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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|National kho kho team}}<br />
{{About|the women's team|the men's team|India men's national kho kho team}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}<br />
{{Infobox national kho kho team<br />
| name = India<br />
| image = Flag of India.svg<br />
| size = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| association = [[Kho Kho Federation of India]]<br />
| confederation = [[International Kho Kho Federation]]<br />
| coach = <br />
| captain = [[Priyanka Ingle]]<br />
| most caps = <br />
| first game =<br />
| largest win =<br />
| largest defeat =<br />
| World cup apps = 1<br />
| World cup first = 2025<br />
| World cup best = First place, [[2025 Kho Kho World Cup|2025]]<br />
| Regional name = <br />
| Regional cup apps = <br />
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| type = <br />
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}}<br />
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The '''India women's national kho kho team''' represents [[India]] in women's international [[Kho Kho]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-02 |title=First-ever Kho Kho World Cup to Take Place in India Next Year |url=https://www.news18.com/sports/first-ever-kho-kho-world-cup-to-take-place-in-india-next-year-9071114.html |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref> It is governed by the [[Kho Kho Federation of India]] and is a [[International Kho Kho Federation#Members|member]] of [[International Kho Kho Federation]]. The team won the World Cup during its first edition in [[2025 Kho Kho World Cup|2025]], as a host nation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India to host first-ever Kho Kho World Cup in 2025 - The Economic Times |url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/sports/india-to-host-first-ever-kho-kho-world-cup-in-2025/articleshow/113870958.cms |access-date=2024-10-02 |website=m.economictimes.com}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
India women's team defeated [[Nepal men's national kho kho team|Nepal]] women's team in the final match of the first ever [[2025 Kho Kho World Cup#Matches|2025 Kho Kho World Cup]].<ref>[https://gms.kkwc2025.com/live/matches/scores/1 IND vs NEP : 13 Jan Result]</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kho Kho World Cup kicks off today: Nepal to face India in opener |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/kho-kho-world-cup-kicks-off-today-nepal-to-face-india-in-opener.html |accessdate=13 January 2025}}</ref> Indian women defeated South Korea, IR Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, Bangladesh in quarterfinals and later, beat South Africa in semifinals to enter the finals. They defeated Nepal 78–40 in the finals.<br />
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== Sponsorship ==<br />
The Indian national kho kho teams are sponsored by the Odisha state government for a period of three years from January 2025 to December 2027. Odisha committed Rs 5 crore per year for a total of Rs.15 crore for three years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nayak |first=Subadh |date=19 January 2025 |title=Historic Victory! Indian men’s and women’s teams become first ever Kho Kho World Cup Champions |url=https://kalingatv.com/sports/historic-victory-indian-mens-and-womens-teams-become-first-ever-kho-kho-world-cup-champions/ |access-date=10 March 2025 |website=KalingaTV.com}}</ref><br />
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== Results and fixtures ==<br />
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=== 2025 ===<br />
{{khokhobox<br />
|date = {{nobr|14 January}}<br />
|time = {{nowrap|19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]}}<br />
|team1 = {{kkw-rt|IND}}<br />
|score=175-18<br />
|report = <br />
|team2 = {{kkw|KOR}}<br />
|result =<br />
|stadium= [[Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]<br />
|potm=<br />
}}<br />
{{khokhobox<br />
|date = {{nobr|15 January}}<br />
|time = {{nowrap|19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]}}<br />
|team1 = {{kkw-rt|IND}}<br />
|score=100-16<br />
|report = <br />
|team2 = {{kkw|IRI}}<br />
|result =<br />
|stadium= [[Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]<br />
|potm=<br />
}}<br />
{{khokhobox<br />
|date = {{nobr|16 January}}<br />
|time = {{nowrap|19:00 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]}}<br />
|team1 = {{kkw-rt|IND}}<br />
|score=100-20<br />
|report = <br />
|team2 = {{kkw|MAS}}<br />
|result =<br />
|stadium= [[Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]<br />
|potm=<br />
}}<br />
<br />
;Quarter-final 1<br />
{{Khokhobox<br />
|date = 17 January 2025<br />
|time = 20:15 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
|team1 = {{kk-rt|IND}}<br />
|score =109-16 <br />
|team2 = {{kk|Bangladesh}}<br />
|report =<br />
|result =<br />
|stadium= [[Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
;Semi-final 1<br />
{{Khokhobox<br />
|date = 18 January 2025<br />
|time = 20:15 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
|team1 = {{kk-rt|IND}}<br />
|score =66-16 <br />
|team2 = {{kk|South Africa}}<br />
|report =<br />
|result =<br />
|stadium= [[Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
;Final<br />
{{Khokhobox<br />
|date = 19 January 2025<br />
|time = 20:15 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
|team1 = {{kk-rt|IND}}<br />
|score =78-40 <br />
|team2 = {{kk|Nepal}}<br />
|report =<br />
|result =<br />
|stadium= [[Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium]], [[New Delhi]]<br />
}}<br />
== Coaching staff ==<br />
<br />
'''Physios:''' Amit Ravhate, Vandana and Kumkum.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Position !! Name !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}<br />
|-<br />
| Team Manager<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Rajkumari<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| Head Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Sumit Bhatia<br />
