Positives- Talented players like Affan Yousuf, Lalit Upadhyay, Gurjinder Singh who were banned for WSH have returned back. Also say welcome to new team Kalinga Lancers and expect a full house at Bhubaneswar Stadium.
Negatives- no South India??? Cities like Chennai, Bangalore or Coorg or even go North to Bhopal can be fantastic venues. Bhopal crowd beats Ranchi Rhinos in support. Delhi has the worst crowd attendance-they get all international games as well as Franchise also.
Considering this is a brand new franchise league for a sport that is just being revived in India it is no wonder there is not really a South Indian team. There will be eventually but for now I am guessing that the HIL is being slow in terms of expansion and will eventually get there.
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Positives- Talented players like Affan Yousuf, Lalit Upadhyay, Gurjinder Singh who were banned for WSH have returned back. Also say welcome to new team Kalinga Lancers and expect a full house at Bhubaneswar Stadium.
Negatives- no South India??? Cities like Chennai, Bangalore or Coorg or even go North to Bhopal can be fantastic venues. Bhopal crowd beats Ranchi Rhinos in support. Delhi has the worst crowd attendance-they get all international games as well as Franchise also.