PICKLE TIMES Special
INDIA PICKLEPickleball in India
From a country where courts are multiplying,
Venues, leagues and governing bodies at a glance
Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR. We put together what pickleball in India looks like from Japan, using booking-service listings and official information.
1,118
Facility
Get to know pickleball in India
- Two national federations side by side, and 1,118 listed venues →
- Indian paddles from 809 rupees, USA approval held by two brands →
- IPA, the federation the government recognised, builds the game from schools and courts →
- CCPL, the Hyderabad league, opens in October →
- Picklebay turns commercial in its first year while backing the national team →
- Pickleball Kingdom opens its first eight courts outside the US in Gurugram →
Venues by city Listed on Playo · September 2026
- Hyderabad234 venues
- Bengaluru190 venues
- Delhi NCR157 venues
- Pune102 venues
- Chennai84 venues
- Mumbai79 venues
- Ahmedabad60 venues
- Goa26 venues
Governing bodies
Most-reviewed venues
The most-reviewed venue on Playo in each of the four cities with the most venues.
Equipment brands
Paddles made in India run from ₹809 to ₹14,999. We cover the base, prices and approval status of all eight brands.
For companies · Talk to us about India
Selling equipment and apparel, running or partnering on venues, sponsoring a league. If you are weighing up a pickleball business in India, start with us on picking the city and finding buyers.
The publisher is a co-founder of So Japan, a company that helps Japanese businesses enter India. Depending on what you ask about we may work with So Japan and share the content of your enquiry with them.
Talk to us about India
From reading the market to mapping out buyers and partners, and how to run a test sale or event.
Sources: venue counts come from Playo's venue listings (pickleball, compiled by our editorial team on 17 September 2026; some venues are not listed on Playo). The DUPR growth rate comes from DUPR figures published by The Kitchen. The governing bodies come fromletter from India's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports、IPAandAIPAofficial sites. The dispute is covered byThe News MillandANIreports. The leagues areWPBL officialandKhel Now。
