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'''2018 in Indian sports''' describes the year's events in Indian sport. The main highlight for this year for India is the [[India at the 2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Pyeongchang]] and the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] in Gold Coast.

== Calendar by month ==
===March===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Status
!Winner/s
|-
|[[Field Hockey]]
| [[2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup]]
| Annual International hockey tournament
| International
|India beat Ireland by 4-1 in fifth place
|-
| 31 – 20 April
| [[Association Football]]
| [[2018 Indian Super Cup]]
| Domestic
| [[Bengaluru FC]]
|}

===April===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Status
!Winner/s
|-
| 7 – 27 May
| [[Cricket]]
| [[2018 Indian Premier League]]
| Domestic League
| [[Chennai Super Kings]]
|}

===June===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Status
!Winner/s
|-
| 22–30 June
|[[Kabaddi]]
|Al Wasl Sports Club/[[2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters]]
|6 Nation international series
|[[India national kabaddi team|India]]
|}

===August===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Date
!Sport
!Venue/Event
!Status
!Winner/s
|-
| 22–26 August
|[[Carrom]]
|Chuncheon/[[2018 Carrom World Cup]]
|women's team
|India
|}

== Sports Leagues in 2018 ==

=== Domestic leagues ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center" style="margin:.5em;"
!League
!Duration
!Participation
!Seasons
!Winner/s
|-
|[[File:Badminton_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[Premier Badminton League]]
|23 December 2017 – 14 January 2018
|8 Clubs
|[[2017-18 Premier Badminton League|Season 4]]
|[[Hyderabad Hunters]]
|-
|[[File:Wrestling_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[Pro Wrestling League]]
|9 January – 26 January
|6 Clubs
|[[Pro Wrestling League|Season 3]]
|[[Punjab Royals]]
|-
|[[File:Football_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[I League]]
|25 November 2017 – 8 March 2018
|10 Clubs
|[[2017–18 I-League|Season 11]]
|[[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]
|-
|[[File:Cricket_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[T20 Mumbai League]]
|11 March – 21 March
|6 Clubs
|[[T20 Mumbai League|Season 1]]
|Triumph Knights Mumbai North East
|-
|[[File:Cricket_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[Indian Premier League]]
|7 April – 27 May
|8 Clubs
|[[2018 Indian Premier League|Season 11]]
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|-
|[[File:Cricket_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[Tamil Nadu Premier League]]
|11 July – 12 August
|8 Clubs
|[[2018 Tamil Nadu Premier League|Season 3]]
|[[Siechem Madurai Panthers]]
|-
|[[File:Cricket_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[Karnataka Premier League]]
|15 August – 6 September
|7 Clubs
|[[Karnataka Premier League|Season 7]]
|Bijapur Bulls
|-
|[[File:Kabaddi_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[Pro Kabaddi League]]
|7 October 2018 – 5 January 2019
|12 Clubs
|[[2018 Pro Kabaddi League season|Season 6]]
|[[Bengaluru Bulls]]
|-
|[[File:Cricket_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[Duleep Trophy]]
|17 August – 9 September
|3 Clubs
|[[2018–19 Duleep Trophy|Season 57]]
|India Blue
|-
|[[File:Football_pictogram.svg|20x20px]] [[Indian Super League]]
|29 September 2018 – 17 March 2019
|10 clubs
|[[2018–19 Indian Super League season|Season 5]]
|[[Bengaluru FC]]
|-
|[[File:Badminton_pictogram.svg|20x20px]][[Premier Badminton League]]
|22 December 2018 – 13 January 2019
|9 clubs
|[[Premier Badminton League|Season 5]]
|[[Bengaluru Raptors]]
|}

