New Delhi, Dec. 7 -- Mumbai Smashers charted a miracle run, going from sixth to champions with a win over Hyderabad Royals in the final of the Indian Pickleball League (IPBL)--launched by The Times Group and recognised as India's only official pickleball league sanctioned by the Indian Pickleball Association under the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, as per a press release by IPBL.

Mumbai capped their turnaround in front of the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju, with a 5-1 win over Hyderabad on Sunday at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall.

Speaking on the occasion, Vineet Jain, Managing Director, Times Group, said, "Pickleball has a special quality. It has the potential to become a mass participation sport. I...