# 2014 in Indian sports

The 2014 in Indian sports was held across the Indian cities all through the season.

## Events
### January

* 30 December – 5 January: 2014 Aircel Chennai Open was scheduled. Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland beat Frenchman Édouard Roger-Vasselin by 7–5, 6–2 in men's singles final and became the champion and in the men's doubles final Sweden's Johan Brunström and Frederik Nielsen of Denmark beat the Croatian pair Marin Draganja and Mate Pavić 6–2, 4–6, [10–7].
* 10–18 January: 2012–14 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final was held at Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi. The Dutch hockey team beat the Black Stick Men 7–2 in the final.
* 18–29 January: 2014 Lusophony Games was held in Goa, India. Host India ended up on first place with 37 Gold, 27 Silver and 28 Bronze followed by Portugal with 18 Gold, 20 Silver and 12 Bronze and Macau on third place with 15 Gold, 9 Silver and 14 Bronze.
* 21–26 January: 2014 India Open Grand Prix Gold was held at Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow.

### February

* 23 January – 23 February: 2014 Hockey India League is scheduled. Kalinga Lancers was the debuting team. Delhi Waveriders became the champions by beating Jaypee Punjab Warriors. The scores were leveled at 3–3 but Delhi took the game in penalties 3–1. Defending champions Ranchi Rhinos ended up 3rd after beating Uttar Pradesh Wizards 3–2 in penalties after the game was drawn 1–1.
* 31 January – 2 February: 2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I first round match India vs Chinese Taipei was played at Indore, India winning 5–0.
* 2 February: 2013–14 Ranji Trophy final was scheduled to end. Karnataka won the match by 7 wickets by beating Maharashtra.
* 7–11 February: First round of I-League 2nd Division was held. Royal Wahingdoh F.C. and Kalighat Milan Sangha F.C. made to final round from group A and Bhawanipore F.C. and Hindustan F.C. made it to final round from group B

### March

* 23 March – 11 April: I-League 2nd Division final round was held. Royal Wahingdoh F.C. won the round and advanced to 2014–15 I-League 1st Division.

### April

* 1–6 April: 2014 India Super Series was held at Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi.
* 16 April – 1 June: 2014 Indian Premier League is scheduled.
* 22 April: Chitra Magimairaj won the World Women's Senior Snooker Championship on 22 April 2014 at Leeds, United Kingdom.
* 30 April: Last match of 2014 Indian Premier League will be played in the United Arab Emirates. The remaining season will return to India.

### May

* 2 May: 2014 Indian Premier League returns to India.
* 18 May: 2013–14 I-League matches ends.
* 18–25 May: Thomas cup and Uber cup of Badminton were scheduled in New Delhi. Japan and China won Thomas and Uber Cups, respectively.

### June

* 1 June: 2014 Indian Premier League final match was held at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Kolkata Knight Riders beat Kings XI Punjab by 3 wickets to win their second title.

### September

* 10–18 September: 2014 World University Squash Championship will be held in Chennai.
* 12–14 September: 2014 Davis Cup World Group play-offs will be held in KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore. India to face Serbia to qualify for group stage.
* 2014 Indian Super League season will kick off.

### October

* 30 September – 15 October: 2014 Indian Badminton League is scheduled.

### November

* 2014 Indian Super League season will end.

### December

* 13–21 December: 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy will be held at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar.
* 2014–15 I-League season begins.

## Sports leagues in 2014
### National leagues

| Game | Tournament | Winner | Tournament Length | Tournament Length |
| Game | Tournament | Winner | From | To |
| Association football | 2013–14 I-League | Bengaluru FC | 21 September 2013 | 18 May 2014 |
| Association football | 2014 I-League 2nd Division | Royal Wahingdoh F.C. | 7 February 2014 | 11 April 2014 |
| Association football | 2014 I-League U19 | Tata FA U-19 | 10 February 2014 | 29 April 2014 |
| Association football | 2014 Indian Super League | TBA | September 2014 | November 2014 |
| Association football | 2014–15 I-League | TBA | December 2014 | |
| Badminton | 2014 Indian Badminton League | TBA | 30 September 2014 | 15 October 2014 |
| Cricket | 2013–14 Ranji Trophy | Karnataka | 27 October 2013 | 2 February 2014 |
| Cricket | 2014 Indian Premier League | Kolkata Knight Riders | 16 April 2014 | 1 June 2014 |
| Cricket | 2014–15 Ranji Trophy | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Field hockey | 2014 Hockey India League | Delhi Waveriders | 23 January 2014 | 23 February 2014 |
| Kabaddi | 2014 Pro Kabaddi League | Jaipur Pink Panthers | 26 July 2014 | 31 August 2014 |
| Tennis | 2014 International Premier Tennis League | TBA | 28 November 2014 | 13 December 2014 |

