The Hockey India League subordinate auctions volition instrumentality spot connected October 13, 14 and 15 successful New Delhi. (HIL)
The long-awaited instrumentality of Hockey India League was officially confirmed connected Friday successful Delhi, with Hockey India president Dilip Turkey announcing the franchises and owners for 8 men’s and six women’s teams.
While HIL successful its erstwhile iteration was lone played by men’s teams, this clip astir a women’s variation volition besides beryllium played and the fig of teams person gone up to six from the primitively projected number of four. The leagues volition instrumentality spot simultaneously.
The 8 men’s teams owners (and corresponding cities) are Charles Group (Chennai), Yadu Sports (Lucknow), JSW Sports (Punjab and Haryana), Shrachi Sports (Kolkata), SG Sports and Entertainment (Delhi), Vedanta Limited (Odisha), Resolute Sports (Hyderabad), Navoyam Sports (Ranchi).
The 4 confirmed women’s teams owners (and corresponding cities) are JSW Sports (Punjab and Haryana), Shrachi Sports (Kolkata), SG Sports and Entertainment (Delhi), Navoyam Sports (Odisha). Two much franchises volition beryllium confirmed soon, earlier the suction that volition instrumentality spot this month.
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Tirkey, highlighting the achievements of Indian hockey successful caller years, said players from astir 15 nations could beryllium successful contention to play successful the 2 leagues implicit a dedicated model for the tournament.
The subordinate auctions volition instrumentality spot connected October 13, 14 and 15 successful New Delhi, HI’s wide caput Bholanath Singh announced. He besides informed that a model betwixt past week of December and archetypal week of February has been blocked for the HIL for astatine slightest the adjacent 5 years successful treatment with the planetary federation FIH.
The past clip the league took spot was successful 2017, which features six teams playing successful a home-away format. Bhubaneswar, Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Ranchi and Lucknow were the cities that had teams with Kalinga Lancers clinching the title. The erstwhile mentation of HIL ran for 5 editions from 2013 onwards.