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Siddharth Desai (centre) is grabbed by Puneri Paltan players in a Pro Kabaddi League match at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex in New Delhi

New Cars, Tattoos: The Lifestyles Of India's Kabbadi Millionaires

Siddharth Desai grew up in humble surroundings but now he's living the life of a millionaire sportsman, driving a souped-up jeep and taking selfies with fans -- and it's all thanks to kabaddi.The ancient game has undergone a glitzy makeover through the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), creating a new group of sports stars in a country traditionally obsessed with cricket.Kabaddi -- which roughly translates to "holding hands" -- is a tag-meets-rugby contact sport widely believed to have originated in the South Asian nation thousands of years ago.

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