Bengaluru, Nov. 2 -- Indian billiards and snooker icon Pankaj Advani, who recently secured his 29th world championship title, has emphasised the need to popularise cue sports in India, stating that introducing a televised league, creating greater awareness, simplifying the various forms and formats of the sport and establishing more academies could help advance the discipline in the country.

Advani clinched his 29th career world title after defeating England's Robert Hall 1906-1206 in the final of the WBL World Billiards Championship in Birmingham earlier in October, producing a stunning 587 break to seal a memorable victory.

Speaking to ANI about how cue sports could be made more mainstream in India, Advani highlighted the limited popu...