A trio of firsts as the first Indo-International Premier Kabaddi League game gets set for a gala opener in Pune It's D-Day, and Pune's Balewadi Stadium is all set for the first raid of the Parle Indo-International Premiere Kabaddi League (IPKL) with the opening Pool A game featuring hosts Pune Pride pitted against the Haryana Heroes.

Both the city of Pune and the state of Haryana represent all things good in Indian sports and it could not have been a better match-up first-up. The hosts have the more experienced squad with the likes of former India international Jitendra Yadav and seasoned professional V Vimal Raj leading the lines, but Haryana also boast of some strong players and it promises to be a cracker of a Monday night scramble at the Balewadi.