Bhopal Badshahs (BB) was an Indian professional field hockey team from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh that competed in the World Series Hockey championship. The captain of the team was Sameer Dad. Bhopal Badshahs was coached by Vasudevan Bhaskaran, who led the national hockey team to victory in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] Aishbagh Stadium was the home ground of Bhopal Badshahs.
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| Full name | Bhopal Badshahs | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Badshahs | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Dissolved | 2013 | ||
| Home ground | Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal (Capacity 10,000) | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Captain | Sameer Dad | ||
| Coach | Vasudevan Bhaskaran | ||
| Owner | Dainik Bhaskar | ||
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Sponsors and partners
editDainik Bhaskar was the global partner for Bhopal Badshahs.[2][3]
Team composition
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| Baljeet Singh |  India
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| Harmanpreet Singh Jr. | India
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| Strikers | |||
| Armaan Qureshi | India
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| Ganendrajit Ningombam | India
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| Geowynne Kyle Gamiet |  South Africa
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| Lalit Kumar Upadhyay | India
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| N. Senthil Kumar | India
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| Sameer Dad (captain) | India
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| Shivendra Singh | India
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| Tushar Khandekar | India
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| Affan Yousuf | India
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| Waseem Ahmad |  Pakistan
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| Alfonso Pombo |  Spain
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| Casey Henwood |  New Zealand
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| A. B. Cheeyanna | India
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| Azam Baig | India
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| C. Alemada Bopaiah | India
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| David Seddon |  England
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| Girish Ravaji Pimpale | India
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| Harmanpreet Singh Sr. | India
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| Karan Laxman Bhaskaran | India
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| Mohammad Sahir | India
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| Rajesh Kumar | India
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| Ranjit Singh | India
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| Sardara Singh | India
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| Ajay Kumar | India
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| Andrew Eversden | England
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| Baljinder Singh | India
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| Cariappa A. D. | India
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| Ganendrajit Ningombam | India
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| Harbir Singh | India
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| Kangujam Suresh Singh | India
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| Mudassar Ali Khan | Pakistan
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| Raghunath V. R. | India
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| Shailendra Singh Bundela | India
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Performance
edit| Season | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win% |
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| 2012 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 41.67% |
| Goals for | 32 (2.29 per match) |
| Goals against | 37 (2.64 per match) |
| Most goals | Karan Laxman Bhaskaran (7) Position: 10th |
| Opposition | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | Win% |
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| Chandigarh Comets | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 100.00% |
| Chennai Cheetahs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.00% |
| Delhi Wizards | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 50.00% |
| Karnataka Lions | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50.00% |
| Mumbai Marines | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50.00% |
| Pune Strykers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.00% |
| Sher-e-Punjab | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.00% |
Fixtures and results
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edit| No. | Date | Score | Opponent | Venue | Report |
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| 1 | 29 February | 4 - 3 | Chandigarh Comets | Chandigarh | Match 1 |
| 2 | 2 March | 0 - 1 | Mumbai Marines | Mumbai | Match 5 |
| 3 | 5 March | 3 - 1 | Karnataka Lions | Bangalore | Match 11 |
| 4 | 7 March | 1 - 1 | Pune Strykers | Pune | Match 16 |
| 5 | 9 March | 2 - 1 | Delhi Wizards | Bhopal | Match 20 |
| 6 | 10 March | 2 - 3 | Sher-e-Punjab | Bhopal | Match 22 |
| 7 | 12 March | 3 - 1 | Chennai Cheetahs | Bhopal | Match 26 |
| 8 | 15 March | 1 - 3 | Delhi Wizards | Delhi | Match 30 |
| 9 | 17 March | 3 - 4 | Sher-e-Punjab | Jalandhar | Match 33 |
| 10 | 20 March | 1 - 4 | Chennai Cheetahs | Chennai | Match 38 |
| 11 | 24 March | 4 - 4 | Chandigarh Comets | Bhopal | Match 43 |
| 12 | 25 March | 2 - 1 | Mumbai Marines | Bhopal | Match 46 |
| 13 | 27 March | 2 - 5 | Karnataka Lions | Bhopal | Match 50 |
| 14 | 29 March | 4 - 5 | Pune Strykers | Bhopal | Match 54 |
| Position in league phase: 7th Failed to qualify for semi-finals | |||||
References
edit- ^ "WSH: Bhopal Badshahs down Chandigarh Comets in opener". The Times of India. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- ^ "Dainik Bhaskar to partner Bhopal Badshahs in WSH". dailybhaskar.com. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "Dainik Bhaskar, World Series Hockey in strategic partnership". DNAIndia.com. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bhopal Badshahs". World Series Hockey. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.