Asian Games 2018, Men's Kabaddi: India vs Korea - 5 Talking Points

#3 India forced to play with 3 raiders and 1 defender

India

were

often found wanting in defence.

A good representation of how smartly the Koreans played this game was evidenced by how they kept the Indians in check. They didn't get a single All Out in this match over India, but kept plugging away and never trailed.

Towards the end of the first half, India were reduced to four and the four men on the mat were Pardeep Narwal, Rohit Kumar, Ajay Thakur and Mohit Chhillar - three raiders and just one defender.

From about the 17th minute of the first half to the 3rd minute of the second, Korea used this to their advantage by putting in empty raids and playing on the Do-or-Die, knowing fully well that only one established defender was on the mat for the Indians.

It prevented India from getting close and in the end, those five minutes proved very valuable towards achieving the end result.