The biggest plus point for us was that Rhinos clicked

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Last Updated : Feb 15 2013 | 3:30 PM IST
as a team, she said. "The credit goes to our support staff (head coach Greg Clark, goalkeeping coach David Staniforth, physio David John and Baljit Singh Sahni) who worked overtime to bring out the best from the team. "We all are happy that they clicked together as a team," Dugar said. Self-confessed hockey novices, the Kolkata-based duo got hooked because of the sheer pace of the game. "Cricket and the IPL now seem boring. If cricket is a game in the first gear, hockey would be in the fifth gear," Diya said. The Rhinos have become such a hit that their signature horn-style greeting is being copied by all players of the HIL. "I don't know how it came up. But everybody now starts greeting with the horn style. We really are overwhelmed by the phenomenal success," she added. There was a hint of regret that Kolkata did not have the best of facilities when it came to hockey but they were really satisfied with the way Ranchi adopted the new team. "It's a bit of regret that we cannot have any match here with no artificial turf here. But Ranchi has adopted us well. From day one, they were behind us. And, when we made the final, tickets were being sold in black, double the price." "We have made suggestions to increase the capacity of the (Birsa Munda) stadium so that more people can get in next year," Dugar said. The Rhinos have plans to come up with hockey clinics, exchange programmes and exhibitional matches. "We will soon have cynics in Ranchi, while we have plans to organise some exhibitional matches here in Kolkata. There will also be exchange programmes ahead of the Champions League (similar to that of CLT20 in IPL) later this year," Dugar said. The Rhinos are a team owned by Asia Sports Ventures that belong to Saurav Dugar, Diya Chauhan and Vikram Jain of Bangalore.
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First Published: Feb 15 2013 | 3:30 PM IST

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