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India are playing with Surender Nada and Mohit Chhillar on the corners and Surjeet in the cover position. Rahul Chaudhari, Ajay Thakur and Maninder Singh are the raiders in action.
It's halftime on both courts. Pakistan are leading against Japan, while India are ahead against Iraq. We will bring to you the latest updates and information from the match as and when possible.
Unfortunately, the India vs Iraq match is on the non-TV court and is being played alongside the Japan vs Pakistan match. We will bring to you the latest updates from the India match as soon as possible.
After three months of continuous action in the Pro Kabaddi League, the world's biggest kabaddi stars are back in action this time in the Asian Kabaddi Championships 2017, which kick off today in Gorgan, Iran. India start as favourites in both the men's and women's categories but can expect fierce resistance from the likes of Iran, South Korea and Pakistan.
In the men's draw, the Indian team have been drawn against Iraq, Japan, Afghanistan and arch-rivals Pakistan. They kick off their campaign with an opener against Iraq, which will start at 10 am IST on Friday.
Here is the Indian team's squad for the championships: Ajay Thakur (c), Deepak Niwas Hooda, Mahendra Singh Dhaka, Maninder Singh, Mohit Chhillar, Nitin Tomar, Pardeep Narwal, Rahul Chaudhari, Rohit Kumar, Sachin, Sandeep Narwal, Surender Nada, Surjeet (vc), Vishal Bharadwaj
Stay tuned to this space as we bring to you the latest updates from the action!
