NER coach, players selected for Federation Cup Kabaddi C'ship
NER coach
, players selected for Kabaddi C'ship: Arvind Kumar Pandey, coach of NER kabaddi team, has been appointed as observer for the Indian Railways team at Senior Federation Cup (Men's) Kabaddi Championship, to be held in Maharashtra from May 2.
Besides, three players, Sunil Kumar, Pravesh, and Anil Kumar—will represent Indian Railways team, while Nitin Pawar will play for UP state team. TNN
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