SportsKPI And IIM Bangalore Bring Forth A New Kabaddi Model Author: Gautam Varier SportsKPI has been one of the pioneers when it comes to Kabaddi analytics in India. A deep dive into the sport helped us formulate the True Raiding Impact (TRI), Net Points per Raid (NPpR), and Net Points…
PKL Auction NYP (New Young) vs. C Category Players Author: Aditya Kashyap In salary capped leagues, it is of the utmost importance to spend efficiently, in order to achieve the best possible results. Mismanagement here can have an adverse impact on team performance and a couple of bad contracts can…
Win Probability in Kabaddi Analyzing PKL Match A win probability is a likelihood that, given any time-state in the game, a certain team will win the game. It’s not a case of saying this is definitely going to happen, it’s providing an insight into what is likely to happen given…
Machine Learning (ML) based Advanced Kabaddi Metrics for PKL – Part 2 Kabaddi needs a more evolved and a more nuanced system which adds more meaning to the numbers by measuring the net impact they have on the game. Advanced Kabaddi Metrics-Part 1 featured the introduction of the True Raider Impact…
Machine Learning (ML) based Advanced Kabaddi Metrics for PKL – Part 1 With the advent of the Pro Kabaddi League, the sport of Kabaddi has seen a meteoric rise in its standing in India. While the sport has evolved a lot over these years and its popularity has soared, the…
Transforming Tough Matches to Wins In PKL - Success Story Author: Darshan Yandigeri While analysis regarding players has a lot to do with what occurs on the playing field, at times it is all about what is taking place between the ears of the players. One such instance of note…
Leveraging NYP Players For Success In The PKL – Case Study Author: Darshan Yandigeri In a competition like the Pro Kabaddi League that doesn’t operate around the year, the pre-season is of utmost importance when it comes to player evaluation and improvement. This is especially the case when it comes…
Home DIS-advantage In Pro Kabaddi League Authors: Darshan Yandigeri and Arindam Bhadra Home advantage is a concept that describes the benefit that the home team is said to gain over the visiting team. This concept could well be applied in the Pro Kabaddi League if a team is touring another state; the…
We kicked off proceedings for our series with some insights on what does the job of a Football Analyst entail. Now we switch gears to the sport of Kabaddi and it’s my pleasure to have onboard Mr. Aditya Kashyap. Aditya most recently worked with the Telugu Titans in the Pro…
Article by our Kabaddi Analyst - Darshan Yandigeri