Shyam Lal College Retains Inter-College Hockey Championship Title
Ranvir Singh
New Delhi: Defending champions Shyam Lal College retained the men’s title in the Delhi University Inter-College Hockey Championship.
Shyam Lal College emerged as champions without losing a single match throughout the championship.
In their final Super League match, Shyam Lal College defeated Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College by a convincing margin of 9-0 to secure full points. Pratyush Singh Jaggi scored three goals for Shyam Lal College, while Nand Kishore netted two. Mohammad Aamir, Bhupendra, Harsh Yadav and captain K. Rohit scored one goal each.
On the basis of goal average, Shri Ram College of Commerce secured second place, while Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College finished third.
As announced by Professor Ravi Narayan Kar, Principal of the host Shyam Lal College, trophies and medals were presented to the teams finishing in the top three positions.
In another Super League match on the final day, Shri Ram College defeated Hansraj College 4-1.
Due to rain, the Shyam Lal College ground had become waterlogged. Therefore, the final two day’s matches were played at the Jhilmil Astro Turf Ground in East Delhi.
It was perhaps the first time that matches of the Delhi University Inter-College Hockey Championship were played on an astro-turf surface, giving the players a different and enjoyable experience.