THERE ARE BALL BOYS WHO KNOW HOCKEY BETTER THAN ANY OF US. HE IS COMMON MAN OF RK LAXMAN’S LEGENDARY CARTOON TYPE. WELCOME BALL BOY BANT2, THE VERITABLE HOCKEY FAN. LET US HEAR HIM EVERY MONTH, WE HOPE OUR ADMINISTRATORS, COACHES, PLAYERS AND MEDIA DON’T CONVERT THIS PROPOSED MONTHLY PIECE INTO WEEKLY OR DAILY!!!

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: JANUARY 2010

Rajpal Singh and other players: “We will go on strike, we won’t go for practice”

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: “A good Saturday and Sunday time pass”

AK Mattoo, Hockey India President: “The ice is broken”

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: Sir, you have forgotten, you are president of field hockey, not ice hockey”.

Surinder Kaur, Indian women hockey team captain: “Don’t leave us out when boys are given salary and rewards”

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: Great gender equality from Hockey India. Boys will also be not given any reward or salary, we will ensure that as long as we are in the chair.

Newspaper reports: FIH Suspects foul play in hockey polls

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: Belated wisdom?

News item: “Punjab yet to get affiliation”.

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: According to Narinder Batra, Punjab is disqualified because it produces many players for India. Unless they assure Hockey India to become like his State – which never produced single player in 60 years — we won’t affiliate them”.

Hockey India to Karnataka’s Secretary Krishnamurthy: You have to tender apology if you want your state to be affiliated.

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: Your State does not have any rival group, it is not acceptable to Hockey India, we have to fish in the troubled waters.

FIH: “We will improve Indian hockey, we will hold free and fair HI election”

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: Everybody on earth is entitled to have a death wish.

Newspaper report: A turbulent time for Indian hockey

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: It’s a routine heading all computers in any newspaper office automatically generates if you feed the word hockey. Since it is system generated, it won’t have a content or byline.

Sukhbir Singh Badal: There is no hockey without Punjab

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: A Hockey India official: We will ensure India without hockey, what will you do? We want to teach you a lesson, Dy. Chief Miniser?

Newspaper report: Dirty Cops to lose medals

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: Some Delhi Hockey Officials: They are welcome here.

KPS Gill, former IHF President: This problem (players’ payment issue) can be solved in 15 minutes.

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: Please make me IHF president at least for 15 minutes.

Jagbir Singh, Hockey India Advisor, to striking players: It is not right time to ask for money

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: Right time is, after PHL is revived and with that my contract for commentary also.

Harendera Singh, team’s coach: “We will be in the semis of the World Cup”

BALL BOY BANT2 SINGH: Oh, since when hosts are given direct semis entry?

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