Pickleball is the biggest sport you’ve never heard of

Gus McCubbingReporter

Jul 28, 2023 – 4.52pm

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Sydneysider Rohit Ninan found out about Pickleball through TikTok and now is hooked on what has become the fastest-growing sport in the United States.

Pickleball, which was first played in 1965 but experienced a boom in popularity during the pandemic, is somewhere between ping pong, tennis and badminton.

Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne.