Mumbai, January 8, 2026: In a major breakthrough for Indian sport, cricket legend Mahendra Singh Dhoni has expanded his footprint in padel, merging ‘7Padel MS Dhoni’ with PadelPark India – the country’s leading padel ecosystem.
The merger marks the creation of a unified national platform designed for rapid scale, deeper community engagement and more professionally structured play in padel – one of India’s fastest-growing sports.
Since August 2024, Parth Jindal – Founder of JSW Sports and one of the largest corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines in the country – has been one of the early investors in PadelPark India. MS Dhoni now stepping in as a Partner in the merged entity will further also build on the strong institutional confidence in the platform, to become a defining catalyst for padel’s next phase of expansion in the country.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Partner, PadelPark India said, “In a country with over 10 million racquet sport players, Tier-1 cities have already shown how quickly padel can grow. The next step is taking that momentum into newer markets and making the sport accessible beyond the metros. Once courts are available, people will take to it naturally – padel is social, it’s played in doubles, and it’s built around community, which suits India. And with PadelPark India’s 360° ecosystem – from courts and coaching to tournaments and community programmes, we can scale with consistency and build padel as a professionally run sport across the country.”
Nikhil Sachdev, Co-Founder, PadelPark India said,“This unification represents more than a partnership; it marks a shared belief in how padel should grow in India. Bringing 7Padel MS Dhoni together with PadelPark India creates a single, aligned platform capable of elevating standards, strengthening participation, and building long-term credibility for the sport. Dhoni’s leadership, values, and clarity of thought add tremendous depth to our mission. Together, we now have the structure, vision, and momentum to define the future of padel in India.”
Founded by Nikhil Sachdev, Jigar Doshi, Pratik Doshi, and Ronak Daftary, PadelPark India has been a pioneering force in building India’s most comprehensive padel ecosystem. PadelPark India currently operates more than 40 owned and managed courts, contributing to a broader infrastructure footprint of over 200 courts delivered nationwide. Over the next year, the organisation aims to expand to 400–500 courts, significantly increasing access to world-class padel facilities across India.
According to World Padel Report 2025, released in December last year by the International Padel Federation (FIP), ,padel has crossed 77,300 courts worldwide, spanning 150 countries, a clear signal of the sport’s sustained global momentum.
India is mirroring that acceleration. Industry tracking shows the country has moved rapidly from early adoption to meaningful scale from roughly 70 courts in 2023 to around 100 courts by mid-2024, and now over to 300 courts nationwide reflecting how quickly the sport is finding a foothold across metropolitan and emerging markets.
The last quarter has marked a milestone phase for padel, in November 2025, International Padel Federation (FIP) and its continental body, Padel Asia, have announced a historic step in the sport’s global development: Padel has been officially recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and will be included as an official sport on the programme of the upcoming editions of the Asian Games.
Together, 7Padel MS Dhoni and PadelPark India are set to accelerate padel’s growth nationwide, building a sport that is accessible, community-led, and professionally run across India.
