The India women's national kho kho team represents India in women's international Kho Kho. It is governed by the Kho Kho Federation of India and is a member of International Kho Kho Federation. The team won the World Cup during its first edition in 2025, as a host nation.
History India women's team defeated Nepal women's team in the final match of the first ever 2025 Kho Kho World Cup.IND vs NEP : 13 Jan Result Indian women defeated South Korea, IR Iran and Malaysia in the group stages, Bangladesh in quarterfinals and later, beat South Africa in semifinals to enter the finals. They defeated Nepal 78–40 in the finals.
Sponsorship The Indian national kho kho teams are sponsored by the Odisha state government for a period of three years from January 2025 to December 2027. Odisha committed Rs 5 crore per year for a total of Rs.15 crore for three years.
Results and fixtures
2025
Quarter-final 1
Semi-final 1
Final
Coaching staff
Physios: Amit Ravhate, Vandana and Kumkum. Position Name Team Manager Rajkumari Head coach Sumit Bhatia Assistant Coach Munni Joon Defence Coach Sushma Golwalkar Attack Coach Prachi Waikar Skill Analyst Eslavath Naresh Physio Amit Ravhate Vandana Kumkum Current squad
Following is the team that represented India in the first Kho Kho World Cup in January 2025 at Delhi. No.NameDate of birthPosStateAnshu Kumari30 January 2008All rounderDelhi55Ashwini Appasaheb Shinde10 October 2007DefenderMaharashtra9Opinaben Devjibhai Bhilar8 July 2001All rounderGujarat4Chaithra B.8 January 2002DefenderKarnataka3Magai Majhi18 August 2004AttackerOdisha36Meenu Dhatterwal23 November 2006DefenderHaryana11Monika SahAll rounderBihar7Nasreen Shaikh7 November 1998All rounderDelhi18Nazia BibiAttacker Jammu and KashmirNeeta DeviWazir*Himachal PradeshNirmala BhatiWazirRajasthan6Priyanka Hanumant Ingle (Captain)3 October 2000All rounderMaharashtra66Reshma Subhash Rathod31 December 2001All rounderMaharashtra4Subhashree Sing19 April 2006All rounderOdisha5Vaishnavi Bajarang Powar2 September 2006DefenderMaharashtra *Wazir is a chasing player who wears a different colour jersey than their teammate.
Standby: Sampada More, Ritika Siloriya and Priyanka Bhopi. Competitive record Kho Kho World Cup recordYearResultPosition 2025Champion6600Total1/11 Title6600
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