The 46th edition of the Junior Nationals Kabaddi Championship concluded on the 16th of February 2020 in Rohtak. Organized by the Amateur Kabaddi Association Haryana the event saw the participation of 30 teams in the boys' category while 26 teams in the girls. The boys' team of Sports Authority of India (SAI) were crowned the champions after they went on to defeat Uttar Pradesh in the finals. On the other hand, Haryana girls defeated SAI to become the girls' champions.
The tournament saw a whole bunch of upcoming talent for the Indian national Kabaddi team playing at the MD University in Rohtak. Based on the performances of the players at the tournament, a three-member panel selected 35 players as the probables for the Indian Junior National Kabaddi team. They will undergo training at the national camp which will be organized by the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI). The three member-panel who selected the players included Dronacharya Awardee Rambhir Singh Khokhar, KC Suthar, and L Srinivas Reddy, all of whom are international coaches.
The players were selected based on the number of points they collected at the Junior nationals as well as their overall performance in the tournament. Kabaddi Adda was the official partner for the tournament for scoring the tournament as well as ranking the players based on their scores. Kabaddi Adda's scoring tool also helped in picking out the top players of the tournament and ranking them based on the number of points each player collected.
Here is a list of the players selected as probables for the Indian Junior National Kabaddi Team (Boys):
Sports Authority of India
1. Meetu - Raider
2. Jaideep - Left Cover
3. Mohit S/o Krishan - All Rounder
4. Karamvir - Left Corner
5. Abinesh Nadarajan - Right Cover
Uttar Pradesh
6. Nitin Panwar - All Rounder
7. Akash Nain - Raider
8. Ajay Malik - Raider
9. Prashant Kumar Rathi - Right Corner
Chandigarh
10. Banty Satish - Raider
11. Ankush Ashok - Left Corner
12. Rohit Kumar - Right Corner
13. Sachin Balwan - Raider
Goa
14. Yogesh Narender - Raider
15. Rohit Maansingh - Raider
Haryana
16. Rakesh - Raider
17. Anuj Kumar - All Rounder
18. Mohit Kuldeep S/o Rajbir - Right Corner
Maharashtra
19. Shinde Akash Santoshi - Raider
20. Tejas Patil - All Rounder
Himachal Pradesh
21. Rohit Thakur - Raider
Rajasthan
22. Mahipal - Raider
23. Jai Bhagwan Shay - Raider
Punjab
24. Balraj Singh - Raider
Gujarat
25. Jigar Chauhan - All Rounder
Telangana
26. Meghavat Lakky Ram - All Rounder
Andhra Pradesh
27. P. Surya Chandra - Raider
Tamil Nadu
28. Masana Muthu Lakshmanan - Raider
Kerala (Court Order)
29. Akhil P - All Rounder
Delhi
30. Amandeep Singh - All Rounder
Bihar
31. Ankit Singh - Raider
Uttaranchal
32. Arjun Rathi - Raider
UP
33. Shubham Kumar - Left Cover
Stand By
34. Mohit Kuldeep - Haryana - Right Cover
35. Rahul - SAI - Right Cover