JOIN USHockey India League advisory board member Arun Jaitley says the franchise-based event, which was launched this year, has “the potential to become a global brand”.
Jaitley complimented all the participating teams and franchises of HIL for successfully and prefessionally organising the inaugural season of the league.
“HIL has the potential of becoming an international global brand and is on the road to achieve it,” Jaitley said on Monday at the fifth franchise workshop of HIL.
“With the introduction of HIL, we see that fans and audiences are watching and are engaged in the sport. In the last 2-3 years, hockey is on the road to recovery,” added the senior BJP leader.
Jaitley further said that the inaugural season of HIL was free from any controversy and was played with good integrity, which was a result of the strong administration.
In the workshop, which was attended by representatives from each of the franchises, HIL orgainsers made presentations and detailed analysis on the results of the inaugural season of the league, a Hockey India statement said.
Plans were also discussed on how to make the league more successful in the second season starting from January 23 next year.
Apart from Jaitley, the workshop was also attended by another HIL advisory board member, Rajat Sharma (Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, India TV).
Sharma congratulated HIL and all its stakeholders for the successful conduct of the inaugural season. “I was surprised after watching the first match of the HIL, the crowd in the stadium was beyond my expectations and I think this league can play an important role in bringing back glory to the country,” he said.