The Indian National Basketball League (INBL) is the open-entry franchise basketball league in

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, organized and run by the

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.Indian National Basketball League from 4 January
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'', 18 November 2021. Accessed 23 February 2022. The league's organizer has been ''Headstart Arena India'', a

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-based recreational, cultural and sporting activities company which also has business interests in

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. They have been granted a five-year license by the BFI to run the competition and also help promote the 3x3 version of the game. K. Govindaraj, BFI president, said the INBL's aim was to provide players with additional competitive games to improve their standards towards the Elite Pro Basketball League and look to qualify for competitions such as the

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and World Cups.

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2021 establishments in India Basketball competitions in India

Professional sports leagues in India Sports leagues established in 2021 {{basketball-competition-stub

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