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The fifth edition of Pro Kabaddi League is in full flow and the match between Jaipur Pink Panthers and Puneri Paltan produced a spectacular highlight reel moment. Girish used his brute strength to single-handedly stop Jasvir Singh, completing a super tackle and earning his team two points.

Bengal Warriors are a Kolkata-based franchise which was originally owned by the Future Group and Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar recently became the co-owner of the team. However, the team has struggled to make a mark in the League and failed to put up a good show.

Pro Kabaddi League has released the fixtures for the upcoming edition of the 13-week long tournament which is scheduled to start on July 28. The first match will see the Rahul Chaudhari led Telugu Titans clash with newcomers Tamil Thalaivas, which boasts of marquee player Ajay Thakur in Hyderabad.

Sachin Tendulkar has partnered with entrepreneur N. Prasad and will be among the owners of the four new teams in the Pro-Kabaddi League this year. Tendulkar will be joined by the JSW Group, Adani Group, and GMR Group as fellow new owners for the teams from Haryana, Gujarat, UP and Tamil Nadu.