Starting from October 2, 2023, the India Men’s and Women’s Kabaddi teams will compete for the gold medal at the Asian Games but details about the squad captain aren’t out yet
On October 2, 2023, the Indian Kabaddi Team will start competing in the Asian Games. The Indian men’s and women’s teams are both aiming for the gold. In the last competition in 2018, both teams lost the championship game and settled for silver.
Asian Games 2023 India kabaddi squad captain, men’s and women’s players list and schedule
In the Men’s Kabaddi competition, 11 teams will play. The teams will be split into two groups, each with six and five teams. The groups have not yet been made public. Nine teams in all will compete in the women’s event. Here, the teams will be split into two groups, each with five and four teams, respectively.
- Kabaddi schedule – Both Men and Women
- Group Matches – 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th October
- Semifinal – 6th October
- Final – 7th October
Squads
There are 12 players on the men’s team as a whole. Star raiders Naveen Kumar, Pawan Sehrawat, and Arjun Deshwal are on the team. Meanwhile, the seasoned Nitesh Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Surjeet Singh, and Vishal Bhardwaj will serve as the defence. No details are known about the squad captain at the moment.
Indian men’s kabaddi team: Nitesh Kumar, Parvesh Bhainswal, Sachin, Surjeet Singh, Vishal Bhardwaj, Arjun Deshwal, Aslam Inamdar, Naveen Kumar, Pawan Sehrawat, Sunil Kumar, Nitin Rawal, Akash Shinde.
Sonali Vishnu Shingate, Ritu Negi, and Sakshi Kumari are among the 12 players in the Women’s Kabaddi Squad. They were the sole members of the Jakarta 2018 team that won the silver medal.
Indian women’s kabaddi team: Akshima, Jyoti, Pooja, Pooja, Priyanka, Pushpa, Sakshi Kumari, Ritu Negi, Nidhi Sharma, Sushma Sharma, Snehal Pradeep Shinde, Sonali Vishnu Shingat.
Men
The 1990 Asian Games marked the debut of men’s kabaddi. With a stunning total of seven gold medals won to date from eight editions, the Indian Men’s team has fully dominated.
Iran broke India’s winning streak of gold medals in the previous competition. India lost the championship match, earning silver while Iran took home the gold. This time, the Indians will be ready to exact retribution and aim to reclaim first place.
Women
The Asian Games first featured women’s kabaddi in 2010. In the first two iterations, India took home the gold medal. However, in the prior edition, their winning streak also came to an end. In the final, Iranian women defeated Indian women. The ladies will want to reclaim the top spot on the podium, just like the men.