India women's national kho kho team

Last updated

India
Flag of India.svg
Association Kho Kho Federation of India
Confederation International Kho Kho Federation
Captain Priyanka Ingle
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2025 )
Best resultFirst place, 2025

The India women's national kho kho team represents India in women's international Kho Kho. [1] It is governed by the Kho Kho Federation of India and is a member of International Kho Kho Federation. The team won the World Cup during its first edition in 2025, as a host nation. [2]

Contents

History

India women's team defeated Nepal women's team in the final match of the first ever 2025 Kho Kho World Cup. [3] [4] Indian women defeated South Korea, IR Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, Bangladesh in quarterfinals and later, beat South Africa in semifinals to enter the finals. They defeated Nepal 78-40 in the finals.

Sponsorship

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. [5]

Results and fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2025

14 January
19:00 IST
India  Flag of India.svg175-18Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

15 January
19:00 IST
India  Flag of India.svg100-16Flag of Iran.svg  Iran

Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

16 January
19:00 IST
India  Flag of India.svg100-20Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

Quarter-final 1
17 January 2025
20:15 IST
India  Flag of India.svg109-16Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh

Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

Semi-final 1
18 January 2025
20:15 IST
India  Flag of India.svg66-16Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

Final
19 January 2025
20:15 IST
India  Flag of India.svg78-40Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal

Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

Coaching staff

Physios: Amit Ravhate, Vandana and Kumkum.

PositionNameRef.
Team Manager Flag of India.svg Rajkumari
Head Coach Flag of India.svg Sumit Bhatia [6]
Assistant Coach Flag of India.svg Munni Joon [7]
Defence Coach Flag of India.svg Sushma Golwalkar [8]
Attack Coach Flag of India.svg Prachi Waikar [8]
Skill Analyst Flag of India.svg Eslavath Naresh [9]
Physio Flag of India.svg Amit Ravhate
Flag of India.svg Vandana
Flag of India.svg Kumkum

Current squad

As of 13 January 2025

Following is the team that represented India in the first Kho Kho World Cup in January 2025 at Delhi. [10]

No.NameDate of birthPosState
Anshu Kumari 30 January 2008All rounderDelhi
55 Ashwini Appasaheb Shinde 10 October 2007DefenderMaharashtra
9 Opinaben Devjibhai Bhilar 8 July 2001All rounderGujarat
4 Chaithra B. 8 January 2002DefenderKarnataka
3 Magai Majhi 18 August 2004AttackerOdisha
36 Meenu Dhatterwal 23 November 2006DefenderHaryana
11 Monika Sah All rounderBihar
7 Nasreen Shaikh 7 November 1998All rounderDelhi
18 Nazia Bibi AttackerJammu and Kashmir
Neeta Devi Wazir*Himachal Pradesh
Nirmala Bhati WazirRajasthan
6 Priyanka Hanumant Ingle (Captain)3 October 2000All rounderMaharashtra
66 Reshma Subhash Rathod 31 December 2001All rounderMaharashtra
4 Subhashree Sing 19 April 2006All rounderOdisha
5 Vaishnavi Bajarang Powar 2 September 2006DefenderMaharashtra

*Wazir is a chasing player who wears a different colour jersey than their teammate.

Standby: Sampada More, Ritika Siloriya and Priyanka Bhopi. [11]

Competitive record

Kho Kho World Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWD*L
Flag of India.svg 2025 ChampionGold medal icon.svg6600
Total1/11 Title6600

References

  1. "First-ever Kho Kho World Cup to Take Place in India Next Year". News18. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  2. "India to host first-ever Kho Kho World Cup in 2025 - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  3. IND vs NEP : 13 Jan Result
  4. "Kho Kho World Cup kicks off today: Nepal to face India in opener" . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. Nayak, Subadh (19 January 2025). "Historic Victory! Indian men's and women's teams become first ever Kho Kho World Cup Champions". KalingaTV.com. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  6. "Indian Women create history at Kho Kho World Cup 2025 with commanding victory over rivals Nepal to secure coveted trophy". The Tribune. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  7. ""We have created world record": India Women's Kho Kho team head coach". ANI News. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Two good at kho-kho World Cup: Pune's Waikar leads men's kho kho team to glory, his kin coach of winning women's squad". The Indian Express. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  9. Subrahmanyam, V. V. (20 January 2025). "Karimnagar's Eslavath Naresh lives his dream through Indian Women's Kho Kho World Cup victory". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
  10. "Kho Kho Federation of India (KKFI) - KKFI Official Website". Kho Kho Federation. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  11. "Team India Squad For Upcoming Kho Kho World Cup 2025 Announced | Odisha". Odisha News, Odisha Breaking News, Odisha Latest News || Ommcom News. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.