Kabaddi- India's Very Own Sport!

Kabaddi is a popular sport in South Asia.

There are four major forms of kabaddi played in India which are recognised by the amateur federation. 

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1. In Sanjeevani Kabaddi, one player is revived against one player of the opposite team who is out – one out. The game is played over 40 minutes with a five-minute break between halves. There are seven players on each side and the team that outs all the players on the opponent's side scores four extra points.

2. In Gaminee style, seven players play on either side and a player put out has to remain out until all his team members are out. The team that is successful in ousting all the players of the opponent's side secures a point. The game continues until five or seven such points are secured and has no fixed time duration.

3. Amar style resembles the Sanjeevani form in the time frame rule. But, a player who is declared out doesn’t leave the court, but instead stays inside, and the play goes along. For every player of the opposition touched ‘out,’ a team earns a point. 

4. Punjabi Kabaddi is a variation that is played on a circular pitch of a diameter of 22 metres 

All Kabaddi Competitions:

1. Asian Games
2. Asia Kabaddi Cup
3. Kabaddi World Cup
4. Women's World Cup
5. Pro Kabaddi League
6. World Kabaddi League
7. UK Kabaddi Cup

source: wikipedia

In all Kabaddi competitions, India is still unbeaten for the last 23 years.

img courtesy: india.com

India is also the seven time World Champion. And this year International Kabaddi Federation is going organise the Kabaddi World Cup in Ahmadabad (India).

Kabaddi World Cup 2016:

In this year tournament, total 12 teams are participating Poland is going to play their first ever Kabaddi World Cup and there are other teams like :




India
United States of America,  
England, 

Kabaddi World Cup 2016

Australia, 
Iran, 
Poland, 
Thailand, 
Bangladesh, 
Korea, 
Japan,
Kenya

All  the 12 teams have been divided into two groups of six teams each. 

                                                                     Here are the teams

Captains of all playing teams
img courtesy:Kabaddi organisers

Group A:

India, Bangladesh, South Korea, Australia, England and Argentina.

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Group B:

Iran, Thailand, Japan, USA, Poland and Kenya.

Full schedule of the Kabaddi World Cup 2016 (Indian fixtures in bold):

2016 Kabaddi World Cup schedule

7 October, 20:00 hrs IST: India vs South Korea

7 October, 21:00 hrs IST: USA vs Iran

8 October, 19:00 hrs IST: England vs Bangladesh

8 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Poland vs Kenya

8 October, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs Australia

9 October, 19:00 hrs IST: Argentina vs South Korea

9 October, 20:00 hrs IST: United States vs Japan

9 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Iran vs Thailand

10 October, 20:00 hrs IST: England vs Australia

10 October, 21:00 IST hrs IST: Poland vs Thailand

11 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Iran vs Kenya

11 October, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs Bangladesh

12 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Australia vs Argentina

13 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Thailand vs Kenya

13 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Bangladesh vs South Korea

14 October, 20:00 hrs IST: England vs Argentina

14 October, 21:00 hrs IST: United States vs Poland

15 October, 19:00 hrs IST: South Korea vs Australia

15 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Japan vs Iran

15 October, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs Argentina

16 October, 19:00 hrs IST: Thailand vs United States

16 October, 20:00 hrs IST: South Korea vs England

16 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Japan vs Kenya

17 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Poland vs Iran

17 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Australia vs Bangladesh

18 October, 20:00 hrs IST: United States vs Kenya

18 October, 21:00 hrs IST: India vs England

19 October, 20:00 hrs IST: Bangladesh vs Argentina

19 October, 21:00 hrs IST: Thailand vs Japan

Semifinals:

21 October, 20:00 hrs IST: TBA vs TBA

21 October, 21:00 hrs IST: TBA vs TBA

Final:

22 October, 21:00 hrs IST: TBA vs TBA

Venue

The Arena by TransStadia, Ahmedabad

 source:Firstpost

Watch the Matches here:

The matches will be telecast on the channels Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 3 as well as in their HD versions. For those who do not have access to a television, one can simply log on to Hotstar.com to catch all the action online.