Former Indian hockey team player Mir Ranjan reached Nainital, said – will open academy if given a chance

Former Indian hockey team player Mir Ranjan Negi has come to Nainital, Uttarakhand. On Sunday, former hockey team goalkeeper Mir Ranjan came to Nainital with his family. Where during a conversation with the media he recalled how he was declared a traitor.

Will open academy in Nainital
On Sunday, former hockey team goalkeeper Mir Ranjan Negi came to Nainital with his family. While talking to the media, he talked about the development of sports in Uttarakhand.

He said that there is a great need for the development of sports in the state. There should be an Astro Turf ground in Nainital for hockey players. If God blesses him and he gets a chance, he will open an academy here.

When he was tagged as a traitor
Apart from this, while talking to the media, he also talked about the Asian Hockey match in 1982. When India suffered a crushing 7-1 defeat against Pakistan in Asian Hockey. He said that the defeat against Pakistan in 1982 always hurts him. He also told that he was accused of deliberately defecting from Pakistan. Besides, he was also tagged as a traitor.

Mir became the coach of men’s hockey team
Let me tell you that my Ranjan was away from the field for a long time. After which, in the year 1998, Hockey Federation Secretary Jyoti Kumaran appointed Mir Ranjan as the coach of the men’s hockey team. India had won gold in hockey after 32 years. The tag of a traitor was removed from him only after winning the gold medal.