India national kabaddi team
Introduction 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 three 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 by defeating 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 raider Naveen Kumar Goyat bagging a Super 10.=== 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====YearRankPldWDL 2004'''Champions'''5500 2007'''Champions'''6600 2016'''Champions'''7601Total3/3272601====Asian Games====YearRankMWDLPFPAPD 1990'''Champions'''550023484+150 1994'''Champions'''440022778+149 19986600295119+176 2002550022484+140 20065500188106+82 2010440016680+86 20145500182103+79 20185302184130+54 20226600318144+174Total9/94543022018928+1090====Asian Kabaddi Championship====Asian Kabaddi Championship Year Host country Position'''1980''' India '''1988''''''2000''' Sri Lanka'''2001''' Thailand'''2002''' Malaysia'''2003'''GS'''2005''' Iran '''2017''''''2023''' South Korea====South Asian Games====South Asian Games Year Host city Position'''1985'''  Dhaka, Bangladesh '''1987'''  Kolkata, India '''1989'''  Islamabad, Pakistan '''1993'''  Dhaka, Bangladesh '''1995'''  Madras, India '''1999'''  Kathmandu, Nepal '''2004'''  Islamabad, Pakistan '''2006'''  Colombo, Sri Lanka '''2010'''  Dhaka, Bangladesh '''2016'''  Guwahati & Shillong, India '''2019'''  Kathmandu, Pokhara & Janakpur, Nepal ====Dubai Kabaddi Masters====YearRankPldWDL 2018'''Champions'''6600Total1/16600===Beach kabaddi=======Asian Beach Games====YearRankPldWDL 2008'''Champions'''6510 2010'''Champions'''6600 20123102 20144202 20164211Total5/5231625====South Asian Beach Games====YearRankPldWDL 20114202Total1/14202===Indoor kabaddi=======Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games====YearRankPldWDL 2007'''Champions'''7700 2009'''Champions'''5500 2013''Participated as Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)''Total2/3121200===Circle kabaddi=======Circle World Cup====YearRankPldWDL 2010'''Champions'''6600 20118800  20125500  20136600  20146600  20167700 20206501Total7/7444301====Circle Asian Cup====YearRankPldWDL 2011'''Champions'''5500 2012'''Runners-up'''5401 2016'''Runners-up'''5401Total3/3151302
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 ===*'''Asia Cup:'''** 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  Name Nitesh Kumar Parvesh Bhainswal Sachin Tanwar Surjeet Singh Narwal Vishal Bhardwaj Arjun Deshwal Aslam Inamdar Naveen Kumar Pawan Sehrawat (''C'') Sunil Kumar Nitin Rawal Akash Shinde
Players ===Captains===List of Indian Kabbadi captains===Notable 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* Pardeep Narwal
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