{"id":5593,"date":"2026-09-18T13:31:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T04:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/india\/brands\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T14:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:03:39","slug":"brands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/india\/brands\/","title":{"rendered":"India's Pickleball Equipment Brands"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swell-block-fullWide pc-py-40 sp-py-24 alignfull pt-home pt-vn\" style=\"background-color:#faf4e6\"><div class=\"swell-block-fullWide__inner l-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row pt-vn-hero has-background\" style=\"border-radius:22px;background-color:#173a5e;margin-bottom:8px;padding-top:52px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:52px;padding-left:48px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row pt-vn-hero__text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-row__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"pt-vn-hero__kicker wp-block-paragraph\">PICKLE TIMES Special \u00b7 India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading pt-vn-hero__title\"><span class=\"pt-vn-hero__en\">INDIA <span class=\"pt-gold\">BRANDS<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pt-vn-hero__ja\">India's Pickleball Equipment Brands<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pt-vn-hero__sub wp-block-paragraph\">Paddles run from \u20b9809 to \u20b914,999.<br class=\"pt-spbr\"\/>Eight brands lined up by price and base<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pt-vn-hero__desc wp-block-paragraph\">Brands that started in pickleball alone, veterans that came in from badminton and football, makers that have lived off exports. Indian paddles split cleanly by where they came from. We list the prices confirmed on each brand's official site and the results of a cross-check against the USA Pickleball approved list (as of 18 September 2026).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row is-row pt-vn-hero__stats\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row is-row pt-vn-stat\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-row is-row__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"pt-vn-stat__num wp-block-paragraph\">8<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pt-vn-stat__label wp-block-paragraph\">Brands<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row is-row pt-vn-stat\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-row is-row__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"pt-vn-stat__num wp-block-paragraph\">24<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pt-vn-stat__label wp-block-paragraph\">USAP-approved models<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pt-section\" style=\"margin-top:36px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row pt-sec-head pt-vn-head\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading pt-sec-head__title\">India's eight brands<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For every brand we confirmed the base, products and prices on its official site. Figures are the prices displayed at the time of checking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pt-bcards\"><a class=\"pt-bcard\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/hundred-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__logo\">H<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__body\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__name\">Hundred<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__desc\">Telangana \u00b7 22 USA Pickleball approved models \u00b7 \u20b91,890\u20137,490<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"pt-bcard\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/strokess-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__logo\">S<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__body\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__name\">Strokess<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__desc\">Vadodara, Gujarat \u00b7 own court attached \u00b7 \u20b93,495\u201314,999<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"pt-bcard\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/gliderz-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__logo\">G<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__body\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__name\">Gliderz<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__desc\">Pune, Maharashtra \u00b7 100% made in its own factory \u00b7 \u20b91,350\u2013<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"pt-bcard\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/nivia-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__logo\">N<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__body\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__name\">Nivia<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__desc\">Jalandhar, Punjab \u00b7 top two models USAP approved \u00b7 \u20b91,952\u20138,799<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"pt-bcard\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/cosco-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__logo\">C<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__body\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__name\">Cosco<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__desc\">Gurugram, Haryana \u00b7 four carbon models \u00b7 \u20b91,796\u20139,301<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"pt-bcard\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/airavat-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__logo\">A<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__body\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__name\">Airavat<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__desc\">General brand founded in 1985 \u00b7 22 models \u00b7 \u20b9999\u201312,999<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"pt-bcard\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/vector-x-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__logo\">V<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__body\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__name\">Vector X<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__desc\">Jalandhar, Punjab \u00b7 entry line starting at \u20b9809 for wood<\/span><\/span><\/a><a class=\"pt-bcard\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/vinex-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__logo\">V<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__body\"><span class=\"pt-bcard__name\">Vinex<\/span><span class=\"pt-bcard__desc\">Meerut exporter founded in 1957 \u00b7 plywood paddles and nets<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pt-vn-guiderow\" style=\"margin-top:40px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pt-vn-guide has-background\" style=\"border-radius:18px;background-color:#0e5c43;padding-top:24px;padding-right:26px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:26px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3e14d68c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"pt-vn-guide__title wp-block-paragraph\">Only two brands hold USA Pickleball approval<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"color:#fff;font-size:15px;line-height:1.85\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 12px\">We pulled every page of the USA Pickleball approved paddle list and, after removing duplicates, compared<strong>5,336 models and 1,382 manufacturers<\/strong>against the line-ups of the Indian brands (18 September 2026). Two brands matched all the way down to the model name.