India national kabaddi team

India
Full name	India national kabbadi team
Association	Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI)
Region	Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF)
Head coach	Bhaskaran Edachery
Captain	Pawan Sehrawat
Affiliation(s)	International Kabaddi Federation (IKF)
Website	Indian Kabaddi Federation

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The India national kabaddi team represents India in international men's kabaddi competitions. The team is by far the most successful national kabaddi side of any country, winning gold medals at the Asian Games in 1990 (the first year the sport was contested), 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2022, as well as winning all three Kabaddi World Cup events to date. Pawan Sehrawat is the current captain of the team (declared so in 2022) after Deepak Niwas Hooda (former captain) was suffering from bad form in PKL 9.^[1]^[2]

History[edit]

1990s[edit]

Kabaddi was contested at the Asian Games as a competitive (non-exhibition) sport for the first time in 1990. India beat Bangladesh in the gold medal match for both the 1990 Asian Games and 1994 Asian Games. India lost to Pakistan in the 1993 South Asian Games gold medal match.^[3] In the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, the team beat arch rivals Pakistan for the gold medal.^[4]^[5]

2000s[edit]

India beat Bangladesh in the gold medal match of the 2002 Asian Games, held in Busan.^[6]

India won the inaugural Kabaddi World Cup in 2004, beating Iran by a 55–27 margin. They repeated the feat three years later, beating the Iranians 29–19.^[7]

At the 2006 Asian Games, India beat Pakistan 35–23 to win their fifth gold medal at the tournament.^[8]

2010s[edit]

In the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, India continued to dominate, winning gold on both occasions.^[9]^[10]

When the Kabaddi World Cup resumed again in 2016 after a nine-year hiatus, India beat Iran for the third final in a row by 38–29.^[11]

In 2017, India won the Asian Kabaddi Championship led by raider Ajay Thakur by defeating Pakistan in the final by 36–22.^[12]

India won the 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters tournament, beating Iran 44–26 in the final.^[13]^[14]

At the 2018 Asian Games, India lost to South Korea 23–24 in the group stages – this was the Indian team's first ever loss in their history at the Asian Games. Despite the loss, India qualified for the semi-finals, but lost 27–18 to Iran, who went on to win the gold.^[15]^[16]

India won the gold at the 2019 South Asian Games led by Deepak Niwas Hooda, beating Sri Lanka in the final by 51–18 with raider Naveen Kumar Goyat bagging a Super 10.^[17]^[18]

2020s[edit]

The Indian team have not played in any tournaments for a long time since December 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In 2023, India won the Asian Kabaddi Championship by defeating Iran in the final by 42–32.^[19]

Coaching staff[edit]

Position	Name
Head coach	Balwan Singh
Assistant coach	Ashan Kumar
Team Manager	Jaivir Singh

Results and fixtures[edit]

3 October 2023 08:30	Template:Kd-rt	55–18	Bangladesh	Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

4 October 2023 08:30	Template:Kd-rt	63–26	Thailand	Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

5 October 2023 10:35	Template:Kd-rt	50–27	Chinese Taipei	Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

5 October 2023 16:10	Template:Kd-rt	56–30	India	Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

6 October 2023 15:00	Template:Kd-rt	61–14	Pakistan	Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

7 October 2023 15:00	Template:Kd-rt	33–29	Iran	Guali Cultural & Sports Centre, Xiaoshan

Competitive record[edit]

Asian Games[edit]

Year	Rank	M	W	L
1990	Champions	5	5	0
1994	Champions	4	4	0
1998	Champions	6	6	0
2002	Champions	5	5	0
2006	Champions	5	5	0
2010	Champions	4	4	0
2014	Champions	5	5	0
2018	Third place	5	3	2
2022	Champions	6	6	0
Total	8/9	45	43	2

World Cup[edit]

Year	Rank	Pld	W	L
2004	Champions	5	5	0
2007	Champions	6	6	0
2016	Champions	7	6	1
Total	3/3	18	17	1

Asian Kabaddi Championship[edit]

Asian Kabaddi Championship
Year	Host country	Position
1980	India	Template:World1
1988	India
2000	Sri Lanka
2001	Thailand
2002	Malaysia
2003	Malaysia	GS
2005	Iran	Template:World1
2017	Iran
2023	South Korea

Circle World Cup[edit]

Year	Rank	Pld	W	L
2010	Champions	6	6	0
2011	Champions	8	8	0
2012	Champions	5	5	0
2013	Champions	6	6	0
2014	Champions	6	6	0
2016	Champions	7	7	0
2020	Runners-up	6	5	1
Total	7/7	44	43	1

Circle Asian Cup[edit]

Year	Rank	Pld	W	L
2011	Champions	5	5	0
2012	Runners-up	5	4	1
2016	Runners-up	5	4	1
Total	3/3	15	13	2

Asian Beach Games[edit]

Year	Rank	Pld	W	D	L
2008	Champions	6	5	1	0
2010	Champions	6	6	0	0
2012	Third place	3	1	0	2
2014	Third place	4	2	0	2
2016	Runners-up	4	2	1	1
Total	5/5	23	16	2	5

