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Olympian Devindar wants CTC to cash in after hockey title
Updated On: 24 May, 2022 08:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Ashwin Ferro
CTC have drawn up contracts for its players and pay them a stipend for now, but they plan to approach sponsors soon in a bid to turn totally professional
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The victorious Champions Training Centre at the MHAL Stadium yesterday. Pic/ Sameer Markande
Olympian Devindar Walmiki raised his hockey stick in the air and heaved a sigh of relief as the long hooter signalled Champions Training Centre’s 2-1 win against Union Bank of India in the Mumbai Hockey Championship final at the MHAL Stadium, Churchgate, on Monday. UBI scored the opening goal through Vijender Singh (9th minute), but their joy was shortlived as CTC’s Devrath Hiray equalised in the 10th minute. CTC’s sustained pressure was rewarded through Manpreet Singh’s match-winner in the 43rd minute.
“CTC is a non-profit hockey initiative started by a few of us former players, including my brother Yuvraj, Adrian D’Souza and Siddharth Pandey among others. Our intention is to promote hockey talent in Mumbai, and this title is our first major step in that direction,” Devindar, who was part of India’s 2016 Rio Olympics team, told mid-day after CTC’s maiden championship win.
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