Aniket Pote
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Aniket Bhagwan Pote (born 7 November 1996)[1] is an Indian kho kho player from Maharashtra. He plays for the India men's national kho kho team as an all-rounder.[2] He was part of the Indian men's team that won the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup held at New Delhi in January 2025. He plays for Gujarat Giants in the Ultimate Kho Kho, a franchise based league tournament. In the first season, he played for Mumbai Khiladis.[3]
Pote is from Bandra East, Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is the son of late Bhagwan, is a bus driver and his mother Chhaya, who works as a house maid. His elder brother, Rupesh, is a driver in a private company while his younger brother, Swapnil, works as an office boy, also in a private firm. His father died of throat cancer. The family lives in a one-room rented house.[4] He started playing kho kho in 2006. He played for local club Mahatma Gandhi Sports Academy.[5] He is studying BA. He bagged employment with India Post, Maharashtra in sports quota.[6]