Kho Kho World Cup: After girls, Indian males’s workforce additionally topped champion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted this image congratulating the Indian Males’s workforce on profitable the Kho Kho World Cup, in New Delhi on January 19, 2025.
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The Indian males’s workforce beat Nepal 54-36 within the closing to win the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup title in New Delhi on Sunday (January 19, 2025).

The Indian males’s workforce title got here after the ladies’s facet had been additionally topped the champions after defeating Nepal within the closing.

The Males in Blue dominated the ultimate in opposition to Nepal with captain Pratik Waikar and match standout Ramji Kashyap main from the entrance.

Attacking first, an distinctive sky dive by Ramji Kashyap received Nepal’s Suraj Pujara. Suyash Gargate then touched Bharat Sahu to offer India a fantastic begin with 10 factors in simply 4 minutes.

Sky dives had been the secret for the Males in Blue, and this ensured a vibrant begin for the facet in Flip 1, stopping the Dream Run for his or her opponents. On the finish of the flip, the scoreline was 26-0 in favour of the Indians.

In Flip 2, Nepal weren’t in a position to match India’s ranges however did stop the house facet from occurring a single Dream Run.

Aditya Ganpule and skipper Pratik Waikar carried the workforce by way of this flip, and regardless of common touches from the likes of Janak Chand and Suraj Pujara, India carried a 26-18 lead into the second half of the conflict.

India had been of their stride in Flip 3, displaying unwavering confidence all through. Captain Pratik Waikar shone on the mat with a number of sky dives, and with the help of Ramji Kashyap, one other star of the match.

Aditya Ganpule was additionally at his most interesting, and the house workforce’s collective effort took the rating to 54-18 getting into the ultimate flip of the match – and the match.

Nepal fought exhausting in Flip 4 of their bid to come back again in opposition to India. However the defenders, as soon as once more led by Pratik Waikar and Sachin Bhargo proved too robust. Mehul and Suman Barman had been equally spectacular.

India showcased their dominance all through the match, starting with convincing victories over Brazil, Peru and Bhutan within the group levels. Their momentum continued by way of the knockout rounds, the place they outclassed Bangladesh within the quarterfinals earlier than overcoming a robust South African facet within the semifinals.