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The India men's 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 four Kabaddi World Cup events to date. Pawan Sehrawat is the current captain of the team since 2022.
History
= 1990s
=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. In the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, the team beat arch rivals Pakistan for the gold medal.
= 2000s
=India beat Bangladesh in the gold medal match of the 2002 Asian Games, held in Busan.
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.
At the 2006 Asian Games, India beat Pakistan 35–23 to win their fifth gold medal at the tournament.
= 2010s
=In the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games, India continued to dominate, winning gold on both occasions.
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.
In 2017, India won the Asian Kabaddi Championship led by raider Ajay Thakur with raider Pardeep Narwal bagging a super 10 beating Pakistan in the final by 36–22.
India won the 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters tournament, beating Iran 44–26 in the final.
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.
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 raiders Pawan Sehrawat, Naveen Kumar, Pardeep Narwal .
= 2020s
=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.
Results and fixtures
= 2023
=Asian Games
Tournament history
= Standard kabaddi
=World Cup
Asian Games
Asian Kabaddi Championship
South Asian Games
Dubai Kabaddi Masters
= Beach kabaddi
=World Championship
Asian Beach Games
South Asian Beach Games
= Indoor kabaddi
=Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
= Circle kabaddi
=Circle World Cup
Circle Asian Cup
Honours
= World
=World Cup - Standard style:
Champions (3): 2004, 2007, 2016
World Cup - Circle style:
Champions (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
Runners-up (1): 2020
= Asia
=Asian Kabaddi Championship:
Champions (8): 1980, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2017, 2023
Asian Games:
Gold Medal (8): 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022
Bronze Medal (1): 2018
Asian Beach Games:
Gold Medal (2): 2008, 2010
Silver Medal (1): 2016
Bronze Medal (2): 2012, 2014
= South Asia
=South Asian Games:
Gold Medal (10): 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2016, 2019
Silver Medal (1): 1993
Current squad
Players
= Captains
== Notable players
=Manathi Ganeshan
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
Pardeep Narwal
Dharmaraj Cheralathan
Monu Goyat
Rohit Kumar
Rishank Devadiga
Deepak Niwas Hooda
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Nepal
- India national kabaddi team
- India women's national kabaddi team
- Kabaddi in India
- Kabaddi
- International Kabaddi Federation
- Pro Kabaddi League
- Pakistan national kabaddi team
- Naveen Kumar (kabaddi)
- Maninder Singh (kabaddi)
- Punjabi kabaddi
