Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey feels National Games will unearth new expertise

Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], September 26 (ANI): Newly-elected Hockey India President and Olympian Dilip Tirkey is assured that the thirty sixth National Games will unearth a number of new gifted gamers.”Indian hockey is in revival mode. Youngsters are taking it in large numbers once again and the National Games could well give the final push that the sport needs,” Tirkey stated.”As only the top eight men’s and women’s teams will be in competition, hockey will be of the highest quality. Young players can showcase their talent and hope to get into national reckoning,” he acknowledged, suggesting that the selectors can be in attendance.Hockey motion will start in Rajkot on October 2.Speaking of his personal elevation in Indian hockey, Tirkey accepted that it was large honour. “It is really an honour to lead a body that has such a rich history. I’m happy that the men’s team had won bronze the in the Tokyo Olympics and hope to give the necessary boost to the sport. We have to look for ways to raise our game,” the 44-year-old stated.Tirkey’s massive purpose is to advertise hockey in an enormous method the place the sport was as soon as very fashionable. “States like Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and cities like Mumbai and Bhopal are crucial. I will go to these places and look to develop the game from the grassroots level. We need more artificial turfs in these places to groom talent,” he identified.Regarded as one in every of world hockey’s best defenders throughout his enjoying days, the HI chief understands the necessity for drag-flick specialists and courageous goalkeepers. “Modern hockey is all about penalty corners. We have to unearth and groom specialists who can score off penalty corners and a good set of goalkeepers,” he stated.Tirkey revealed that he additionally plans to revive Hockey India League, final performed in 2017. “It is a very important tournament. We will look for an international window and will have talks with FIH officials on this.”Tirkey thanked hockey officers and the Odisha Government for supporting him within the elections. “As a player, I worked hard and represented the country in the Olympics and other major international tournaments. Now, I have been entrusted with a new challenge. There are a lot of expectations and my immediate priority is the World Cup in Odisha from January 13 next year,” he stated.(ANI)