Gurdaspur: India continued its winning streak
in the World Cup Kabaddi tournament and notched up its fourth
straight win by crushing Iran 62-28 here on Wednesday.
India now tops Pool-A with four wins out of four matches.
India had defeated America, Italy and Australia in their
last three matches, before getting past Iran.
Sukhvir Singh Sarawan with 14/14 points was the best
raider from the Indian squad and Hardeep Singh Dhilon was the
best defender as he clamped 5/5 his attempts.
Italy had to work hard to defeat Austalia in the first
match of the day (Pool A) as it outplayed the kangaroos by
47-43 in a well contested match.
Channa Kheeranwali of Italy was the best raider as he
clinched 14 points out of 16.
Harjinder Singh blocked his three rivals by showing his
powerful grip. It was italy's second victory out of three
matches.
In the third match of the day Canada thrashed England
49-29 as Canada's riders and defenders showed their worth
during all the match.
Kuljeeta Malsiana got seven points out of seven and
Sandeep Nangal defended 7/7 and was the best defender.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, April 07, 2010, 23:13