The MHAL honoured the Mumbai Junior team during the prize distribution ceremony. Each member of the team, coach Ibrahim Mulla and manager Amrit Kiro will be presented with a memento and cash award Rs 10,000 each.
The Junior Mumbai team after receiving their mementos and cash award of Rs 10,000 each make a happy picture along with Chief Guest Shri Waryam Singh, Chairman, PMC Bank, Shri Mangha Singh Bakshi, President, MHAL, Shri Gurdip Singh Chandhok, Vice-President, MHAL, Shri Ram Singh Rathor, Hon. Secretary, MHAL and other Executive Managing Committee members and other dignitaries.
The Mumbai Junior boys team had emerged victorious in the 6th Hockey India Junior Boys National Championship (B Division) held at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Raipur, Chhattisgarh last month. The Junior Mumbai team has won the National title after almost four decades.
The Mumbai lads had clinched the crown by shooting down Hockey Maharashtra 6-5 via the penalty shootout after both teams were locked 3-3 at the end of regulation time.
Goalkeeper Karan Thakur played in the goal for champions Western Railway, while Naresh Telang and Prince Chaurasia, both represented Union Bank of India in the Guru Tegh Bahadur tournament.
The team: Karan Thakur, Naresh Telang, Shreekishan Chawrasiya, Ayyaz Warsi, Mohit Katoute, Mohd. Tausif Qureshi, Mukul Khilnani, Ameen Rogay, Reyaz Qureshi, Praneet Naik, Prince Chaurasia (Capt), Piyush Jain, Danish Qureshi, Atish Shirke, Tikaram Thkulla, Santosh Singh, Kushal Meghwal, Hemant Fadikar.
Coach – Ibrahim Mulla, Manager – Amrit Kiro.