We went to Pakistan in individual capacity: Kabaddi players

ATTARI: The kabaddi players from India, who had gone to Pakistan without permission from the national federation or the government to participate in the neighbouring country's first Kabaddi World Cup, returned on Monday and claimed that they had gone in their individual capacity.
They claimed that they did not require permission from any organisation in India since the event was a 'prize money' tournament dedicated to 550 birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev and not an 'official' one.
"All the players belong to different kabaddi clubs and had gone independently to play in the kabaddi tournament dedicated to the 550 birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev," said Davinder Singh Bajwa, who claims to be a kabaddi promoter.
However, Pakistan's World Cup billboards had no mention of Guru Nanak Dev on any of the posters and the tournament, described by the Indian kabaddi as 'unofficial', was inaugurated by Pakistan's Punjab province chief minister Usman Buzdar. The province's governor Chaudhary Mohammad Sarwar was seen honouring the Indian kabaddi players at the end of the tournament.
Asked why they had not taken permission from Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India or the Union sports ministry, Bajwa said the players did not require any permission since they had not gone to Pakistan under the banner of any federation.
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