- Scotland achieved great shock against champions and reigning favorites
- No team had scored more than 27 against India in the history of the World Cup.
- But Scotland recovered from a slow beginning to claim an exciting raffle of 64-64
Scotland achieved a monumental shock in the Paddy Power Kabaddi World Cup when they arrived from behind to attract 64-64 with the current Indian champion.
The Scottish have put themselves in a solid position to qualify the group B after beating Wales 63-43, with games that will come against Italy and Hong Kong China.
Kabaddi, which is said to originate in India more than 4,000 years ago, is enjoying its second official World Cup after the first edition in Malaysia in 2019.
Midlands has the honor of being host of the tournament, in which 'Raiders' try to score points labeling the members of the defending team.
England had his campaign at the beginning of an assault against Hungary on Monday with a 101-25 victory, but it was Scotland who took the applause on Tuesday.
India took an advantage of 7-4 quickly from the blocks, but Scotland made its way back and maintained an advantage of 30-29 in the half time.
The teams remained neck for great stripes of the second half, but India entered the dying minutes of the game with an advantage of 62-59.
Scotland achieved an impressive 64-64 draw with India in the Paddy Power Kabaddi World Cup
India led 62-59 in the dying minutes of the game, but Scotland defended itself
However, Scotland managed to overcome the line with 64-64, scoring more points than any team that has against India in the World Cup.
Iraq previously kept the record to score the largest number of points against India in a World Cup clash, since they obtained 27 in the final in 2019.
Kabaddi is the second most observed sport in India and it is estimated that around 500 million people will tune in to see the world and women's world drinks this week.
The 2025 tournament will take place between March 17 and 23 and will be held in places in Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
The legend says that Kabaddi originated between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago in India.
In their traditional rules, the Raiders, attackers who enter the middle of the opposing team and try to label people, without being addressed, had to sing Kabbadi and not breathe.
If they needed to breathe and momentarily stop singing to Kabaddi, the attack was over.