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Corporate leaders' new-found love, business interest: Padel and pickleball

This rising sporting interest is translating into business interest as well. For instance, the pickleball championship was sponsored by Vedanta Foundation

Both padel and pickleball are expensive sports. The price of a pickleball racquet, for instance, can go up to Rs 45,000 and constructing a court for it can set you back by upwards of Rs 10 lakh. (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK)
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Both padel and pickleball are expensive sports. The price of a pickleball racquet, for instance, can go up to Rs 45,000 and constructing a court for it can set you back by upwards of Rs 10 lakh. (PHOTO: SHUTTERSTOCK)

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There is a padel court on top of the JSW Group’s office in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex. There is also a similar court at the Jindal family home in Mahabaleshwar and Vijaynagar. All because Parth Jindal, the founder of JSW Sports and Inspire Institute of Sports and the next generation of the Jindal family, is a keen padel player.
 
He is among the many from the top echelons of India's corporate sector to have fallen in love with padel and pickleball. At the recent, Monsoon Pickleball Championship, many from India Inc could be spotted, such as a

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