### Continental leagues

| Game | Tournament | Clubs | Clubs | Clubs | Total Clubs | Total Clubs | Tournament Winners |
| Game | Tournament | Name | Qualified | Finished | India | Tournament | Tournament Winners |
| Association Football | 2014 AFC Cup | Churchill Brothers | 2012–13 I-League Champions | Round of 16 | 2 | 16 | TBA |
| Association Football | 2014 AFC Cup | Pune | 2012–13 I-League Runner up | Fourth in Group H | 2 | 16 | TBA |
| Volleyball | 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship | N.A | KSEB | Fifth in Group B | 1 | 10 | Hisamitsu |

## India in 2014 international sports
### Multi-sport event

| Event | Schedule | Schedule | Medals | Medals | Medals | Medals | Finish | Athletes and Events | Report |
| Event | From | To | | | | Total | Finish | Athletes and Events | Report |
| Goa Lusophonia | 18 January | 29 January | 37 | 27 | 28 | 92 | 1st Place | | Report |
| Sochi Winter Olympics | 7 February | 23 February | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Unranked | 3 in 3 events | Report |
| Glasgow Commonwealth Games | 23 July | 3 August | 15 | 30 | 19 | 64 | 5 | 215 in 14 sports | Report |
| Nanjing Youth Olympics | 16 August | 28 August | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | | Report |
| Incheon Asiad | 19 September | 4 October | 11 | 10 | 36 | 57 | 8 | 515 in 23 Sports | Report |

### Association football
#### Clubs

* 2014 AFC Cup: Pune F.C. finished fourth in group H. Churchill Brothers reached knock out stage to round of 16.

#### International seasons

* 2013–14 in Indian football
* 2014–15 in Indian football

### Badminton
#### Championships

* 2014 Thomas and Uber Cup was scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India.

### Basketball

* 2014 FIBA Asia Cup in China. India finished 7th.

### Cricket
#### Tournaments

* 2014 Asia Cup in Bangladesh. India finished on 3rd place after they lost to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in group stage. India was followed by Afghanistan on 4th place and host Bangladesh on last place, i.e. 5th place. Sri Lanka won the tournament by beating Pakistan in the final match.
* 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. India was unbeaten till semi-final match when they evolved and the deserving champions. But Sri Lanka beat India in final to win the world T20 champions title. India eventually finished as runners-up.
* 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in Bangladesh. India finished 3rd in group stage. India played Pakistan in 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualification playoff where India beat Pakistan and qualified for 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 scheduled to take place in India.

#### Tours

* India faced New Zealand. India lost four out of five ODIs and one out of two test matches losing One Day series 4–0 and Test series 1–0 to New Zealand Black Caps (Kiwis) which are a comparatively weaker team to India.
* India will face England

### Field hockey
#### Tournaments

* 2012–14 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final in New Delhi, India was won by the Netherlands. India ended up on sixth position after losing to Belgium 2–1.
* 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup in The Hague, Netherlands.
* 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Bhubaneshwar, India.

