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Kasinatha Baskaran
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K. Baskaran or Baskaran Kasinathan (born 28 June 1968) is a professional Indian Kabaddi sportsman who has represented Indian National Men's Kabaddi team in International games and is mentoring as a Kabaddi Coach. He has won national as well as international medals. He has been a professional coach for International teams and Kabaddi League franchises. He serves as a coach for the Indian National Men's Kabaddi team and the coach for the Pro Kabaddi franchise Bengal Warriors.
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Full name | Baskaran Kasinathan | ||||||||||||||
Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-06-28) 28 June 1968 (age 56) Sooliyakottai, Saliymangalam, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||||
Education | U.A.A.T Hr Sec School, Ammapet | ||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Coach, India national kabaddi team | ||||||||||||||
Years active | 1989 - 2002 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Kabaddi | ||||||||||||||
Position | All Rounder | ||||||||||||||
League | Pro Kabaddi League | ||||||||||||||
Club | Tamil Thalaivas | ||||||||||||||
Team | India national kabaddi team | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1988 | ||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | World No. 1 | ||||||||||||||
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He is an active sports enthusiast and apart from being a coach he also concentrates on identifying and training young athletes.