The Pro-Kabaddi League kicked off this Saturday with a fan-fare akin to the previous season’s debut as Mumbai’s U-Mumba faced the Jaipur Pink Panthers with a decisive victory. Homegrown spoke to a few of U Mumbai’s brightest stars and pointed out how the time seemed ripe for Kabaddi to get its fair share of spotlight. We now present to you exclusive images from Behind The Scenes as U-Mumba invested themselves in rigorous training with a camp, which lasted for one and a half month as well some downtime to explore Mumbai.

If you haven’t already, go watch them play live. Meanwhile, here’s a veritable photo guide for any budding kabaddi players out there who are looking to go professional.

Photos: Ali Bharmal