Pakistan national kabaddi team

Pakistan
AssociationPakistan Kabaddi Federation
ConfederationAsian Kabaddi Federation (AKF)
Head CoachBadshah Gul[1]
CaptainShafique Ahmad Chishti[2]
Most capsMuhammad Irfan (230)
World Cup
0
Asian Games
9 (first in 1990)
2nd (1998, 2006)
Asian Championship
3 (first in 2000)
2nd (2005, 2017)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Circle World Cup 1 4 1
Asian Games 0 2 7
Asian Championship 0 2 1
Asian Indoor Games 0 1 0
Asian Beach Games 1 4 0
Circle Asia Cup 2 1 0
World Beach Championship 0 1 0
South Asian Games 1 6 4
Dubai Kabaddi Masters 0 0 1
Total 5 21 14
Circle World Cup
2020 Pakistan
2010 India
2012 India
2013 India
2014 India
2011 India
Asian Games
1990 Beijing
1998 Bangkok
1994 Hiroshima
2002 Busan
2006 Doha
2010 Guangzhou
2014 Incheon
2018 Jakarta
Asian Championship
2005 Iran
2017 Iran
2000 Sri Lanka
Asian Indoor Games
2009 Hanoi
Asian Beach Games
2014 Phuket
2010 Muscat
2012 Haiyang
2016 Danang
2008 Bali
Circle Asia Cup
2011 Iran
2012 Pakistan
2016 Pakistan
World Beach Kabaddi Championship
2022 Iran
South Asian Games
1993 Dhaka
1985 Dhaka
1987 Calcutta
1989 Islamabad
1995 Madras
1999 Kathmandu
2004 Islamabad
2006 Colombo
2010 Dhaka
2016 Guwahati
2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara
Dubai Kabaddi Masters
2018 Dubai

The Pakistan national kabaddi team represents Pakistan in international kabaddi. The Pakistan Kabaddi Federation manages the team.[3][4][5][6]

History

  • The Pakistan national Kabaddi team have regularly won medals at the Asian Games and World Cups. In seven previous Asian Games, they have won five bronze medals and two silver medals.
  • Since 1985, Pakistan has taken part in 38 major international competitions in which they have reached the finals 25 times (winning five of those competitions, and being runners-up 20 times) and had third-place finishes 13 times).

Performance in the Asian Championships

  • Pakistan is the only team besides arch rivals India having managed to win a medal in every Asian Games Kabaddi competition.
  • Pakistan won bronze medals in the 1990 and 1994 Asian Games. In the 1998 edition, Pakistan settled for silver, losing to India in the final. Four years later, Pakistan again won third place before losing gold to India by 35-23 in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha. Pakistan came third in the next four editions of Asian Games in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 .

Performance in the South Asian Championships

  • Pakistan became champions of South Asia in 1993 by beating archrival India in the final. It was the only time Pakistan became champions of South Asia. After that Pakistani team played as finalists six times and won bronze medals four times but never won another championship.

Circle style performance in the Asian Championships

  • Pakistan became Asian champion in 2012 by beating India in the final of Circle Kabaddi Asian Cup after finishing as runner up in the previous edition.
  • Pakistan became Asian champion for the second time in a row in 2016 after beating India by 50-31 in the final of the Circle Kabaddi Asian Cup.
  • In 2016 Pakistan became Asian champion once again after beating India by 30-28 in the finals. It was the first title of Pakistan in the Asian Beach Games and before that Pakistan finished as runner up for four times in the last four competitions.

Performance in the World Championships

  • In 2020 Pakistan became World Champion of Kabaddi after being runner up four times in the last five World Cup competitions, beating India by 43-41.[7]

Origination

Kabaddi originated in the Pak-Hind sub-continent. Kabaddi is a traditional sport and cultural heritage of the people of Pakistan. It is played in hot countries of Asia. The style of the game varies a little in some countries. It is known by different names in the regional languages. In Pakistan and India, it is known as 'kabaddi' or 'kaudi', in Sri Lanka it is known as 'Guddo', in Indonesia.[8]

Tournament records

Standard kabaddi

World Cup

Year Rank Pld W D L
2004 Withdrew 0 0 0 0
2007 Withdrew 0 0 0 0
2016 Withdrew 0 0 0 0
Total 0/3 0 0 0 0

