Kho Kho World Cup: Indian Mens Crew Lifts Trophy After Win Over Nepal
The Indian males’s workforce beat Nepal 54-36 within the ultimate to win the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup in Delhi on Sunday.
The Indian males’s workforce title got here after the ladies’s aspect have been additionally topped the champions after defeating Nepal within the ultimate.
The Males in Blue dominated the ultimate towards Nepal with captain Pratik Waikar and match standout Ramji Kashyap main from the entrance.
Attacking first, an distinctive sky dive by Ramji Kashyap acquired Nepal’s Suraj Pujara. Suyash Gargate then touched Bharat Sahu to provide India an important begin with 10 factors in simply 4 minutes.
Sky dives have been the secret for the Males in Blue, and this ensured a vivid begin for the aspect 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 forestall the house aspect from happening a single Dream Run.
Aditya Ganpule and skipper Pratik Waikar carried the workforce by means 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 have 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 best, and the house workforce’s collective effort took the rating to 54-18 coming into the ultimate flip of the match — and the match.
Nepal fought exhausting in Flip 4 of their bid to return again towards India. However the defenders, as soon as once more led by Pratik Waikar and Sachin Bhargo proved too sturdy. Mehul and Suman Barman have 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 means of the knockout rounds, the place they outclassed Bangladesh within the quarterfinals earlier than overcoming a robust South African aspect within the semifinals.
