Kabaddi
Why Pawan Sehrawat Is Not in India's Starting Seven for the Iran Final — And Why That Is Not the Real StoryThe seven names appear a few seconds before the first whistle. I read them...
37–34: The Scoreline That Arrived Before the TapeMidway through the second half, India's lead had shrunk to 27–26. Iran had ju...
Pawan Sehrawat's Bench: Kabaddi's Star Filter Before the FinalI was watching the starting seven appear on screen, my spreadsheet open besid...
Benching Pawan Sehrawat: A Decision With No Data — Tactical Analysis of the Asian Games FinalThe news arrived with more rumor than tactical substance. Before the India-Ir...
The Final That Hasn't Been Played: What the 37–34 Score Sheet Reveals When You Read It CloselyMay 7, 2026, seven in the morning in Bengaluru. My tea has gone cold and I am...
The 48-24 Scoreline Hides More Than It Shows: India vs Nepal in the Women's Kabaddi Semifinal at the Asian GamesThe Nepal court was almost empty before the halftime whistle had even finishe...
What 48-24 Hides: The Inside Accounting of India's Asian Games Semifinal WinLet me confess something before I begin. I did not choose kabaddi; in 2026,...
48-24: The Silence in Tokai, Nepal's Second Half, and the Women's League That Does Not ExistThe Thirty-Second Clock and the Silence in a Gymnasium Monaco, August 2026....
Asian Games 2026 Kabaddi: Four Semifinalists Confirmed, Bangladesh Miss Out on Score DifferenceThe men's kabaddi group stage at the Asian Games 2026 ended with India beatin...
Unbeaten Is the Semifinal's Biggest Trap: India's Two Kabaddi Teams Face Thailand and Nepal at the Asian GamesLast night I shut the spreadsheet and replayed an old knockout. Third minute,...