Kolkata: Indian Hockey Star Gurjant Singh, Surender Kumar, Sumit Walmiki – Third part of the team that won bronze at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics – Has a strong City Connect.
Not long ago, they played at Calcutta Hockey League for various clubs.
Bengal hockey can certainly boast a little on this matter, but it is not enough to improve the game in the state, experts said.
Reason: lack of basic infrastructure.
For one, the league continues to be played on the grass here, when the world has turned to artificial areas.
In fact, international hockey stopped played at Grass Way in 1976.
Although the famous Trio has a part of their initial care in the city, today they will fight on the grass.
“How can you expect games to be repaired here when the local league is still played on the grass?” Asking Gernix Singh, a member of the 1964 Olympic Golden Winner Hockey Team 1976, told toi.
After a hiatus pandemic who was hit by a pandemic last season, Bengal Hockey managed the local league in February-March this year.
Punjab Sports Club defeated East Bengal to become the latest champion of a tournament, which has begun in 1905.
Jagraj Singh, who train East Bengal, plays an important role in bringing Gurjant to Chl folds in 2011.
The Youngster spent five seasons here (three With Punjab SC and two with CESC) before making a big leap into the national junior squad and then became part of the 2016 Junior World Cup winning team.
Two years ago, during his duty as Punjab SC coach, Jagraj also gave surender and summed up the platform to hone their skills in CHL.
Jagraj remembers that these players were originally afraid to take injuries while playing on the grass.
“The weak link to the development of the game here is the lack of synthetic areas.
We do not lack talent, but without this basic facility, how can we expect young people to shine in the domestic meeting and attract national attention?” He asked.
Gurmeet Singh, a former Bengal player who trained the Chl Winner SC this year, echoed his sentiment.
“What is done in India in Tokyo must be seen as an amplifier of trust for the match in the country, and hopefully, it will spur a sponsor to invest in domestic infrastructure.
But I don’t think it will imagine dramatic changes in Hockey Bengal.
Unless we are Having synthetic turf, every thought to revive the game here will be a daydream, “said Gurmeet, a member of the National Bengal National Bronze winning team in 1998.
Both Jagraj and Gurmet had sought assistance from the state government such as in Odisha, where the country sponsored the men’s team and women.
Gurbex once led a mission to utilize Rabindra Sarobar stadium exclusively for hockey.
However, he met a strong protest from several soccer players, who finally caused Boring the idea.
“Post-Tokyo days will definitely preach some changes to Indian hockey.
Will Bengal be part of it? Let’s wait and see,” Gurbax said.
As a hockey gets back place, rue experts are less than infra basic
