Asian Champions Trophy: An unheralded debut for Tamil Nadu’s Balaji Kumar
1 year, 5 months ago

Asian Champions Trophy: An unheralded debut for Tamil Nadu’s Balaji Kumar

The Hindu  

On a muggy Friday evening at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium here at the Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament, Malaysia and China were in action against each other. The 34-year-old from Tamil Nadu made his International debut in the Malaysia-China contest and had a hassle-free match, earning plaudits for his performance. I knew it would happen but didn’t expect it to happen in my home state,” Balaji told Sportstar. A special thanks to Sekar J Manoharan, president of the Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu,” Balaji said.

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