Kabaddi Masters Dubai: From full schedule to complete squads, all you need to know about six-nation tournament

Kabaddi Masters will take the Indian sport of kabaddi to foreign shores. It is not a first for the game, but the six-nation tournament will be a stepping stone for kabaddi to spread its wings beyond the peripheries of the Indian sub-continent The tournament, to be hosted at the Al Wasl Sports Club in Dubai, will be a nine-day action-packed affair showcasing the best of Kabaddi action on Star Sports, and will witness a stiff battle between all the six participants. Besides India and Pakistan, the four other sides in the tournament are South Korea, Iran, Argentina and Kenya. Commenting on the tournament, International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) president Janardan Singh Gehlot said: “Kabaddi is fast becoming a renowned sport globally, and we at IKF look forward to exploring options for a comprehensive international Kabaddi calendar that is active annually, successfully pinning Kabaddi across the world map.” “Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 is our first step in that direction and will elevate the stature of our sport considerably. We are thankful to the Dubai Sports Council as well as Star India for their strong role in making this happen,” he added. [caption id=“attachment_4547281” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Indian kabaddi team for Kabaddi Masters Dubai. Image Courtesy: Star Sports[/caption] Format The six teams are divided into two groups of three. The teams in each group play two matches against every other team in their respective group, with the top two teams from each group qualifying for the semi-finals. Group A: India, Pakistan, Kenya Group B: Iran, South Korea, Argentina Full schedule 22 June India vs Pakistan - 8 pm IST Iran vs South Korea - 9 pm IST 23 June Iran vs Argentina - 8 pm IST India vs Kenya - 9 pm IST 24 June South Korea vs Argentina - 8 pm IST Pakistan vs Kenya - 9 pm IST 25 June  Iran vs South Korea - 8 pm IST India vs Pakistan - 9 pm IST 26 June Iran vs Argentina - 8 pm IST India vs Kenya - 9 pm IST 27 June South Korea vs Argentina - 8 pm IST Pakistan vs Kenya - 9 pm IST 29 June - Semi-finals SF1: A1 vs B2 - 8 pm IST SF2: B1 vs A2 - 9 pm IST 30 June - Final Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2 - 8 pm IST Full squads Argentina Federico Gramajo, Rafael Acevedo, Gabriel Sacchi, Mariano Pascual, Jorge Barraza, Sebastian Desocio, Roman Cesaro, Nahuel Lopez, Javier Camera, Franco Castro, Matias Martinez, Sebastian Canencia, Nahuel Villamayor India Ajay Thakur (C), Manjeet Chhillar, Girish Maruti, Ernak, Surjeet, Raju Lal Choudhary, Surender Nada, Mohit Chhillar, Deepak Niwas Hooda, Sandeep Narwal, Pardeep Narwal, Rohit Kumar, Rishank Devadiga, Rahul Chaudhari, Monu Goyat Iran <span data-sheets-value="{" 1":2,“2”:“hadi=”" tajik"}"="" data-sheets-userformat="{" 2":14588,“5”:{“1”:[{“1”:2,“2”:0,“5”:[null,2,0]},{“1”:0,“2”:0,“3”:3},{“1”:1,“2”:0,“4”:1}]},“6”:{“1”:[{“1”:2,“2”:0,“5”:[null,2,0]},{“1”:0,“2”:0,“3”:3},{“1”:1,“2”:0,“4”:1}]},“7”:{“1”:[{“1”:2,“2”:0,“5”:[null,2,0]},{“1”:0,“2”:0,“3”:3},{“1”:1,“2”:0,“4”:1}]},“8”:{“1”:[{“1”:2,“2”:0,“5”:[null,2,0]},{“1”:0,“2”:0,“3”:3},{“1”:1,“2”:0,“4”:1}]},“9”:0,“10”:1,“14”:[null,2,0],“15”:“calibri”,“16”:11}"="">Hadi Tajik, Mohammad Amin Nosrati, Amirhossein Mohammad Maleki, Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh, Mohammad Ghorbani, Mohammad Esmaeil Maghsoudlou Mahalli, Mohammad Kazem Naseri, Mohammadreza Shadloui Chianeh, Emad Sedaghatnia, Afshin Jafari, Mohammad Taghi Paein Mahali, Mohammad Malak, Saeid Ghaffari, Hamid Mirzaei Nader Kenya David Mosambayi, Ogak Odhiambo, Chrispine Otieno, Obiero Victor, Obilo James, Erick Ocheing Oduor, Nicholas Mutua, Embuga George, Elphas Otieno, James Kamweti, Patrick Nzau, Izaac Njoroge, Esau Otieno, Kevin Wire Pakistan Nasir Ali, Waqar Ali, Mudassar Ali, Qaisir Abbas, Kashif Razzaq, Muhammad Nadeem, Sajjad Shaukat, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Safian, Abid Hussain, Akhlaq Hussain, Wasim Sajjad, Muhammad Nisar, Muzammal Hussain South Korea Lee Dong Geon, Eom Tae Deok, Lee Jae Min, Lee Jang Kun, Hong Dong Ju, Kim Dong Gyu, Park Chan Sik, Jo Jae Pil, Kim Seong Ryeol, Park Hyun Il. Kim Gyung Tae, Ko Young Chang Telecast: All matches will be shown LIVE on Star Sports network.