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=19 January 2025 |title=Indian Women create history at Kho Kho World Cup 2025 with commanding victory over rivals Nepal to secure coveted trophy |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/sports/indian-women-create-history-at-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-with-commanding-victory-over-rivals-nepal-to-secure-coveted-trophy/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
|Assistant Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Munni Joon<br />
| <ref>{{Cite web |title="We have created world record": India Women's Kho Kho team head coach |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/we-have-created-world-record-india-womens-kho-kho-team-head-coach20250119233923/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> <br />
|-<br />
| Defence Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Sushma Golwalkar<br />
| <ref name="coach def&atk">{{Cite web |date=2025-01-21 |title=Two good at kho-kho World Cup: Pune’s Waikar leads men’s kho kho team to glory, his kin coach of winning women’s squad |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/punes-waikar-leads-mens-kho-kho-team-to-glory-his-kin-coach-of-winning-womens-squad-9789706/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> <br />
|-<br />
| Attack Coach<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Prachi Waikar<br />
| <ref name="coach def&atk"/><br />
|-<br />
| Skill Analyst<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Eslavath Naresh<br />
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Subrahmanyam |first=V. V. |date=2025-01-20 |title=Karimnagar’s Eslavath Naresh lives his dream through Indian Women’s Kho Kho World Cup victory |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/other-sports/india-women-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-eslavath-naresh-karimnagar-coach-news/article69119569.ece |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Physio<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} Amit Ravhate<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} Vandana<br/>{{flagicon|IND}} Kumkum<br />
| <br />
|}<br />
== Current squad ==<br />
{{Updated|13 January 2025}}<br />
Following is the team that represented India in the [[2025 Kho Kho World Cup|first Kho Kho World Cup]] in January 2025 at Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) - KKFI Official Website |url=https://khokhofederation.in/world-cup-team-matches/?id=2 |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=Kho Kho Federation |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"<br />
!No.<br />
! style="text-align:center;" |Name<br />
!Date of birth<br />
!Pos<br />
!State<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|[[Anshu Kumari]]<br />
|30 January 2008<br />
|All rounder<br />
|Delhi<br />
|-<br />
|55<br />
|[[Ashwini Shinde|Ashwini Appasaheb Shinde]]<br />
|10 October 2007<br />
|Defender<br />
|Maharashtra<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|[[Opina Bhilar|Opinaben Devjibhai Bhilar]]<br />
|8 July 2001<br />
|All rounder<br />
|Gujarat<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Chaithra B.]]<br />
|8 January 2002<br />
|Defender<br />
|Karnataka<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|[[Magai Majhi]]<br />
|18 August 2004<br />
|Attacker<br />
|Odisha<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|[[Meenu Dhatterwal]]<br />
|23 November 2006<br />
|Defender<br />
|Haryana<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|[[Monika Sah]]<br />
|<br />
|All rounder<br />
|Bihar<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|[[Nasreen Shaikh]]<br />
|7 November 1998<br />
|All rounder<br />
|Delhi<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|[[Nazia Bibi]]<br />
|<br />
|Attacker <br />
|Jammu and Kashmir<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|[[Neeta Devi]]<br />
|<br />
|Wazir*<br />
|Himachal Pradesh<br />
|-<br />
|<br />
|[[Nirmala Bhati]]<br />
|<br />
|Wazir<br />
|Rajasthan<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|[[Priyanka Ingle|Priyanka Hanumant Ingle]] (Captain)<br />
|3 October 2000<br />
|All rounder<br />
|Maharashtra<br />
|-<br />
|66<br />
|[[Reshma Rathod|Reshma Subhash Rathod]]<br />
|31 December 2001<br />
|All rounder<br />
|Maharashtra<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|[[Subhashree Singh|Subhashree Sing]]<br />
|19 April 2006<br />
|All rounder<br />
|Odisha<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|[[Vaishnavi Powar|Vaishnavi Bajarang Powar]]<br />
|2 September 2006<br />
|Defender<br />
|Maharashtra<br />
|}<br />
'''*'''''Wazir is a chasing player who wears a different colour jersey than their teammate.''<br />
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'''Standby:''' Sampada More, Ritika Siloriya and Priyanka Bhopi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-09 |title=Team India Squad For Upcoming Kho Kho World Cup 2025 Announced {{!}} Odisha |url=https://ommcomnews.com/odisha-news/team-india-squad-for-upcoming-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-announced/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Odisha News, Odisha Breaking News, Odisha Latest News {{!}}{{!}} Ommcom News |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
== Competitive record ==<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="10" #0000FF;|[[Kho Kho World Cup]] record<br />
|-<br />
!Year<br />
!Result<br />
!Position<br />
!{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}<br />
!{{Abbr|W|Won}}<br />
!{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}}<br />
!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}<br />
|-<br />
| {{flagicon|IND}} [[2025 Kho Kho World Cup|2025]]<br />
|style="background:gold;"|'''Champion'''<br />
|{{gold1}}||6||6||0||0<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''||'''1/1'''|||'''1 Title'''||'''6'''||'''6'''||'''0'''||'''0'''<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{National sports teams of India}}<br />
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[[Category:Kho kho in India]]<br />
[[Category:Women's national sports teams of India|Kho kho]]<br />
[[Category:Women's kho kho teams|India national]]</div>
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