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Wrestler Turned Kabaddi Player, Nitin Tomar On The Season Ahead

“I want to marry my sister well with the money,” says Nitin Tomar of his Rs 93 lakh payday.

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One day into the 2017 Pro Kabaddi League auction and the sport had a new star.

A virtual unknown in the league, having played just two seasons, Nitin Tomar emerged as the league’s biggest-ever buy. Going to new team UP Yoddha’s for a record-breaking Rs 93 lakh.

The Quint caught up with the 22-year-old and got him to spill the beans on his plans for the big paycheck, his early days as a wrestler and also about that one World Cup match that changed his life.

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(Edited by Rahul Sanpui. Camera: Abhay Singh)

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