India, May 17 -- Shooting will join India's sports leagues this year. The inaugural edition of Shooting League of India will be held from November 20 to December 2 with eight teams, National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Kalikesh Singh Deo said on Saturday after its governing body meeting. The teams will be divided into two pools for the league stage (Nov 21-26) with the top two teams advancing to the knockouts.

"All our partners and members have been signed on or agreed upon; we are in the process of registering various structures required for the governance of the league. NRAI will incubate the league but it will be run by professionals," Deo said.

The first edition is likely be held in Delhi's Dr Karni Singh Shooting Ra...