Captain kalai khagendra

Hockey India Junior Men National: Punjab, Kerala Hockey, Chhattisgarh Hockey, and Hockey Raj won their respective matches in Division 'C' while Hockey Arunachal, Hockey Bengal, and Delhi won in Division 'B' in the 15th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship, which kickstarted with four Division ‘C’ and three Division 'B' league matches on Tuesday.

57') scored impressive hat-tricks for Kerala Hockey. Abhishek Yadav (29', 45'), Shalik K S (23'), Abhinandh P S (30'), and Adity Kumar (52') also contributed with goals for the winning side. Captain Kalai Khagendra (46') scored the only goal for Tripura Hockey.

The second match saw Le Puducherry Hockey and Telangana Hockey share points after a 1-1 draw in their Pool A game. Manoj Aggu (10') scored in the first quarter for Telangana Hockey, but Anbupathi (28') scored the equaliser in the second quarter to tie the match.