Ravindra pratap yadav

Junior Men National Championship: Teams from Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh came up with strong performances to secure victories in their respective matches on the opening day of the 14th Hockey India Sub-Junior Men National Championship at the Astroturf Hockey Stadium, Sports Complex, Sector 42 here on Monday.

The first match of the competition was a Pool G clash that saw Dadra & Nagar Haveli And Daman & Diu Hockey defeat Goans Hockey 9-0. Mithlesh Singh (6’, 25’, 27’) led with three goals while Jitin (14’, 53’) and Sagar (36’, 49’) scored braces. Pawan Yadav (29’), and captain Ravindra Pratap Yadav (56’) also chipped in with contributions.

In another clash, the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu defeated Hockey Gujarat 10-4. Sugumar M. (10’, 22’, 37’,) and Renjit (43’, 50’, 60’) were the top scorers for Tamil Nadu while captain Sundarajith M. (33’, 48’), Gowtham (28’) and S Lakshmanan Sri (45’) scored as well. For Hockey Gujarat, Tushal Sosa (5’, 18’) and Parmar Rajveer Bhupatbhai (9’, 51’) scored braces.