Hockey News: India’s domestic hockey is dead, laments Dhanraj Pillay

Domestic hockey is dead in India” was former India skipper Dhanraj Pillay’s reaction after seeing a sparsely occupied hockey stadium. The 50-year-old, who was in the city to witness the Bangalore Cup hockey tournament, was taken aback by the lukewarm public response to the event that has the cream of domestic teams in action. Pillay believes domestic hockey is not given the prominence it deserves. Although pan India there are a number of tournaments like the Lal Bahadur Shastri tournament in Chandigarh, Kolkata’s Beighton Cup and the Murugappa Cup in Chennai, most have lost their sheen.