<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:1.1em\"><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\"><a href=\"\/en\/brand\/hundred-pickleball\/\" style=\"color:#f2b92e\">Hundred\uff08HNDRD\uff09<\/a>: 22 models. Phantom, Raptor, Zephyr, Spirit-X and Vigor 100, each in Wide and Extend and in 13mm and 16mm. Registered between February and April 2025. The cheapest N Force 40, and Spirit X variants such as Pop, Blast and Flow, are not on the list<\/li><li style=\"margin-bottom:8px\"><a href=\"\/en\/brand\/nivia-pickleball\/\" style=\"color:#f2b92e\">Nivia<\/a>: K-3000 PRO (26 September 2025) and K-5000 PRO (24 November 2025), two models<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"margin:12px 0 0;font-size:13px;opacity:.85\">We could not confirm registrations for Strokess, Gliderz, Airavat, Cosco or Vinex. The list does carry AQUA and SHADOW under the name \u201cVECTOR X\u201d, but no product of that name appears in the current line-up of India's Vector X, so we cannot establish they are the same maker and have not counted them.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pt-vn-price has-background\" style=\"border-radius:18px;background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:22px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:22px;padding-left:24px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e1789959 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"pt-vn-price__title wp-block-paragraph\">Paddle prices <span class=\"pt-vn-price__note\">18 September 2026 \u00b7 each brand's official site<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list pt-vn-price__list\">\n<li>Vector X wooden paddle<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b9809<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Airavat BLAST<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b9999<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gliderz (cheapest model)<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b91,350<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cosco Tango<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b91,796<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hundred N Force 40<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b91,890<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nivia K-500<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b91,952<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hundred Spirit X (USAP approved)<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b91,990<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decathlon Kuikma Open<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b91,999<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vector X Beast 13mm<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b92,339<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strokess Carbon X 16mm<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b93,495<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cosco Carbon Arc<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b93,671<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nivia K-3000 PRO (USAP approved)<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b96,799<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hundred Raptor 80 Extend<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b97,490<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nivia K-5000 PRO (USAP approved)<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b98,799<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cosco Carbon Charge<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b99,301<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Airavat IONIX<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b910,999<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Airavat ASTRA and VALOUR<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b912,999<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strokess RAGE SERIES<span class=\"pt-vn-price__val\">\u20b914,999<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pt-section\" style=\"margin-top:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row pt-sec-head pt-vn-head\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading pt-sec-head__title\">Three different origins<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pt-tcards\"><a class=\"pt-trow\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/strokess-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-trow__title\">Pickleball specialists<\/span><span class=\"pt-trow__meta\">Strokess and Gliderz. Close to running courts and clubs, building their top end on carbon and Kevlar<\/span><\/a><a class=\"pt-trow\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/cosco-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-trow__title\">General sporting goods makers<\/span><span class=\"pt-trow__meta\">Cosco, Nivia, Vector X, Airavat and Hundred. Adding a shelf to a shop they already had, which makes them strong at the low end<\/span><\/a><a class=\"pt-trow\" href=\"\/en\/brand\/vinex-pickleball\/\"><span class=\"pt-trow__title\">Export manufacturers<\/span><span class=\"pt-trow__meta\">Vinex. In the Meerut and Jalandhar manufacturing belts, making plywood paddles and nets for schools and overseas buyers<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pt-section\" style=\"margin-top:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row pt-sec-head pt-vn-head\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading pt-sec-head__title\">Can you buy them from Japan?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No brand has an official distributor in Japan, as far as we could confirm. Strokess's official store (Shopify) does include Japan among its shipping destinations, however, and its shipping policy says it ships worldwide, with delivery in 10 to 15 days after dispatch (prices stay in rupees).