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The Indian men's team delivered a stellar performance at the Kho Kho World Cup, thrashing Brazil 64-34 in a one-sided contest at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Tuesday. With this convincing victory, India took a significant step towards securing a spot in the tournament's knockout stage.

Brazil made a strong start, scoring 16 points, but India quickly regained momentum with a powerful comeback. The turning point came when India executed a brilliant "Dream Run", earning two crucial points and putting immense pressure on the Brazilian team.

Turn 2 was very impressive for the 'Men in Blue', as they upped the ante while attacking the Brazilians.

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Rokeson Singh, Pabani Sabar and Aditya Ganpule were the main aggressors for India, as they led the team to an impressive 36 points at the end of Turn 2. But just when it looked like they were running away with the same, Brazil fought back in Turn 3.

Brazil piled the pressure on India in Turn 3, led by the likes of Mauro Pinto, Joel Rodrigues and especially Matheus Costa, who scored six touch-points.

They fought their way back, scoring an impressive 34 points in reply to India's 38, setting up an exciting final seven minutes of the match.

As expected, India bounced back in Turn 4, with Aditya Ganpule and skipper Pratik Waikar leading from the front.

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Rokeson Singh also scored four points via 'Sky Dives' and Mehul got two touch-points, as the home team went on to secure an impressive 30-point win to close out day 2 of the Kho Kho World Cup.

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