Pakistan more likely to miss inaugural Kho Kho World Cup in India attributable to visa delay

The opening match of the Kho Kho World Cup, which shall be performed from 13 to 19 January 2025 on the Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi, won’t be between India and Pakistan as scheduled. As an alternative, the hosts India will tackle Nepal within the opening match of the event on 13 January at 8.30 PM IST.

Pakistan kho kho crew has not been issued visas up to now, resulting in their withdrawal from the opening match. “The Pakistan crew remains to be awaiting their visas,” Kho Kho Federation of India (KFFI) Sudhanshu Mittal instructed the Indian Categorical.

The official communication from the Kho Kho Federation of India on Tuesday additionally didn’t embrace Pakistan as a participant in both the boys’s or ladies’s class which suggests they’re set to overlook the World Cup.

“After we made the schedule, we had hoped for it to go as deliberate. However this isn’t actually in our management, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) has not accepted their software so we’re nonetheless unsure if they’ll journey to play,” Geeta Sudan, COO of the Kho Kho World Cup, instructed the Indian Categorical.

Kho Kho World Cup groups

With Pakistan lacking, 39 groups from throughout the globe will compete within the Kho Kho World Cup.

Males’s class: Group breakdown

The lads’s competitors options 20 groups divided into 4 teams:

Group A: India, Nepal, Peru, Brazil, Bhutan
Group B: South Africa, Ghana, Argentina, Netherlands, Iran
Group C: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Korea, USA, Poland
Group D: England, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Kenya

The lads’s matches kick off with India dealing with Nepal within the mega event opener at 8.30 pm IST. The league stage will culminate on 16 January, adopted by the playoffs starting on 17 January.

The lads’s ultimate will happen on 19 January at 8.15 pm IST.

Girls’s class: Group breakdown

The ladies’s competitors mirrors the boys’s format, with 19 groups divided into 4 teams:

Group A: India, Iran, Malaysia, South Korea
Group B: England, Australia, Kenya, Uganda, Netherlands
Group C: Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Germany, Bangladesh
Group D: South Africa, New Zealand, Poland, Peru, Indonesia

The ladies’s opening match sees England taking over Australia on 14 January at 11.45 am IST. For the Indian crew, their first match of the event is towards South Korea on 14 January at 7.00 pm IST.

The group stage concludes on 16 January, paving the way in which for the playoffs on 17 January. The ladies’s ultimate match is scheduled for 19 January at 7.00 pm IST.

Kho Kho World Cup playoff particulars and format

The highest two groups from every group, together with the 2 finest third-placed groups, will qualify for the quarterfinals. From there, the event progresses to the semifinals and finals, making certain high-stakes competitors. Followers can anticipate nail-biting encounters as groups battle it out for the coveted title.

This landmark occasion not solely highlights the worldwide attraction of Kho Kho but in addition celebrates the cultural heritage and athleticism that the game embodies. With Indira Gandhi Stadium because the venue, spectators can sit up for an exhilarating ambiance of camaraderie and competitors.

Kho Kho World Cup LIVE streaming

The Kho Kho World Cup matches shall be broadcast on Star Sports activities 1 HD, Star Sports activities First and Doordarshan. The reside streaming shall be accessible on Disney+ Hotstar.