Guest Hiten. Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 BANGALORE, November 21: State Bank of India on Wednesday rewarded the national hockey team with a cash prize of Rs one crore for retaining the men's Asia Cup hockey title. Each player of the 18-member squad, along with Chief Coach and Manager, were rewarded Rs five lakh each by the bank, SBI said in a statement. The cheque was presented by State Bank Group Chairman O P Bhatt to Indian Hockey Federation Secretary General K Jothikumaran, at a function organised in Bangalore, it said. "Our hockey team has done the country proud by lifting the coveted Asia Cup with a convincing win," Bhatt was quoted as saying. "Our players have shown great determination, exemplary teamwork and utmost dedication to the game." India beat South Korea 7-2 in the final of the Asia Cup, played in Chennai. The tournament was played between 11 teams over ten days between August 31 and September 9. Cricket haters will be glad about this news :hmmmm2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varun Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Great news ! :two_thumbs_up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Haven't seen South Korea in action for quite a while but if they were even 10% of what they were in the 1998 Asian Games, then beating them 7-2 is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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