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
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.[3] In the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, the team beat arch rivals Pakistan for the gold medal.[4][5]
2000s
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
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
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
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Balwan Singh |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Ashan Kumar |
| Team Manager | Template:Flagicon Jaivir Singh |
Results and fixtures
Template:Handballbox Template:Handballbox Template:Handballbox Template:Handballbox Template:Handballbox Template:Handballbox
Competitive record
Asian Games
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 1990 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 1994 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 1998 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2002 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon 2022 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8/9 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 2 |
World Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 2004 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2007 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Champions | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3/3 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 |
Asian Kabaddi Championship
| Asian Kabaddi Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host country | Position |
| 1980 | Template:Flagicon India | Template:World1 |
| 1988 | ||
| 2000 | Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka | |
| 2001 | Template:Flagicon Thailand | |
| 2002 | Template:Flagicon Malaysia | |
| 2003 | GS | |
| 2005 | Template:Flagicon Iran | Template:World1 |
| 2017 | ||
| 2023 | Template:Flagicon South Korea | |
Circle World Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2011 | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2012 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2013 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2020 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 7/7 | 44 | 43 | 0 | 1 |
Circle Asian Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 2011 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2012 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 3/3 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
Asian Beach Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 2008 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2012 | Third place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5/5 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 |
Asian Indoor Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 2007 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2009 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Template:Flagicon 2013 | Participated as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) | ||||
| Template:Flagicon 2017 | Not contested | ||||
| Total | 2/3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
South Asian Games
| South Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Host city | Position |
| 1985 | Template:Flagicon Dhaka, Bangladesh | Template:World1 |
| 1987 | Template:Flagicon Kolkata, India | Template:World1 |
| 1989 | Template:Flagicon Islamabad, Pakistan | Template:World1 |
| 1993 | Template:Flagicon Dhaka, Bangladesh | Template:World2 |
| 1995 | Template:Flagicon Madras, India | Template:World1 |
| 1999 | Template:Flagicon Kathmandu, Nepal | Template:World1 |
| 2004 | Template:Flagicon Islamabad, Pakistan | Template:World1 |
| 2006 | Template:Flagicon Colombo, Sri Lanka | Template:World1 |
| 2010 | Template:Flagicon Dhaka, Bangladesh | Template:World1 |
| 2016 | Template:Flagicon Guwahati & Shillong, India | Template:World1 |
| 2019 | Template:Flagicon Kathmandu, Pokhara & Janakpur, Nepal | Template:World1 |
Dubai Kabaddi Masters
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Captains
| List of Indian Kabbadi captains |
|---|
| Template:Columns-list |
Current squad
| Jersey No. | Name | Nationality | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pardeep Narwal | Template:Flagicon | Raider | |
| Pawan Sehrawat | Template:Flagicon | Raider | |
| Maninder Singh | Template:Flagicon | Raider | |
| Siddharth Sirish Desai | Template:Flagicon | Raider | |
| Sachin Tanwar | Template:Flagicon | Raider | |
| Naveen Kumar | Template:Flagicon | Raider | |
| Sunil Kumar | Template:Flagicon | Defender | |
| Surinder Singh | Template:Flagicon | Defender | |
| Sagar | Template:Flagicon | Defender | |
| Saurabh Nandal | Template:Flagicon | Defender | |
| Rinku | Template:Flagicon | Defender | |
| Nitesh Kumar | Template:Flagicon | Defender | |
| Ankush | Template:Flagicon | Defender |
Players
- 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
- ↑ 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
Template:Asian Games kabaddi men's tournament winners Template:International Kabaddi Template:National sports teams of India