India is unlikely to win
the World Cup in soccer anytime
soon, but it has twice
won the World Cup in cricket and remains dominant
in kabaddi. At the 2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters, India
beat chief rival Iran 44-26 in the final.
Led by star raider Ajay Thakur, India won all six
of its matches in the six-team tournament. It was the
first international kabaddi event in the UAE, another
sign of the growing popularity of the sport.
India has also won all three World Cups in
standard style kabaddi (2004, 2007, and 2016) and all
five in circle style (2010 to 2014, and 2016).
Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
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