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From buzzing courts to packed tournaments, the sport is creating a new social scene, redefining recreation and fueling a nationwide craze that shows no signs of slowing down.

My wife is allergic to noise, and this allergy peaks during our periodic visits to my sister’s place in Chennai. At around 6 am, we wake to a rhythmic tok-tok-thup-TOKKK...
There used to be a full-sized tennis court in my sister’s housing complex. Then, as I was told the tale, a young couple working in the tech industry in Bengaluru moved to Chennai and rented an apartment there.
While in Bengaluru, they had gotten hooked to Pickleball, a fast-growing sport that is a hybrid of tennis and table tennis with a side of badminton. When they moved to Chennai, their …