New Delhi: A 16-member Australian team today
arrived here to participate in the inaugural Pearls World Cup
Kabaddi at Punjab from April 3 to 12.
The members of the Australian team was given a warm
reception by the Organising Committee and was later escorted
to Ludhiana.
Manager Jagjit Singh Guram and coach Baljinder Singh
Bassi said the Australian team will be captained by Rajiv
Kumar and they exuded confidence that the team will give their
best to lift the inaugural trophy.
The team members were happy to be in India to take part
in the Rs 2.16 crore WCKP2010, a venture of the Punjab
Government to promote the crowd pulling sports discipline.
Australia are in Pool A along with hosts India, United
States of America, Italy and Iran. Australia play their
opening pool match against USA at Guru Gobind Singh Stadium in
Jalandhar on April 5.
The Australian team: Rajiv Kumar (Captain), Sukhvir
Singh, Kuldeep Singh, Gurpreet Singh, Boota Singh, Harjinder
Singh Sethi, Kuldeep Singh, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Amritpal
Singh, Sukhjinder Singh, Raj Kumar, Harpreet Singh Sidhu,
Karnal Singh, Parampal Singh. Manager: Jagjit Singh Gurm.
Coach: Baljinder Singh Bassi.
PTI
First Published: Friday, April 02, 2010, 17:51