Hero Hockey India League ( HHIL)
Suresh Raina has become the second cricketer to be associated with the Hero Hockey India League after
he was named today as the co-owner of the Uttar Pradesh Wizards franchise. As
following in the footsteps of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as Dhoni's entry into the world of hockey after he
recently became the co-owner of the Ranchi franchise and renamed it Ranchi Rays.
On his association with the
Sahara Group-owned team, Raina
said he was "proud" to be
associated with hockey, which boasts of rich history in the country. "It
is a memorable day for me because today I am immensely proud to be
associated with the national sport of our country, hockey, by joining UPWizards," Raina said at an event held at the Sahara Shaher in Lucknow.
"Uttar Pradesh is
a land of world class hockey players like Major Dhyan Chand, K D Singh Babu and many more to follow and
since my sports college days in Lucknow, I have a lot of friends who are
hockey players. "I will make all possible endeavours and bring all
sorts of support required for uplifting the game of hockey in the
region,"
Raina said "On this occasion, I would also like to take
the opportunity of congratulating the Indian hockey team for bringing
laurels to our nation by winning gold in the Asian games after a span of
sixteen years and qualifying directly to the Olympics."
Sahara
Group Head of Corporate Communication and a representative of
Uttar Pradesh Wizards, Abhijit Sarkar
said: "Hockey is our national game and we are proud owner of
UP Wizards. We are sure that association of Suresh Raina will make
hockey more popular in the state and will attract more fans.
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