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SHABEER BAPU, THE STAR RAIDER ON MUMBAI’S PROFESSIONAL KABADDI TEAM, U Mumba, leapt into the opposition’s half of the court with just a minute remaining in the 40-minute match against the Bengaluru Bulls from Bangalore. In the season’s final contest, Mumbai held a narrow three-point lead. Earlier in the match, Bapu had fractured his forearm during a violent raid, and now he was playing through the pain. Defenders aimed to prevent him from either gaining an extra point for crossing the finish line or scrambling back to safety in U Mumba territory. Bapu slipped through one defenders tackle, his body folding like a switchblade, and then another.