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Rampant Deepak Hooda takes Rajasthan to senior kabaddi national semi-finals

Last yearโ€™s finalists, Indian Railways and Services too made it to the semis, along with Maharashtra.
April 16, 2021

Captain Deepak Hooda put on a stellar show in the quarter-finals of the 68th Senior National Kabaddi Championship on Thursday steering Rajasthan to the semi-finals of the tournament in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.

Deepak Hooda scored a massive 23 raid points against Karnataka in the quarter-finals as Rajasthan won 68-33. Bhuvneshwar Gaur managed a 12-point Super 10 while in the defence, Brijendra Chaudhary registered six tackle points and Govind Gurjar recorded a High 5 too.

Only Rathan K delivered for Karnataka, but his 13 raid points were not enough at the Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar International Sports Stadium. Rathan K too had scored 23 raid points in a match earlier in the day in Karnatakaโ€™s round of 16 victory over Delhi.

Rajasthanโ€™s Deepak Hooda has been in stellar form in the tournament. Earlier in the round of 16 match, he scored a 15-point Super 10 in Rajasthanโ€™s win over Bihar. On Wednesday, Deepak scored an astounding 24 raid points in a match against Vidarbha.ย 

In Rajasthanโ€™s five matches so far in the Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2021, Deepak Hooda has scored a mammoth 81 raid points, which includes four Super 10s.

Meanwhile, last yearโ€™s finalists Indian Railways and Services both proceeded to the semi-finals as well with contrasting results.

Defending champions Indian Railways beat Chandigarh 34-30 in a close match on the back of captain Pawan Sehrawatโ€™s 14-point Super 10.

Services, meanwhile, dominated the Vishal Bhardwaj-led Himachal Pradesh 43-18. Manjeet scored 12 raid points, while Naveen Kumar managed nine for the victors.

Meanwhile. Maharashtra ousted home team Uttar Pradesh by a single point with a 38-37 scoreline. Siddharth Desai starred for Maharashtra with 12 raid points.

The senior kabaddi nationals will conclude on Friday with the semi-finals and the final.

Photo: Pro Kabaddi

Senior National Kabaddi Championship 2021 quarter-final results

Indian Railways beat Chandigarh 34-30

Rajasthan beat Karnataka 68-33

Services beat Himachal Pradesh 43-18

Maharashtra beat Uttar Pradesh 38-37

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