Hockey Te Charcha – Episode 38 (Padma Shri Dr Dilip Tirkey, Hockey India President)

Hockey Te Charcha

English - February 24, 2023 05:08 - 38 minutes - 70.7 MB
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Previous Episode: Hockey Te Charcha – Episode 37 (Shamsher Singh)

Next Episode: Hockey Te Charcha – Episode 39 (Gurbux Singh -Hockey India Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award 2022 winner)

In this latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha, we caught up with the visionary Hockey India President Padma Shri awardee Dr Dilip Tirkey. As a former India Captain with over 400 international caps, Tirkey spoke eloquently about his plans to revive and restructure the domestic circuit in the country, with special emphasis on U17 and U19 age groups.

In this freewheeling conversation, he shares his thoughts on introducing a new system that is not only beneficial for the athletes but will also help the selection committees and the administration immensely.

He also expressed his feeling of immense pride in the immaculate execution of the FIH Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup 2023 Bhubaneswar-Rourkela hosted in two world class venues with packed audiences for India and Non-India matches. Tirkey spoke candidly about his new innings as the President of Hockey India and dealing with the pressure of living up to the expectations.

To listen to more on the former India Captain's vision for India hockey, tune into this latest episode of Hockey Te Charcha.