PhilSalisbury74: added info - done

2025-10-15T19:56:33Z

added info - done

New page

{{Short description|Indian kho kho player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}

'''Mehul Taak''' (born 27 August 2004){{Citation needed|date=May 2025}} is an Indian kho kho player from [[New Delhi]]. He plays for the [[India men's national kho kho team]] as an allrounder.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Krishnan |first=Vivek |date=2025-01-09 |title=Waikar to lead Indian men's team in Kho Kho WC |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/waikar-to-lead-indian-mens-team-in-kho-kho-wc/article69081262.ece |access-date=2025-03-16 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was part of the Indian men's team that won the inaugural [[Kho Kho World Cup]] held at [[New Delhi]] in January 2025.

== Early life ==
Taak is from [[Palam]], South West Delhi district. He did his schooling at GBSS School, Raj Nagar, Palam, Delhi and later went to a college affiliated with [[University of Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-14 |title=India edge closer to Kho Kho World Cup knockouts after outclassing Brazil |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/india-outclass-brazil-kho-kho-world-cup-edge-closer-to-knockouts-2664829-2025-01-14 |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-19 |title=Double delight: India men and women's teams clinch Kho Kho World Cup crowns |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/kho-world-cup-title-winners-india-men-women-teams-nepal-finals-2667063-2025-01-19 |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
In January 2025, he was part of the Indian team that won the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup at New Delhi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=India Women's Captain Priyanka Ingle Gears Up For Kho Kho World Cup {{!}} Other Sports News |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/othersports/india-womens-captain-priyanka-ingle-gears-up-for-kho-kho-world-cup-7462836 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=NDTVSports.com |language=en}}</ref> The Indian team were placed in Group A and defeated [[Nepal men's national kho kho team|Nepal]], [[Brazil]], [[Peru]] and [[Bhutan]] in the group stages. In the quarterfinals, India defeated [[Sri Lanka men's national kho kho team|Sri Lanka]] and beat [[South Africa men's national kho kho team|South Africa]] 62–42 in the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Feel blessed": India's Gowtham MK after reaching Kho Kho World Cup 2025 final |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/others/feel-blessed-indias-gowtham-mk-after-reaching-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-final20250119134404/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='Feel Blessed': India's Gowtham MK & Sachin Bhargo Expressed There Feelings After Reaching Kho Kho World Cup 2025 Final |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/feel-blessed-indias-gowtham-mk-sachin-bhargo-expressed-there-feelings-after-reaching-kho-kho-world-cup-2025-final |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref> In the finals, India defeated Nepal 54–36 to lift their maiden World Cup.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2025-01-20 |title=Kho Kho World Cup: Indian men's team crowned champion |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/kho-kho-world-cup-indian-mens-team-crowned-champion/articleshow/117382218.cms |access-date=2025-03-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.facebook.com/people/Mehul-Taak/100026683634150/ Mehul Taak facebook profile]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Taak, Mehul}}
[[Category:2004 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kho kho players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Delhi]]
[[Category:People from South West Delhi district]]

Mehul Taak - Revision history

PhilSalisbury74: added info - done