=={{anchor|Multi-Sport event}}Multi-sport events==

{| class=wikitable
! rowspan=2|Event
! colspan=3|Medals
! rowspan=2|Report
|-
! style="background:#f7f6a8;"| [[File:Gold medal.svg|17px]]
! style="background:#dce5e5;"| [[File:Silver medal.svg|17px]]
! style="background:#ffdab9;"| [[File:Bronze medal.svg|17px]]
|-
| [[2018 Winter Olympics]]
| style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 0
| style="background:#dce5e5;"| 0
| style="background:#ffdab9;"| 0
| [[India at the 2018 Winter Olympics|Report]]
|-
| [[2018 Commonwealth Games]]
| style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 26
| style="background:#dce5e5;"| 20
| style="background:#ffdab9;"| 20
| [[India at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Report]]
|-
| [[2018 Asian Games]]
| style="background:#f7f6a8;"| 15
| style="background:#dce5e5;"| 24
| style="background:#ffdab9;"| 30
| [[India at the 2018 Asian Games|Report]]

|-
| '''Total'''
| style="background:#f7f6a8;"| '''41'''
| style="background:#dce5e5;"| '''44'''
| style="background:#ffdab9;"| '''50'''
|
|}

===Year highlights===
* [[Vidarbha cricket team|Vidarbha]] beat [[Delhi]] by 9 wickets to win their maiden [[Ranji Trophy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/live-cricket-scores/19140/delhi-vs-vidarbha-final-ranji-trophy-2017-18|title=Delhi vs Vidarbha, Final, Ranji Trophy, 2017-18|website=Cricbuzz|language=en|access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8050/report/1118703/day/4/|title=Final, Ranji Trophy at Indore, Dec 29 2017 - Jan 1 2018 {{!}} Match Report {{!}} ESPNCricinfo|website=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2018-01-01}}</ref>
* Chennai Super Kings, under the captainship of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, won the Indian Premier League(IPL) 2018 against Hyderabad Sunrisers and won the championship in their comeback after 2 years.
* Hyderabad Hunters defeat Bengaluru Blasters 4-3 to claim their maiden [[Premier Badminton League]] title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/premier-badminton-league-final-live-hyderabad-hunters-bengaluru-blasters-caroline-marin-viktor-axelsen-5024272/|title=PBL Final: Hyderabad Hunters beat Bengaluru Blasters 4-3 to lift title, key updates|date=2018-01-14|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-01-15|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[India national blind cricket team]] claimed the [[2018 Blind Cricket World Cup]] title by defeating Pakistan in the finals by 2 wickets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/blind-cricket-world-cup-india-beat-pakistan-by-2-wickets-to-lift-title-1637519.html|title=Blind Cricket World Cup: India Beat Pakistan by 2 Wickets to Lift Title|date=2018-01-20|work=News18|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/177751-india-beat-pakistan-to-win-blind-cricket-world-cup|title=India beat Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup|website=www.geo.tv|language=en-US|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref>
* [[Indian national cricket team]] won the [[One Day International|ODI]] Series against [[South Africa]] in South Africa in first in History.
* [[India national under-19 cricket team]] won the [[2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup]] held in New Zealand beating Australia in the Final.
* India competed in [[2018 Winter Olympics|2016 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics]] & Paralympics respectively.
* India competed at the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] Held in Gold Coast Australia and bagged 26 Golds, 20 Silvers and 20 Bronze Medals.
*India [[India at the 2018 Asian Games|competed]] at the [[2018 Asian Games]] held in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia and bagged 15 Gold, 24 Silver and 30 Bronze Medals.
*India defeated Iran 44-26 in the final to clinch the inaugural edition of the Dubai Kabaddi Masters tournament title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/india-vs-iran-live-score-kabaddi-masters-dubai-final-live-streaming-5240058/|title=India vs Iran Kabaddi, Kabaddi Masters Dubai Final: India beat Iran 44-26 to win title|date=2018-06-30|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-07-01|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/kabaddi-masters-dubai-india-thrash-iran-by-18-points-to-win-title-1274237-2018-06-30|title=Kabaddi Masters Dubai: India thrash Iran by 18 points to win title|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-07-01}}</ref>

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