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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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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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7 – 27 May  | Cricket | 2018 Indian Premier League | Domestic League  | Chennai Super Kings

### June

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22–30 June  | Kabaddi | Al Wasl Sports Club/2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters | 6 Nation international series  | India

### August

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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

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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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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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2018 in sports

by Asia|

* Afghanistani sports
* Azerbaijani sports
* Bangladeshi sports
* Chinese sports
* Egyptian sports
* Indian sports
* Indonesian sports
* Iranian sports
* Japanese sports
* Kazakhstani sports
* South Korean sports
* Lebanese sports
* Malaysian sports
* Maldives sports
* Nepali sports
* Pakistani sports
* Philippine sports
* Russian sports
* Saudi Arabian sports
* Singapore sports
* Sri Lankan sports
* Thai sports
* Turkish sports
* United Arab Emirates sports
* Vietnamese sports
* Yemeni sports

by Oceania|

* Australian sports
* Fijian sports
* New Zealand sports
* Papua New Guinean sports

by Europe|

* British sports
* Danish sports
* German sports
* Irish sports
* Swedish sports

by Africa|

* Algerian sports
* Angolan sports
* Nigerian sports
* South African sports

by North America|

* American sports
* Bahamian sports
* Belizean sports
* Canadian sports
* Cuban sports
* Mexican sports
* Puerto Rican sports

by South America|

* Argentine sports
* Brazilian sports
* Bolivian sports
* Venezuelan sports

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