Imran Khan congratulates Kabaddi team after World Cup win

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday congratulated Pakistan’s Kabaddi team for beating India to lift its maiden World Cup.

Taking to Twitter, PM Khan felicitated the world cup winners.

“Congratulations to the Pakistan Kabbadi team for winning the Kabbadi World Cup after defeating India,” Khan tweeted.

The Team Green defeated India in the final of the Kabbadi World Cup on Sunday to lift the trophy after the intense contest between the arch-rivals went down the wire with the hosts coming on top in the end with 43-41.

This is the first time that Pakistan has won the Kabbadi World Cup trophy. The winning team received a cash prize of Rs10 million while the finalists, India, were given Rs7.5 million.

Governor Punjab Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar, who was the chief guest of the final match, distributed prizes among the players.

Earlier, Iran bagged third position after beating Australia by 54-33 points

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