Bhopal Badshahs

Bhopal Badshahs (BB) was hockey team from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh that competes in the World Series Hockey championship. The captain of the team is Sameer Dad, part of the Indian National Hockey Team. Bhopal Badshahs was coached by Vasudevan Bhaskaran, who led the Indian hockey team to victory in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Badshahs defeated Chandigarh Comets in the inaugural match of 2012 World Series Hockey 4-3.[1] Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal is the home ground of Bhopal Badshahs.

Bhopal Badshahs
Full nameBhopal Badshahs
Nickname(s)Badshahs
Founded2012
Dissolved2013
Home groundAishbagh Stadium, Bhopal
(Capacity 10,000)
OwnerDainik Bhaskar
Coach Vasudevan Bhaskaran
WebsiteOfficial Facebook Page
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Sponsors and partners

Dainik Bhaskar was the global partner for Bhopal Badshahs.[2][3]

Team composition

The team was captained by Sameer Dad with Vasudevan Bhaskaran as coach. Initially the team was to be led by Sardara Singh but he opted not to play in the tournament as a result of his selection in the national team to play in London Olympics.[4]

Player Nationality Goals
Goal Keepers
Baljeet Singh  India -
Harmanpreet Singh Jr.  India -
Strikers
Armaan Qureshi  India
Ganendrajit Ningombam  India
Geowynne Kyle Gamiet  South Africa 1
Lalit Kumar Upadhyay  India 3
N. Senthil Kumar  India
Sameer Dad (Captain)  India 4
Shivendra Singh  India
Tushar Khandekar  India
Affan Yousuf  India 5
Mid Fielders
Waseem Ahmad  Pakistan 4
Alfonso Pombo  Spain
Casey Henwood  New Zealand 3
A.B. Cheeyanna  India 1
Azam Baig  India
C. Alemada Bopaiah  India
David Seddon  England
Girish Ravaji Pimpale  India
Harmanpreet Singh Sr.  India
Karan Laxman Bhaskaran  India 7
Mohammad Sahir  India
Rajesh Kumar  India
Ranjit Singh  India
Sardara Singh  India
Defenders
Ajay Kumar  India
Andrew Eversden  England
Baljinder Singh  India
Cariappa A.D.  India
Ganendrajit Ningombam  India
Harbir Singh  India
Kangujam Suresh Singh  India
Mudassar Ali Khan  Pakistan 1
Raghunath V.R.  India
Shailendra Singh Bundela  India 3

[5]

Performance

Performance summary
Season Matches Won Drawn Lost Win%
2012 1452741.67%
Performance Details
Goals For 32 (2.29 per match)
Goals Against 37 (2.64 per match)
Most Goals Karan Laxman Bhaskaran (7 goals)
Current Position: 10th
Performance by Oppositions
Opposition Matches Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
Chandigarh Comets 211087100.00%
Chennai Cheetahs 21014550.00%
Delhi Wizards 21013450.00%
Karnataka Lions 21015650.00%
Mumbai Marines 21012250.00%
Pune Strykers 2011560.00%
Sher-e-Punjab 2002570.00%

Fixtures and Results

2012

No. Date Score Opponent Venue Report
129 February4 - 3Chandigarh CometsChandigarh Match 1
22 March0 - 1Mumbai MarinesMumbai Match 5
35 March3 - 1Karnataka LionsBangalore Match 11
47 March1 - 1Pune StrykersPune Match 16
59 March2 - 1Delhi WizardsBhopal Match 20
610 March2 - 3Sher-e-PunjabBhopal Match 22
712 March3 - 1Chennai CheetahsBhopal Match 26
815 March1 - 3Delhi WizardsDelhi Match 30
917 March3 - 4Sher-e-PunjabJalandhar Match 33
1020 March1 - 4Chennai CheetahsChennai Match 38
1124 March4 - 4Chandigarh CometsBhopal Match 43
1225 March2 - 1Mumbai MarinesBhopal Match 46
1327 March2 - 5Karnataka LionsBhopal Match 50
1429 March4 - 5Pune StrykersBhopal Match 54
Position in League Phase: 7th
Failed to qualify for semi-finals

References

  1. "WSH: Bhopal Badshahs down Chandigarh Comets in opener". The Times of India. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  2. "Dainik Bhaskar to partner Bhopal Badshahs in WSH". dailybhaskar.com. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. "Dainik Bhaskar, World Series Hockey in strategic partnership". DNAIndia.com. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. "Star players unlikely to take part in World Series Hockey". NDTV. 28 February 2012. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  5. "Bhopal Badshahs". World Series Hockey. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

See also

World Series Hockey

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