Orissa trounce J&K 9-0

ROURKELA, Feb 4: Hosts Orissa circle trounced Jammu and Kashmir circle 9-0 in the opening match of the 22nd All India Postal Hockey tournament at Biju Patnaik hockey stadium here today.

B Baskla, S Nahak and D Bhengraj scored two goals each while Nuel Tirkey, P K Tete and M Lakra scored a goal each for Orissa.

Seven postal circles, including defending champions Madhya Pradesh, last year’s runners-up Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and hosts Orissa are participating in the tournament.

Chief Postmaster General, Orissa, K V Sundar Rajan inaugurated the tournament which will be played in league-cum-knock-out basis. (PTI)