Asian Indoor Games[edit]

Year	Rank	Pld	W	D	L
2007	Champions	7	7	0	0
2009	Champions	5	5	0	0
2013	Participated as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)
2017	Not contested
Total	2/3	12	12	0	0

South Asian Games[edit]

South Asian Games
Year	Host city	Position
1985	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Template:World1
1987	Kolkata, India	Template:World1
1989	Islamabad, Pakistan	Template:World1
1993	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Template:World2
1995	Madras, India	Template:World1
1999	Kathmandu, Nepal	Template:World1
2004	Islamabad, Pakistan	Template:World1
2006	Colombo, Sri Lanka	Template:World1
2010	Dhaka, Bangladesh	Template:World1
2016	Guwahati & Shillong, India	Template:World1
2019	Kathmandu, Pokhara & Janakpur, Nepal	Template:World1

Dubai Kabaddi Masters[edit]

Year	Rank	Pld	W	D	L
2018	Champions	6	6	0	0
Total	1/1	6	6	0	0

Captains[edit]

List of Indian Kabbadi captains
Rakesh Kumar (2006–2010) Anup Kumar (2010–2016) Ajay Thakur (2016–18) Deepak Niwas Hooda (2019–2022) Pawan Sehrawat ( 2023–present)

Current squad[edit]

Jersey No.	Name	Nationality	Position
	Pardeep Narwal		Raider
	Pawan Sehrawat		Raider
	Maninder Singh		Raider
	Siddharth Sirish Desai		Raider
	Sachin Tanwar		Raider
	Naveen Kumar		Raider
	Sunil Kumar		Defender
	Surinder Singh		Defender
	Sagar		Defender
	Saurabh Nandal		Defender
	Rinku		Defender
	Nitesh Kumar		Defender
	Ankush		Defender

Players[edit]

Raju Bhavsar
Maninder singh
Randhir Singh Sehrawat
Ram Mehar Singh
Balwan Singh
Ramesh Kumar
Rakesh Kumar
Anup Kumar
Navneet Gautam
Jasvir Singh
Ajay Thakur
Rahul Chaudhari
Manjeet Chillar
Mohit Chillar

References[edit]

↑ "India Kabaddi Team". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
↑ "IndianKabadii.org". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
↑ "5 instances when India lost a Kabaddi match". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "History Of Kabaddi". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Did you know India won gold in kabaddi in Asian Games since 1990, and all World Cups?". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "India historically dominate kabaddi in Asian Games; Iran defending champions ahead of 2022 Hangzhou Games". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "India men's kabaddi team: Full list of major trophies won by national side". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Gameplay Kabaddi at the Asian Games 2006". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Asian Games: India beat Iran to win record 6th kabaddi gold". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Kabaddi at Asian Games: Indian men and women rule the roost". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Favourites India win 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, defeat Iran 38-28 in the final". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "India thump Pakistan, South Korea to win Asian Kabaddi Championship 2017 titles". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "India reign supreme in Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018, clinch title with easy win over Iran". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018: India humble Kenya 48-19, win second consecutive match". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Asian Games 2018: India kabaddi team suffer shock defeat to South Korea". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Asian Games 2018: losing to Iran, India fail to reach men's kabaddi final for first time". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Naveen Kumar's Super 10 helps India bag 10th kabaddi gold at South Asian Games". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "India continue fine form at South Asian Games". Retrieved 7 February 2023.
↑ "Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023: India beat Iran in final to win title".

External links[edit]

www.kabaddiikf.com

Template:Asian Games kabaddi men's tournament winners

[1] "India Kabaddi Team". Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[2] "IndianKabadii.org". Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[3] "5 instances when India lost a Kabaddi match". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[4] "History Of Kabaddi". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[5] "Did you know India won gold in kabaddi in Asian Games since 1990, and all World Cups?". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[6] "India historically dominate kabaddi in Asian Games; Iran defending champions ahead of 2022 Hangzhou Games". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[7] "India men's kabaddi team: Full list of major trophies won by national side". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[8] "Gameplay Kabaddi at the Asian Games 2006". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[9] "Asian Games: India beat Iran to win record 6th kabaddi gold". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[10] "Kabaddi at Asian Games: Indian men and women rule the roost". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[11] "Favourites India win 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, defeat Iran 38-28 in the final". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[12] "India thump Pakistan, South Korea to win Asian Kabaddi Championship 2017 titles". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[13] "India reign supreme in Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018, clinch title with easy win over Iran". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[14] "Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018: India humble Kenya 48-19, win second consecutive match". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[15] "Asian Games 2018: India kabaddi team suffer shock defeat to South Korea". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[16] "Asian Games 2018: losing to Iran, India fail to reach men's kabaddi final for first time". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[17] "Naveen Kumar's Super 10 helps India bag 10th kabaddi gold at South Asian Games". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[18] "India continue fine form at South Asian Games". Retrieved 7 February 2023.

[19] "Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023: India beat Iran in final to win title".

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