[citation needed] In the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, the team beat arch rivals Pakistan for the gold medal.

[2][3] India beat Bangladesh in the gold medal match of the 2002 Asian Games, held in Busan.

[4] India won the inaugural Kabaddi World Cup in 2004, beating Iran by a 55–27 margin.

[7][8] When the Kabaddi World Cup resumed again in 2016 after a nine-year hiatus, India beat Iran for the third final in a row by 38–29.

[13][14] India won the gold at the 2019 South Asian Games led by Deepak Niwas Hooda, beating Sri Lanka in the final by 51–18 with raiders Pawan Sehrawat, Naveen Kumar, Pardeep Narwal .