From 17-21 down in the first half, Team India pulled off an amazing comeback to defeat Iran 38-29 to win the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup. Ajay Thakur stood out as the star performer for Team India by grabbing 12 points for his side.
The match saw a difficult start for team India as they lacked consistency in their defense.
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Iran looked strong as they were ahead by 19-14, and the champions were struggling down the match. But soon, the adrenalin of the charismatic Indian players pumped up, as they performed a historic comeback in-front of their home crowd. Nitin Tomar stood out exceptionally well in the Indian defense and made sure he was there when his team needed him the most.
So let’s look out how the world reacted to this victory:
INDIAAA! CHAMPIONS! 🏆🏆🏆
We've conquered the Kabaddi world, if ever there was a doubt#INDvIRN #2016KabaddiWorldCup pic.twitter.com/BBbwjC358Y
— Indian Kabaddi Team (@KabaddiIndia) October 22, 2016
Congratulations team INDIA. #2016KabaddiWorldCup winners. #respect
— Varun SAHEJ Dhawan (@Varun_dvn) October 22, 2016
India invented Kabaddi & r World Champs for 8th time.Elsewhere some country invented Cricket & r yet only good in correcting typos.#INDvIRN pic.twitter.com/IG9fucAMMo
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 22, 2016
Congratulations team India 🇮🇳 for becoming the world champion in #kabaddiworldcup2016 #INDvIRN
— Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) October 22, 2016
Wah mere shero buraaaah chaaa Gaye.. so proud of you.. love u all..💪👊 Champions! #INDvIRN #kabaddiworldcup2016
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 22, 2016
India right now!!!
Unbelievable win by #Ind at #kabaddiworldcup2016 #INDvIRN pic.twitter.com/pKRR4O8pUl— Bobby Deol (@thebobbydeoll) October 22, 2016
#TeamIndia #2016KabaddiWorldCup
Wooohoooo champions 2016 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻— Gutta Jwala (@Guttajwala) October 22, 2016
Good win India that was a complete team effort and super Energy from fans#Championindia #2016KabaddiWorldCup pic.twitter.com/ymfOXw2oVr
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) October 22, 2016
This is a great evening for Ajay Thakur and for India. Wonderful evening. This is coming home. #2016KabaddiWorldCup
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 22, 2016
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World champions baby!!! #kabaddiworldcup2016 India, India!!
— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) October 22, 2016
One more surgical strike by India. This time in Iran.#INDvIRN #kabaddiworldcup2016
— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) October 22, 2016
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We at Essentially Sports are utterly proud of Team India’s performance and congratulate them as well as the whole nation on this historical win.!
