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Association | Kho Kho Federation of India |
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Confederation | International Kho Kho Federation |
Head Coach | Ashwani Kumar Sharma |
Captain | Pratik Waikar |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2025 ) |
Best result | First place, 2025 |
The India men's national kho kho team represents India in men's international Kho Kho. It is governed by the Kho Kho Federation of India and is a member of International Kho Kho Federation.
India was the host of the first Kho Kho World Cup and was the inaugural world champion. [1]
India men's team defeated Nepal men's team in the first ever Kho Kho World Cup match in 2025. [2] [3]
The Indian team were placed in Group A and defeated Nepal, Brazil, Peru and Bhutan in the group stages. In the quarterfinals, India defeated Bangladesh and beat South Africa 62-42 in the semifinals. In the finals, India defeated Nepal 54-36 to lift their maiden World Cup.
The Indian National kho kho teams are sponsored by the Odisha state government for a period of three years from January 2025 to December 2027. Odisha committed Rs 5 crore per year for a total of Rs.15 crore for three years. [4]
The following is a list of match results, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
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Following is the team that represented India in the first Kho Kho World Cup in January 2025 at Delhi. [5]
Chief coach: Ashwani Kumar Sharma [6]
No. | Name | Date of birth | Position | State |
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1 | Pratik Kiran Waikar | 27 March 1992 | Wazir | Maharashtra |
6 | Ramji Harishchandra Kashyap | 2 March 2003 | All rounder | Maharashtra |
3 | Sachin Bhargo | 15 May 2000 | Wazir | Madhya Pradesh |
8 | Suyash Vishwas Gargate | 8 June 1997 | All rounder | Maharashtra |
12 | Sinam Rokeson Singh | Attacker | Manipur | |
5 | Gowtham M. K. | 1997 | Defender | Karnataka |
53 | Nikhil B. | 2001 | All rounder | Kerala |
67 | Pabani Sabar | 17 October 2024 | All rounder | Odisha |
19 | Aditya Prashant Ganpule | 2004 | All rounder | |
4 | Akash Kumar | 2002 | Attacker | Uttar Pradesh |
10 | Pothi Reddy Siva Reddy | 1996 | All rounder | Andhra Pradesh |
23 | Subramani V. | 2002 | All rounder | Tamil Nadu |
1 | Aniket Bhagwan Pote | 7 November 1996 | All rounder | Maharashtra |
9 | Sumon Barman | 29 December 2004 | All rounder | West Bengal |
55 | Mehul Taak | 2002 | All rounder | New Delhi |
Standby players: Akshay Bangare, Rajvardhan Shankar Patil and Vishwanath Janakiram. [7]
Kho Kho World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | |||
![]() | Champion | ![]() | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1/1 | 1 Title | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |