Border Tensions Impact on Kabaddi: Pakistani Players Outed from Mumbai League Pro Kabaddi League NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan exchange fire at the border and rhetoric on the political stage, the conflict between the two countries is quietly playing out in another arena. Two Pakistani players that had signed up for an ongoing professional kabaddi league in India will not be playing any match in Mumbai and Pune due to “security concerns.” Interestingly, the move follows protests by the Shiv Sena demanding that the Pakistani players be removed from the league. “Franchises will not field players of Pakistani origin for matches held in Mumbai and Pune,” said Mashal Sports, the organisers of Pro Kabaddi 2015, in a written statement to Pakistani paper Dawn. “This is in light of security concerns for the safety and success of the tournament while being hosted in Mumbai and Pune,” the statement said, without clarifying what the “security concerns” were.