Bhopal Badshahs
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| Full name | Bhopal Badshahs | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Badshahs | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Dissolved | 2013 | ||
| Colors | Gold | ||
| Home ground | Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal (Capacity 10,000) | ||
| Personnel | |||
| Captain |  Sameer Dad | ||
| Coach | Vasudevan Bhaskaran | ||
| Owner | Dainik Bhaskar | ||
| Manager | Vineet Kumar | ||
| Website | Official Facebook Page | ||
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Bhopal Badshahs (BB) was hockey team from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh that competes in the World Series Hockey championship. The captain of the team is Sameer Dad, part of the Indian National Hockey Team. Bhopal Badshahs was coached by Vasudevan Bhaskaran, who led the Indian hockey team to victory in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Badshahs defeated Chandigarh Comets in the inaugural match of 2012 World Series Hockey 4-3.[1] Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal is the home ground of Bhopal Badshahs.
Sponsors and partners
Dainik Bhaskar was the global partner for Bhopal Badshahs.[2][3]
Team composition
The team was captained by Sameer Dad with Vasudevan Bhaskaran as coach. Initially the team was to be led by Sardara Singh but he opted not to play in the tournament as a result of his selection in the national team to play in London Olympics.[4]
| Player | Nationality | Goals | |
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| Goal Keepers | |||
| 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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| Mid Fielders | |||
| 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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| Defenders | |||
| 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
| 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 goals) Current 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
2012
| 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
- ^ "WSH: Bhopal Badshahs down Chandigarh Comets in opener". The Times of India. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ^ "Dainik Bhaskar to partner Bhopal Badshahs in WSH". dailybhaskar.com. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "Dainik Bhaskar, World Series Hockey in strategic partnership". DNAIndia.com. 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
- ^ "Star players unlikely to take part in World Series Hockey". NDTV. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-06-03.
- ^ "Bhopal Badshahs". World Series Hockey. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-28.