India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sahara Adventure Sports Limited have together bought a new team in the Hockey India League, with the team being the new Ranchi franchise of the league , named as Ranchi Rays.
Ranchi Rhinos, the earlier franchise of the Ranchi based team and also the owner of the inaugral edition of the tournament was removed from the league , following a dispute between the co-ownes(Patel—PS Group and Uniexcel Group) of the team.
Earlier, the Indian National Hockey team won a silver medal in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
Till Sahara Group comes out clean Dhoni Sachin etc and Cricket Boards must keep way from this Logo and of course the money offered
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sahara group jointly buy Ranchi franchise of the Hockey India League.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 25, 2014
Earlier , Dhoni has opted out of playing against Sri Lanka in he hme series, which was a positive sign ahead of the World Cup early in the next year.
MS Dhoni and Sahara Adventure Sports Limited are co-owners of new Ranchi-franchise of Hockey Indian League (HIL), Ranchi Rays: IANS
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MS Dhoni said he is looking forward to the next edition of the Hockey India League.