# 2018 in Indian sport

2018 in Indian sports describes the year's events in Indian sport. The main highlight for this year for India is the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.

## Calendar by month
### March

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| Field Hockey | 2018 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | Annual International hockey tournament | International | India beat Ireland by 4–1 in fifth place |
| 31 – 20 April | Association football | 2018 Indian Super Cup | Domestic | Bengaluru FC |

### April

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 7 – 27 May | Cricket | 2018 Indian Premier League | Domestic League | Chennai Super Kings |

### June

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 22–30 June | Kabaddi | Al Wasl Sports Club/2018 Dubai Kabaddi Masters | 6 Nation international series | India |

### August

| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
| 22–26 August | Carrom | Chuncheon/2018 Carrom World Cup | women's team | India |

## Sports Leagues in 2018
### Domestic leagues

| League | Duration | Participation | Seasons | Winner/s |
| Premier Badminton League | 23 December 2017 – 14 January 2018 | 8 Clubs | Season 4 | Hyderabad Hunters |
| Pro Wrestling League | 9 January – 26 January | 6 Clubs | Season 3 | Punjab Royals |
| I League | 25 November 2017 – 8 March 2018 | 10 Clubs | Season 11 | Minerva Punjab |
| T20 Mumbai League | 11 March – 21 March | 6 Clubs | Season 1 | Triumph Knights Mumbai North East |
| Indian Premier League | 7 April – 27 May | 8 Clubs | Season 11 | Chennai Super Kings |
| Tamil Nadu Premier League | 11 July – 12 August | 8 Clubs | Season 3 | Siechem Madurai Panthers |
| Karnataka Premier League | 15 August – 6 September | 7 Clubs | Season 7 | Bijapur Bulls |
| Pro Kabaddi League | 7 October 2018 – 5 January 2019 | 12 Clubs | Season 6 | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Duleep Trophy | 17 August – 9 September | 3 Clubs | Season 57 | India Blue |
| Indian Super League | 29 September 2018 – 17 March 2019 | 10 clubs | Season 5 | Bengaluru FC |
| Premier Badminton League | 22 December 2018 – 13 January 2019 | 9 clubs | Season 5 | Bengaluru Raptors |

## Multi-sport events

| Event | Medals | Medals | Medals | Report |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | 0 | 0 | 0 | Report |
| 2018 Commonwealth Games | 26 | 20 | 20 | Report |
| 2018 Asian Games | 15 | 24 | 30 | Report |
| Total | 41 | 44 | 50 | |

### Year highlights

* Vidarbha beat Delhi by 9 wickets to win their maiden Ranji Trophy.
* Chennai Super Kings, under the captainship of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, won the Indian Premier League(IPL) 2018 against Hyderabad Sunrisers and won the championship in their comeback after 2 years.
* Hyderabad Hunters defeat Bengaluru Blasters 4–3 to claim their maiden Premier Badminton League title.
* India national blind cricket team claimed the 2018 Blind Cricket World Cup title by defeating Pakistan in the finals by 2 wickets.
* Indian national cricket team won the ODI Series against South Africa in South Africa in first in History.
* India national under-19 cricket team won the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup held in New Zealand beating Australia in the Final.
* India competed in 2016 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics & Paralympics respectively.
* India competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Held in Gold Coast Australia and bagged 26 Golds, 20 Silvers and 20 Bronze Medals.
* India competed at the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia and bagged 15 Gold, 24 Silver and 30 Bronze Medals.
* India defeated Iran 44–26 in the final to clinch the inaugural edition of the Dubai Kabaddi Masters tournament title.