### Tennis
#### Grand Slam

| Player / Pair | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Rounds | Finished |
| Player / Pair | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Quarterfinals | Semisinals | Final | Finished |
| 2014 Australian Open |||||||||
| Men's singles |||||||||
| Somdev Devvarman | Lost 4–6, 4–6, 6(2)-7(7) Feliciano López | DNA | DNA | DNA | DNA | DNA | DNA | First round |
| Boys' singles |||||||||
| Sumit Nagal | Lost 3–6, 3–6 Harry Bourchier | DNA | DNA | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | First round |
| Girls' singles |||||||||
| Snehadevi Reddy | Lost 4–6, 0–6 Zhang Ying | DNA | DNA | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | First round |
| Simran Kaur Sethi | Lost 4–6, 2–6 Destanee Aiava | DNA | DNA | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | First round |
| Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopal | Lost 3–6, 3–6 Katie Boulter | DNA | DNA | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | First round |
| Men's doubles |||||||||
| Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | Won 6–3, 4–6, 7(7)-6(5) Rameez Junaid Adrian Mannarino | Won 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins | Lost 4–6, 6(1)-7(7) Treat Conrad Huey Dominic Inglot | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | Third round |
| Lu Yen-hsun Divij Sharan | Lost 2–6, 4–6 Johan Brunström Frederik Nielsen | DNA | DNA | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | First round |
| Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | Won 6–4, 6–1 Lukáš Rosol Lukáš Dlouhý | Won 6–1, 6–4 Daniele Bracciali Alexandr Dolgopolov | Won 6–3, 6–2 Yuki Bhambri Michael Venus | NA | Lost 2–6, 6(4)-7(7) Michaël Llodra Nicolas Mahut | DNA | DNA | Quarterfinal |
| Yuki Bhambri Michael Venus | Won 6–2, 7–5 Roberto Bautista Agut Daniel Gimeno Traver | Won 6–4, 6–4 Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | Lost 3–6, 2–6 Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | Third round |
| Mahesh Bhupathi Rajeev Ram | Won 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 Santiago Giraldo João Sousa | Lost 4–6, 6(7)-7(9) Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | DNA | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | Second round |
| Women's doubles |||||||||
| Sania Mirza Cara Black | Won 6–1, 6–4 Tammi Patterson Arina Rodionova | Won 7–5, 6–1 Monica Niculescu Klára Koukalová | Won 6–4, 6–3 Eugenie Bouchard Vera Dushevina | NA | Lost 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | DNA | DNA | Quarterfinal |
| Girls' doubles |||||||||
| Snehadevi Reddy Dhruthi Tatachar Venugopa | Won 6–2, 6(5)-7(7), 10–5 Nozomi Ohya Yukina Saigo | Lost 4–6, 6(7)-7(9) Anhelina Kalinina Elizaveta Kulichkova | DNA | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | Second round |
| Ilze Hattingh Simran Kaur Sethi | Lost 6(2)-7(7), 7(9)-6(7), [3–10] Michaela Gordon Katrine Steffensen | DNA | DNA | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | First round |
| Mixed doubles |||||||||
| Sania Mirza Horia Tecău | Won 6–1, 6–4 Chan Hao-ching Robert Lindstedt | Won 6–2, 6–2 Anastasia Rodionova Colin Fleming | NA | NA | Won 6–3, 6–4 Julia Görges Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | Won 2–6, 6–3, [10–2] Jarmila Gajdošová Matthew Ebden | Lost 3–6, 2–6 Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor | Runners-up |
| Daniela Hantuchová Leander Paes | Won 7–5, 4–6, [10–7] Ajla Tomljanović James Duckworth | Won 6–0, 2–6, [10–6] Elena Vesnina Mahesh Bhupathi | NA | NA | Lost 3–6, 3–6 Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor | DNA | DNA | Quarterfinal |
| Elena Vesnina Mahesh Bhupathi | Won 6(3)-7(7), 6–4, 10–5 Arantxa Parra Santonja David Marrero | Lost 0–6, 6–2, 6–10 Daniela Hantuchová Leander Paes | NA | NA | DNA | DNA | DNA | Second round |
| Katarina Srebotnik Rohan Bopanna | Won 6–2, 6–3 Raquel Kops-Jones Treat Huey | Won 7(7)-6(5), 7–5 Ashleigh Barty John Peers | NA | NA | Lost 5–7, 3–6 Jarmila Gajdošová Matthew Ebden | DNA | DNA | Quarterfinal |

#### Championships

* 2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I first round match India vs Chinese Taipei was held in Indore, India. Host India beat Chinese Taipei by 5–0.
* 2014 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I second round match India vs South Korea was held in Busan, South Korea. India beat host South Korea 3–1 to enter the 2014 Davis Cup World Group play-offs against Serbia.
* 2014 Davis Cup World Group play-offs match host India against Serbia. Winner will qualify for 2015 Davis Cup World Group.