on @U_Mumba & show that @JaipurPanthers are leaders of #ProKabaddi pic.twitter.com/4rHSKZbg77
— STAR Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 21, 2014
Bipasha Basu –
RT @StarSportsIndia: @bipsluvurself loving the action at the STAR Sports #ProKabaddi semi finals pic.twitter.com/0dJHwEO4Sg
— Bipasha Basu FanClub (@BipashaFanClub) August 29, 2014
Here is a collection of some of the great Tweets from India’s Head Honchos, Celebs and Fans that summarise the journey of #ProKabaddi:
#ProKabaddi At this point I'm beginning to get a glimmer of what might be a dream team…But would enjoy hearing from you out there first..
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 16, 2014
Congratulations @juniorbachchan for the super super win !!!! Wohoooooo again 😛 @JaipurPanthers #ProKabaddi
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) September 1, 2014
Congrats to @juniorbachchan and his jaipur team on winning the inaugral pro kabaddi league. amazing team effort. #ProKabaddi2014
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 31, 2014
looks like the #ProKabaddi has got off to a good start. hopefully will gather momentum and revolutionise an indian sport.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) July 26, 2014
Thank u @juniorbachchan 4 inviting us to the Pro Kabaddi opening!! What a fun we had!! pic.twitter.com/DJPCnKC8XY
— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) July 26, 2014
Today's #ProKabaddi semifinals have teams from North,East,South&West.(Trust I can take Jaipur as the North?) An India story..Perfect!
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 29, 2014
Fun moments and Tweets from People during the #ProKabaddi
At a remote location in Chhattisgarh, people queuing up at 8pm to view #Prokabaddi @anandmahindra
— Himanshu (@him12pat) August 25, 2014
So #ProKabaddi has done better than the hockey & badminton league! Great news for Indian sport #LetsTakeThisGlobal
— kunal kohli (@kunalkohli) August 25, 2014
It's over .. Bengaluru bulls chewed and spat out the Bengal warriors.. #Bengalurubulls #prokabaddi pic.twitter.com/8hpLa35lGq
— Naughtius Baalakus (@NutkhatBaalak) August 24, 2014
In the breath-taking finale in Mumbai, Abhishek Bachchan’s team Jaipur Pink Panthers beat U Mumbai 35-24 to win the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League last Sunday. Here is the Tweet and Vine showing the winning team’s celebrations:
And @JaipurPanthers win the STAR Sports #ProKabaddi @juniorbachchan is ecstatic! https://t.co/XyOUCumyur
— STAR Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 31, 2014
Congratulations to inaugural winners of Pro Kabbadi
Last night feels like a dream. Can’t believe that we won the Pro Kabaddi League. All the hard work of the boys, coach and staff came through
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) September 1, 2014
Congratulations @juniorbachchan for the super super win !!!! Wohoooooo again 😛 @JaipurPanthers #ProKabaddi
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) September 1, 2014
Congratulations @JaipurPanthers for winning STAR Sports #ProKabaddi 2014!
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 31, 2014
RT NOW: CONGRATS TO @JAIPURPANTHERS! THE CHAMPIONS OF THE FIRST @PROKABADDI LEAGUE @ANANDMAHINDRA @JUNIORBACHCHAN. #PROKABADDI
— ProKabaddi (@ProKabaddi) August 31, 2014
Amitabh Bachchan’s Tweet was the most retweeted Tweet for #ProKabaddi:
T 1164 – Opening ratings of Pro Kabaddi 10 times greater than first day of FIFA World Cup 2014 .. GO INDIA ..!!! Kabaddi Kabaddi !!
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 1, 2014
(546 RTs)
