Top hockey stars set for big pay day in India
- Published: 16 Dec 2012 at 21.46
- Online news: Sports
A financial windfall awaits the world's leading field hockey stars when they play in a new Indian tournament next month on the lines of cricket's popular Indian Premier League.
India's Sardar Singh (left) tackles Australian hockey player Matthew Swann during the men's hockey final match of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi on October 14, 2010. A financial windfall awaits the world's leading field hockey stars when they play in a new Indian tournament next month on the lines of cricket's popular Indian Premier League.
The Hockey India League (HIL), sanctioned by the sport's world governing body, will have the top stars turn out for five franchised-based teams from January 17-February 17, organisers said on Sunday.
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