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are thinking about sanctioned tournaments in Japan, the guide is whether the model is on the USA Pickleball approved list. As the cross-check above shows, only Hundred and Nivia are on it among the Indian brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversely, the overseas brands people actually buy in India come through specialist stores like these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pt-tcards\"><span class=\"pt-trow\" style=\"cursor:default\"><span class=\"pt-trow__title\">PickleballOutlet.in<span style=\"font-weight:400;opacity:.7\">(Hyderabad)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pt-trow__meta\">Joola, Selkirk, Paddletek, Engage, Six Zero, Franklin and HEAD. Shoes from Asics and Mizuno<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pt-trow\" style=\"cursor:default\"><span class=\"pt-trow__title\">PaddlePro Sports<span style=\"font-weight:400;opacity:.7\">(Surat, Gujarat)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pt-trow__meta\">Facolos, Onix, Joola, Tanso and Yaba. \u20b91,899\u2013\u20b927,499<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pt-trow\" style=\"cursor:default\"><span class=\"pt-trow__title\">Gambol<span style=\"font-weight:400;opacity:.7\">(ships across India)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"pt-trow__meta\">Head, Gamma, JOOLA, Franklin and Tanso. Shoes from ASICS and Skechers<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group pt-section\" style=\"margin-top:40px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row pt-sec-head pt-vn-head\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading pt-sec-head__title\">Recommended Reading<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"pt-vn-guide__list\"><li><a href=\"\/en\/paddle-info\/india-paddle-brands\/\">Indian paddles start at 809 rupees. Only two of eight brands hold USA approval \u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/india\/\">Pickleball in India (venues, governing bodies and leagues) \u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/venue_area\/india\/\">All India venues \u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/region\/india\/\">India news \u2192<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"\/en\/brand\/\">Pickleball Brand Directory \u2192<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row pt-vn-letter has-background\" style=\"border-radius:20px;background-color:#173a5e;margin-top:40px;padding-top:36px;padding-right:44px;padding-bottom:36px;padding-left:44px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row pt-vn-letter__text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-row__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"pt-vn-letter__kicker wp-block-paragraph\">For companies \u00b7 The equipment business in India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pt-vn-letter__body wp-block-paragraph\">Selling a Japanese brand in India, making it in an Indian factory, partnering with a local brand. Meerut and Jalandhar have makers that have exported for decades, and paddle production sits on the same line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pt-vn-letter__sign wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-row pt-vn-news has-background\" style=\"border-radius:16px;background-color:#faf4e6;padding-top:24px;padding-right:28px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:28px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group is-row__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bba1aa89 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"pt-vn-news__title wp-block-paragraph\">Talk to us about India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pt-vn-news__desc wp-block-paragraph\">From mapping out buyers and partners to finding a manufacturing partner and running a test sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin:16px 0 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/contact\/?your-type=%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%81%A7%E3%81%AE%E3%83%94%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9C%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E4%BA%8B%E6%A5%AD%E3%81%AE%E7%9B%B8%E8%AB%87\" style=\"display:block;box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;max-width:260px;padding:14px 24px;border-radius:999px;background:#f2b92e;color:#1c2420;font-size:15px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.4;text-align:center;text-decoration:none\">Open the enquiry form \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"pt-vn-price__note wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:28px;font-size:12px\">Sources: prices, bases and product lines come from each brand's official site (<a href=\"https:\/\/in.hndrd.co\/collections\/pickleball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hundred<\/a>\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/strokess.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strokess<\/a>\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/gliderzpickleball.com\/pickleball-paddle-manufacturer-in-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gliderz<\/a>\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/www.niviasports.com\/pages\/pickleball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nivia<\/a>\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/store.cosco.in\/collections\/pickleball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cosco<\/a>\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/airavatindia.com\/collections\/pickleball-paddle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Airavat<\/a>\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vector-x.com\/collections\/pickle-bat-and-ball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vector X<\/a>\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinex.in\/Pickleball-Equipment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vinex<\/a>\u3001<a href=\"https:\/\/www.decathlon.in\/c\/padel-pickleball-rackets-622485\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Decathlon India<\/a>) on 18 September 2026 by our editorial team. For approved models we pulled the<a href=\"https:\/\/equipment.usapickleball.org\/view\/paddle-list-print\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Pickleball approved paddle list<\/a>for every page and cross-checked them. The recognition status of the governing bodies comes from<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yas.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/Indian%20Pickleball%20Association.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter from India's Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports<\/a>\u3002<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight Indian pickleball equipment brands sorted by base, price and USA Pickleball approval. Paddles run from \u20b9809 to \u20b914,999. 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