Live streaming, PKL Melbourne Raid to be held on December 28: Where to watch in India - get schedule

The Pro Kabaddi League is all set to go global as PKL superstars will travel to Australia for the PKL Melbourne Raid event on Saturday, December 28.

Organised by the Victorian Government, the PKL Melbourne Raid event will see two exhibition matches to be staged at the iconic John Cain Arena after stumps on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

PKL All Star Mavericks will square off against PKL All Star Masters in the first match while Aussie Raiders will lock horns with Pro Kabaddi All Stars in the second exhibition fixture.

Under coach BC Ramesh, the PKL All Star Masters will be led by Anup Kumar. Maninder Singh, Sandeep Narwal, Rakesh Kumar and Nitesh Kumar are some of the other PKL stars included in the squad.

The PKL All Star Mavericks have also assembled a formidable squad under E.Bhaskaran. The Ajay Thakur-led Mavericks also features Pardeep Narwal, Sachin Tanwar, Deepak Hooda, Nitin Rawal, Nitesh Kumar and Mayur Kadam.

Meanwhile, the former Australian Football League (AFL) players will participate in the second game against PKL legends in Melbourne.

Under coach Campbell Brown, the Aussie Raiders will be led by captain Josh Kennedy. Dan Hannebery, Marc Murphy, Liam Shiels, Michael Hibberd, Trent McKenzie, Brett Deledio, Dyson Heppell and Billy Gowers are the other AFL stars that will compete in the other game.

PKL Melbourne Raid schedule and live match start times

All match timings are in India Standard Time (IST)

Where to watch PKL Melbourne Raid live in India

The PKL Melbourne Raid matches will be telecast live on Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports First and Sports18 Khel TV channels in India.

Live streaming of the PKL Melbourne Raid matches will be available on Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

PKL Melbourne Raid teams and squads

PKL All Star Masters: Anup Kumar (captain), Rajesh Kumar, Sukesh Hedge, Jai Bhagwan, Maninder Singh, Jeeva Kumar, Sandeep Narwal, Vishal Bhardwaj, Saurabh Nandal, Mohit Nandal, Ran Singh, Nitesh Kumar, B.C.Ramesh (coach)

PKL All Star Mavericks: Ajay Thakur (captain), Pardeep Narwal, Deepak Hooda, Nitin Rawal, Sachin Tanwar, Mayur Kadam, Rakesh Sungroya, Nitesh Kumar, Aditya Powar, Priyank Chandel, Aadesh Siwach, Nitin, E.Bhaskaran (coach)

Aussie Raiders: Josh Kennedy (captain), Dan Hannebery, Marc Murphy, Liam Shiels, Michael Hibberd, Trent McKenzie, Brett Deledio, Dyson Heppell, Billy Gowers, Campbell Brown (coach)

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