Hockey academy to rope in Mir Ranjan Negi to train young players of MP

Former goalkeeper of Indian field hockey, Mir Ranjan Negi, will teach the minutes of goal keeping and other techniques of field hockey to budding players of Madhya Pradesh.

Published on: Nov 17, 2015, 17:22:40 IST

Hindustan Times | By Shruti Tomar, Bhopal

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Former goalkeeper of Indian field hockey, Mir Ranjan Negi, will teach the minutes of goal keeping and other techniques of field hockey to budding players of Madhya Pradesh.

Negi is going to organise a camp soon in the state capital for hockey enthusiasts.

According to an officer of sports department, the department is also in discussion with Negi to impart training in capsule classes to upgrade the level of hockey in Madhya Pradesh State Hockey Academy (MPSHA).

During his short visit to Bhopal on Sunday, Negi has discussed the matter with some officers of sports department. Negi also met education minister for state Deepak Joshi.

The former goalkeeper of the India national field hockey team has also been invited as a chief guest for school nationals, which is scheduled to be held in December by the education minister.

Talking to HT, Negi said, “I have expertise in goal-keeping so I have decided to impart training to goal keepers of MP by organising a camp... During my visit to Bhopal, some officers from sports department approached me to impart training to players of MP in capsule classes.”

Negi said, “In next few years, MP will be developed as hub of hockey because the state has world-class infrastructure for hockey. I also hail from Indore. It’s a matter of immense pleasure for me to serve my birth place,” he added.

However, director sports Upendra Jain, was caught unaware of the talks. “I am not aware of any such discussion. If Negi joins hands with sports department of MP it will be beneficial for hockey of MP,” he said.

Recently, three juniors from Bhopal were selected in junior hockey team from Bhopal, which was once called nursery of hockey. The move to rope in Negi to train young hockey players will further push the prospects of hockey.

At present, former hockey Olympian Ashok Dhyan Chand is a technical advisor of MPSHA.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More