Chennai, July 26: The 91st edition of the MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament will be held from July 27 to August 6.
The tournament will see participation from 10 teams pooled across two groups. The top two teams will win cash prizes of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 2.5 lakh respectively.
There will also be a cash prize of Rs 10,000 given along with a high-end bicycle each to the best forward, best midfielder, best goalkeeper/defender, the most promising player of the tournament and the man of the match of the final. Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Egmore, Chennai, will continue to be the venue for the tournament.
This was announced at a press conference by Madras Cricket Club (MCC) and Murugappa Group, the two institutions that are organising this tournament.
The host MCC will play the traditional exhibition match against "The Hindu" on 26 July at 6.00 PM under floodlights. One match will be played under floodlights on all days.
A total of 10 teams are participating in this tournament, pooled in the following 2 groups.
Pool A: Indian Railways, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Punjab & Sind Bank, Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu (HUT), Hockey Bengaluru.
Pool B: Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Punjab National Bank (PNB), Army XI, Hockey Odisha, Central Secretariat Hockey Team.
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