Dilip Tirkey, one of India’s hockey greats, gets charge of the game

Dilip served as the chairman of the Odisha Hockey Promotion Council before continuing with administration through a new body, Hockey Association of Odisha.

Y. B. Sarangi


Dileep Tirkey submitting his nomination papers for the post of Hockey India president on September 18, 2022, in New Delhi.  | Photo Credit: Twitter Dileep Tirkey

It’s a pleasant coincidence that in cricket and hockey, the two most important sports in the country, two Indian captains have assumed responsibility as presidents of their respective national federations.