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    2018 in Indian sport

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    2018 in Indian sports describes the year's events in Indian sport. The main highlight for this year for India is the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

    Calendar by month

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    March

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    Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
    Field Hockey 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Annual International hockey tournament International India beat Ireland by 4–1 in fifth place
    31 – 20 April Association football 2018 Indian Super Cup Domestic Bengaluru FC

    April

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    Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
    7 – 27 May Cricket 2018 Indian Premier League Domestic League Chennai Super Kings

    June

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    Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
    22–30 June Kabaddi Al Wasl Sports Club/2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters 6 Nation international series India

    August

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    Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
    22–26 August Carrom Chuncheon/2018 Carrom World Cup women's team India

    Sports Leagues in 2018

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    Domestic leagues

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    League Duration Participation Seasons Winner/s
    Premier Badminton League 23 December 2017 – 14 January 2018 8 Clubs Season 4 Hyderabad Hunters
    Pro Wrestling League 9 January – 26 January 6 Clubs Season 3 Punjab Royals
    I League 25 November 2017 – 8 March 2018 10 Clubs Season 11 Minerva Punjab
    T20 Mumbai League 11 March – 21 March 6 Clubs Season 1 Triumph Knights Mumbai North East
    Indian Premier League 7 April – 27 May 8 Clubs Season 11 Chennai Super Kings
    Tamil Nadu Premier League 11 July – 12 August 8 Clubs Season 3 Siechem Madurai Panthers
    Karnataka Premier League 15 August – 6 September 7 Clubs Season 7 Bijapur Bulls
    Pro Kabaddi League 7 October 2018 – 5 January 2019 12 Clubs Season 6 Bengaluru Bulls
    Duleep Trophy 17 August – 9 September 3 Clubs Season 57 India Blue
    Indian Super League 29 September 2018 – 17 March 2019 10 clubs Season 5 Bengaluru FC
    Premier Badminton League 22 December 2018 – 13 January 2019 9 clubs Season 5 Bengaluru Raptors

    Multi-sport events

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    Event Medals Report
    2018 Winter Olympics 0 0 0 Report
    2018 Commonwealth Games 26 20 20 Report
    2018 Asian Games 15 24 30 Report
    Total 41 44 50

    Year highlights

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    • Vidarbha beat Delhi by 9 wickets to win their maiden Ranji Trophy.[1][2]
    • Chennai Super Kings, under the captainship of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, won the Indian Premier League(IPL) 2018 against Hyderabad Sunrisers and won the championship in their comeback after 2 years.
    • Hyderabad Hunters defeat Bengaluru Blasters 4–3 to claim their maiden Premier Badminton League title.[3]
    • India national blind cricket team claimed the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the finals by 2 wickets.[4][5]
    • Indian national cricket team won the ODI Series against South Africa in South Africa in first in History.
    • India national under-19 cricket team won the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in New Zealand beating Australia in the Final.
    • India competed in 2016 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics & Paralympics respectively.
    • India competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Held in Gold Coast Australia and bagged 26 Golds, 20 Silvers and 20 Bronze Medals.
    • India competed at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia and bagged 15 Gold, 24 Silver and 30 Bronze Medals.
    • India defeated Iran 44–26 in the final to clinch the inaugural edition of the Dubai Kabaddi Masters tournament title.[6][7]

    References

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    1. ^ "Delhi vs Vidarbha, Final, Ranji Trophy, 2017-18". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
    2. ^ "Final, Ranji Trophy at Indore, Dec 29 2017 - Jan 1 2018 | Match Report | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
    3. ^ "PBL Final: Hyderabad Hunters beat Bengaluru Blasters 4-3 to lift title, key updates". The Indian Express. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
    4. ^ "Blind Cricket World Cup: India Beat Pakistan by 2 Wickets to Lift Title". News18. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
    5. ^ "India beat Pakistan to win Blind Cricket World Cup". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
    6. ^ "India vs Iran Kabaddi, Kabaddi Masters Dubai Final: India beat Iran 44-26 to win title". The Indian Express. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
    7. ^ "Kabaddi Masters Dubai: India thrash Iran by 18 points to win title". India Today. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
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