- Lata Mishra
- TIMESOFINDIA.COMUpdated: Oct 02, 2026, 17:50 IST IST
For kabaddi players, any hand injury is serious enough to put an entire tournament in doubt. But thanks to a minimally invasive surgery, followed by rehabilitation, both captain Sunil Kumar and defender Vijay Dahiya, who sustained hand fractures, were able be part of the squad that won an Asian Games gold
India’s 40-34 win over Iran in the Asian Games final on September 26 capped an unbeaten campaign. For captain Sunil Kumar and defender Jaideep Dahiya, it also marked the end of a race against time: months earlier, hand fractures had left both uncertain of making the squad.