India will be hoping to dethrone the host country Iran from their seat of champions, when they make their maiden entrance in the Junior World Kabaddi Championship, know the competition’s schedule, participating teams, India squad, & other details in 2023
Thirty players initially signed up for a camp in Gujarat, but only 15 made the final cut, of whom 12 were chosen for the main squad and the remaining three for the backup squad. On social media, there has been uproar because no players from the state of Tamil Nadu have made it onto India’s squad.
Junior World Kabaddi Championship 2023 schedule, date, venue, teams and India squad players list
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Which players will represent India at the 2023 Junior World Kabaddi Championship?
Recently, the Indian team has been named for the 2023 World Junior Kabaddi Championships, which will take place in Iran’s Urmia from February 26 to March 5. In 2019, Iran defeated Kenya to win the first edition of this prestigious title and this time, India will be participating in the U20 Championships for the first time in hopes of winning the championship. During the 2019 edition, a total of 14 nations participated, while this year, 16 nations have declared their participation.
| Position | Player |
| Raider | Jai Bhagwan |
| Manjeet Sharma | |
| Manu Deshwal | |
| Abhijit Malik | |
| Defenders | Ashish Malik |
| Sachin | |
| Rohit Kumar | |
| Vijyanth Jaglan | |
| Yogesh Dahiya | |
| All-Rounder | Sagar Kumar |
| Reserve | Vinay Redhu |
| Ashish |
Why Junior World Kabaddi Championship is important for youngsters?
In India’s inaugural campaign, Narender Kandola and Ankush Rathee will be crucial players. Both performed admirably in the just finished Pro Kabaddi League, with the latter winning the award for best defender of the competition. As one of the top 5 raiders, Narender Kandola served as Tamil Thalaivas’ go-to guy in times of need. Parteek Dahiya has been kept on the reserves list, which is interesting.
Manjeet Sharma had a strong PKL 9 debut, but as the season went on, he lost steam. Iranian performers Mohammadreza Chiyaneh, Reza Mirbagheri, & Amirhossein Bastami stood out in 2019 and were given the chance to display their talent at PKL. Young athletes will have the opportunity to establish themselves before the Senior Championships & PKL with PKL 10 just around the corner.