Pro Kabaddi League set to skip 2026, reports say

The Pro Kabaddi League will not have a season in 2026, with the 13th edition now expected in June or July 2027, according to reports. The league has been without a broadcast partner since its five-year media rights deal with Star India, now JioStar, ended after Season 12 in October 2025. The broadcaster is reported to have offered around half of the previous deal, worth about ₹905 crore, and negotiations have not produced a new agreement.

It will be the first calendar year without a PKL season since the league began in 2014, apart from the pandemic year of 2020. Dabang Delhi remain the defending champions, having beaten Puneri Paltan 31-28 in the Season 12 final last October, and no official confirmation of the new dates has yet been issued by the league.