Jaipur, July 8 -- The moment Uday Parte's name echoed through the Pro Kabaddi Season 12 League Player Auction hall on June 1 as the second most expensive player from Category D, the 23-year-old from Seoni, Madhya Pradesh, felt a surge of emotions he could barely contain.
"Nothing was going on in my mind at that time, I was just thinking, taking it all in, that's it," he recalled with humility about the life-changing moment that would see him don the Jaipur Pink Panthers jersey for upcoming campaign.
For Uday, the journey to professional kabaddi began in the most traditional way- following in his elder brother's footsteps.
"My elder brother plays Kabaddi, so from there, I went to the ground with my brother," he explained.
What started ...