Prabodh, Brown to lead Kalinga lancer
Bhubaneswar: local favorite midfielder Prabodh Tirkey and Australia midfielder Kiel Brown names has been announced as the two captain of the Idco-MCl Kalinga lancer hockey team for the forthcoming Hockey India league on the occasion of unveiling the mascot Bagha and launching of new jersey here on Wednesday. The West stand tickets of newly constructed hockey complex are available at the rate of Rs 500 while the East Stand is in Rs 100 for the inaugural match against Punjab Warriors on January 28. For the other home matches the wicket rates are Rs 300 for the West Stand and Rs 50 for the East Stand. The tickets are available in the www.ticketgenie.in and in the Kalinga lancer official website www.thekalingalancers.com. For the school students the Government would distribute 2,000 free passes. We also appeal the sports lovers to buy tickets and cheer the local team. The international standard matches will be held in the floodlight and newly constructed stadium will have all the facility to enjoy the matches, said sports and youth services secretary Saswat Mishra.
We are not having any intention to make profit by selling tickets. We are here to promote hockey as Odisha is having huge talented players. Our focus is to bring the local players to the fore friend, said co-partner Mahanadi Coalfield limited CMD AN Sahay. It’s good that we are having four local players in our team. Apart from skipper Prabodh all three are very young and talented. Though the young players may not play each and every game they will play on rotation basis, said chief coach Terry Walsh. Kalinga lancer is a well balanced team with proper blending of experience and young talents. In two-three days it is difficult to give any marks about the strength and weakness of the team, as the tournament progress we will make the adjustment to produce results. Slowly the players are picking up and mixing up with each other, we will produce the team attitude soon, added Walsh.
I feel great as the part of the Kalinga lancer with my co-assistant AK Bansal and lajrus Barla. Here the State Government is doing lot of work for the development and promotion of Hockey. The players are young and they will make difference. One more thing here I am as the coach of Kalinga lancer but I got an opportunity to mingle with many talents of the country. Setting in a room and judging the performances of a players and spending time in the ground will give me a different opinion about Indian Hockey, added Walsh. Industry Minister Niranjan Pujari unveiled the Kalinga lancer jersey as the chief guest. Among others, Idco CMD Visal Dev, Nalco CMD Ansuman Das were present.
TCS, KIIT win in HoD Cup cricket
Bhubaneswar: TCS and KIIT edged out Tech Mahindra and Joyti Group by 10 wickets and 12 runs respectively in the league round match of the Heads of Department (HoD) Cup Cricket Tournament at Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday. The all-round performance of Partha Pani of TCS, who claimed two wickets and smashed an unbeaten 58 runs and the team defeated Tech Mahindra by 10 wickets and Partha bagged the man of the match award.In another match, the all-round effort of Sarbangya Chauhan who scored 35 runs and scalped four wickets by giving 15 runs helped KIIT to beat Joyti Groups by 12 runs and Sarbangya received the man of the match award. Atish Ray, Pradeep Jena, Susant Dash and Riyazat Ali were conducted the matches as umpire.
Brief score: Tech Mahindra 97/10 in 20 overs (Partha Pani 2/16, Sitakanta Senapati 2/5) lost to TCS98/0 in 16 overs (Partha Pani 58 n.o; Sibasis Rout 40) by 10 wickets. KIIT 148/8 in 20 overs (Avinash Rath 41, Sarbangya Chauhan 35; A Aray 2/16, Abhisek Pradhan 2/30)beat Joyti Group 136/10 in 20 overs (Abhisek Pradhan 21, Santanu Rout 35; Sarbhangya Chauhan 4/15)by 12 runs.