Asian Games

Year Rank M W D L PF PA PD
1990 Third place 6 3 1 2 134 131 +3
1994 Third place 4 2 0 2 153 90 +63
1998 Runners-up 6 4 1 1 219 80 +139
2002 Third place 5 3 0 2 87 106 -19
2006 Runners-up 5 3 0 2 164 142 +22
2010 Third place 4 3 0 1 131 70 +61
2014 Third place 4 2 0 2 100 89 +11
2018 Third place 6 4 0 2 209 125 +84
2022 Third place 4 2 0 2 144 160 -16
Total 9/9 44 26 2 16 1341 993 +348

Asian Kabaddi Championship

Asian Kabaddi Championship
Year Host country Position
2000 Colombo, Sri Lanka
2005 Tehran, Iran
2017 Gorgan, Iran

South Asian Games

South Asian Games
Year Host city Position
1985 Dhaka, Bangladesh
1987 Kolkata, India
1989 Islamabad, Pakistan
1993 Dhaka, Bangladesh
1995 Madras, India
1999 Kathmandu, Nepal
2004 Islamabad, Pakistan
2006 Colombo, Sri Lanka
2010 Dhaka, Bangladesh
2016 Guwahati & Shillong, India
2019 Kathmandu, Pokhara & Janakpur, Nepal

Dubai Kabaddi Masters

Year Rank Pld W D L
2018 Third place 5 2 0 3
Total 1/1 5 2 0 3

Beach kabaddi

World Beach Kabaddi Championship

Year Rank Pld W D L
2024 Runners-up 6 5 0 1
Total 1/1 6 5 0 1

Asian Beach Games

Year Rank Pld W D L
2008 Runners-up 6 4 1 1
2010 Runners-up 6 5 0 1
2012 Runners-up 5 4 0 1
2014 Runners-up 5 3 1 1
2016 Champions 4 3 1 0
Total 5/5 26 19 3 4

Indoor kabaddi

Asian Indoor and Martial Games

Year Rank Pld W D L
2007 Runners-up 7 5 0 2
2009 Did not enter
2013 Did not enter
2017 Not contested
Total 1/3 7 5 0 2

Circle kabaddi

Circle World Cup

Year Rank Pld W D L
2010 Runners-up 5 4 0 1
2011 Third place 8 6 0 2
2012 Runners-up 5 4 0 1
2013 Runners-up 7 6 0 1
2014 Runners-up 7 6 0 1
2020 Champions 6 6 0 0
Total 6/6 38 32 0 6

Circle Asian Cup

Year Rank Pld W D L
2011 Runners-up 5 4 0 1
2012 Champions 5 5 0 0
2016 Champions 5 5 0 0
Total 3/3 15 14 0 1

Friendly Tournament records

Circle Style Kabaddi

This style of game introduced in Pakistan in 1956 Pakistan participate in the below mentioned competitions

  • Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1956, India (Gold)
  • Canada Kabaddi Cup 1981, Canada (Silver)
  • Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1982 Lahore, Pakistan (Gold)
  • Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1983 Lahore, Pakistan (Silver)
  • Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1984 Lahore, Pakistan (Gold)
  • Prime Minister International Gold Cup 1997, Pakistan (Gold)
  • Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 1998, India (Silver)
  • Prime Minister International Gold Cup 1999, Pakistan (Gold)
  • Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 2002, India (Silver)
  • Indo-Pak Games 2004 Patyala, India (Silver)
  • Takkar Kabaddi Series 2008 Pakistan afaad (Silver)
  • Pak Vs India Kabaddi Series 2009, India (Silver)
  • International Kabaddi Tournament 2009 Kharian, Pakistan (Gold)
  • Kabaddi Premier League 2013, Dubai (Gold)
  • International Kabaddi Cup 2013 UK (Bronze)
  • 37th International Kabaddi Championship 2014 POF Wah (Gold)

Notable players

See also

References

  1. ^ "Revive pro league to save kabaddi, says coach". Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Interview : Shafique Ahmad Chishti, Captain Pakistan Kabaddi Team". Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Kabaddi struggles for greater recognition". 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Kabaddi Team | Latest News, Schedule, and Updates".
  5. ^ https://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/NGM2MWI3NjMtYTk3Mi00NjlmLWE1MWMtOTJhMGViY2E1MDAx
  6. ^ "Pakistan defeat India, win Kabaddi World Cup for the first time". 16 February 2020.
  7. ^ AFP, Compiled by Dona Cherian, Web News Editor,Inputs from (2020-02-16). "Look: Pakistan beat arch rivals India in kabaddi World Cup". Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema. Retrieved 2025-04-25. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ https://www.sports.gov.pk/Detail/NGM2MWI3NjMtYTk3Mi00NjlmLWE1MWMtOTJhMGViY2E1MDAx
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