Overview
- Hyderabad Royals selected American duo Ben Newell and Megan Fudge, while Capital Warriors Gurgaon added Jack Munro, Emilia Schmidt, Stavya Bhasin and Naimi Mehta in the auction.
- Lucknow Leopards were confirmed as the sixth franchise and drafted Ryler Deheart, Shelby Bates, Aditya Ruhela and Mihika Yadav, with Aayushi Dholakia named brand ambassador.
- Season 1 is scheduled for December 1–7, 2025 at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall, Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi.
- The league is launched by The Times Group and sanctioned by the Indian Pickleball Association, with franchise backers including M3M India, Nazara Technologies’ Absolute Sports, Accord Distillers & Brewers and Operam Ventures.
- Opening the auction, Times Group MD Vineet Jain set the goal of making pickleball India’s biggest sport after cricket, as PWR and DUPR rankings guided the player pool.