India’s indigenous sport Kabaddi became an instant hit on Twitter

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.

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.

https://twitter.com/ThinkYuva/status/493083894598488064 (Bachchan and Khans)

https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/493135695943184384 (Bachchan and Sachin)

https://twitter.com/AishwaryaFanNo1/status/493115758398828544 (Aishwarya Rai)

Pro Kabaddi Twitter Mirror Moments

Amitabh Bachchan- https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/493060783509499905

Shahrukh Khan-https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/493063938733387776

Vijender Singh- https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/506100876268687360

Shankar Mahadevan – https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/506096246025502721

Anupam Kher – https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/505376208544997376

Abhishek Bachchan – https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/502482609826328576

Bipasha Basu – https://twitter.com/BipashaFanClub/status/505387009935171584

Here is a collection of some of the great Tweets from India’s Head Honchos, Celebs and Fans that summarise the journey of #ProKabaddi:

https://twitter.com/anandmahindra/status/500667114684833795

https://twitter.com/aliaa08/status/506282196542312448

https://twitter.com/VVSLaxman281/status/506135892285607937

https://twitter.com/bhogleharsha/status/493069789280350208

https://twitter.com/TheFarahKhan/status/493061399493361664

https://twitter.com/anandmahindra/status/505285889967136768

Fun moments and Tweets from People during the #ProKabaddi

https://twitter.com/him12pat/status/503927069458169857

https://twitter.com/kunalkohli/status/503719472956317696

https://twitter.com/FrodoSupertramp/status/503566140186963968

In the breath-taking finale in Mumbai, Abhishek Bachchan’s team Jaipur Pink Panthers beat U Mumba 35-24 to win the inaugural Pro Kabaddi League last Sunday. Here is the Tweet and Vine showing the winning team’s celebrations: https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/506123908429668353

Congratulations to inaugural winners of Pro Kabbadi

https://twitter.com/juniorbachchan/status/506282558166822912

https://twitter.com/aliaa08/status/506282196542312448

https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/506120745613676544

https://twitter.com/ProKabaddi/status/506119803124195328

Amitabh Bachchan’s Tweet was the most retweeted Tweet for #ProKabaddi: https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/495069239405850624 (548 RTs)

Top 5 Most retweeted Tweets for #prokabaddi

https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/495069239405850624 (548 RTs, kabaddi 10x viewers over FIFA)

https://twitter.com/SrBachchan/status/493135135424774144 (506 RTs, Bachchan and Sachin)

https://twitter.com/juniorbachchan/status/492892012194983936 (451 RTs, start of pro kabbadi revolution)

https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/505612186421452800 (399 RTs, grand finale)

https://twitter.com/StarSportsIndia/status/506123908429668353 (348 RTs + Vine of winning team’s celebrations)