Best Kabaddi Betting Sites

Kabaddi is one of India's most popular indigenous team sports. A contact sport, kabaddi predates ancient Indian history and is now a global sport due to the popularity of the Pro Kabaddi League.

There are two teams of seven players in kabaddi, who take turns to 'raid' the opposition and win points.

Raiders - or players making an attack - run into the opposing team's half in order to touch as many of the defenders in one breath as possible. For a raid to be considered successful, the raider must return to their own half of the court without being tackled by the defenders.

Kabaddi is played over a period of 40 minutes, with each half lasting 20 minutes. The team with the most points wins the match.

In kabaddi, there are two disciplines:

• Circle style: Played on a circular outdoor field
• Standard style: Played on a rectangular indoor court

Note: Most professional kabaddi competitions - including the PKL - are played in the standard style

While Pro Kabaddi League is the most well-known kabaddi competition in the world, the sport in India has a legacy that has spanned several decades.

Some of the competitions to follow are:

• Senior National Kabaddi Championships
• Junior National Kabaddi Championships
• Kabaddi World Cup
• Asian Games
• Pro Kabaddi League
• Super Kabaddi League
• Asia Kabaddi Cup

In terms of betting, kabaddi is perhaps a niche sport, since its demographic popularity lies in India primarily.

For someone interested in placing a bet on kabaddi, they must visit a reputable online website

Before placing a bet, consider these:

• Team composition: Check out the top raiders and defenders of the team, see how many points they have in their career or that season and compare where they stand with others.
• Team form: For teams, check what their recent results have been like. Did they lose a lot of matches early on but now have won three on the trot? Sounds like they are on a hot streak. Have there been a lot of wins, followed by several draws? Looks like the team might be losing steam or rotating to ensure all players get a chance.
• Player form: Most of the teams have a lead raider and on occasions, a lead defender. All-rounders are also an asset. Usually, a winning team has a player or two firing on all cylinders and teams often rely on their play. Like Patna Pirates had a history of depending on prolific raider Pardeep Narwal to get them wins and points.

A potential bettor visiting a betting website will find some of the classic markets available across sports.

Here are some of the notable bets:

• Outright winner: This accounts for deciding the probable winner of a Pro Kabaddi League season or a kabaddi tournament.
• Top Raider: This accounts for a punter waging on which kabaddi player accumulates the most points in a single match.
• Top Tackles: This accounts for a potential bettor to identify which defender prevents an opposition raider from scoring a point in a kabaddi match.
• Match winner: This accounts for deciding the probable outcome of a kabaddi match. This is a straightforward bet for a rookie or seasoned punter.
• 1st half score: This accounts for a punter to either predict the scoreline for one particular team in the first half of a kabaddi match. Mostly, it is a yes or no question for a bettor to guess if a side can amass 15 points in the initial 20 minutes.

Some of the other markets available include Double Chance, Total Over/Under and Asian Handicap.