Ranchi Rays

Ranchi Rays
Full name Ranchi Rays
Founded 2014
Head Coach Harendra Singh
Assistant Coach Clarence Lobo
Manager Shakya Mitra
Captain Ashley Jackson
Home ground Astroturf Hockey Stadium
Ranchi, Jharkhand
(Capacity 5,000)
Best Performance 2015 – Winner
Top Scorer Ashley Jackson (31)
Owner Sahara India Pariwar
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
League Hockey India League
Official Website ranchirays.com

Ranchi Rays (RCR) is an Indian field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that competes in the Hockey India League (HIL). It was announced as the newest team to replace the defunct Ranchi Rhinos on 25 October 2014.[1] It is co-owned by Sahara India Pariwar and Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

History

In September 2014 it was announced that the inaugural champions of the Hockey India League, Ranchi Rhinos, had withdrew from the league after the owners, Patel-Uniexcel Group, had come to a disagreement with Hockey India over some differences.[2] A month later it was announced that a new ownership group made of Indian conglomerate Individuals, Rahul Srivastava, and current India cricketer, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, had bought the franchise rights to a new Ranchi franchise which they named the Ranchi Rays.[3]

Stadium

Team composition

Player Nationality
Goalkeepers
Akash Chikte  India
Tyler Lovell  Australia
Defenders
Birendra Lakra  India
Timothy Deavin  Australia
Vikramjit Singh  India
Fergus Kavanagh  Australia
Midfielders
Flynn Ogilvie  Australia
Sumit  India
Simranjeet Singh  India
Barry Middleton  England
Trent Mitton  Australia
Gurbaj Singh  India
Ashley Jackson  England
Kothajit Singh  India
Manpreet Singh  India
Forwards
Christopher Rühr  Germany
Sarvanjit Singh  India
Sumit Kumar  India
Mohammad Amir Khan  India
Imran Khan  India

Fixtures and results

2015

No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
122 January3 – 6Kalinga LancersBhubaneswar Match 1
224 January2 – 1Dabang MumbaiMumbai Match 2
326 January2 – 2Delhi WaveridersRanchi Match 6
428 January2 – 2Dabang MumbaiRanchi Match 8
53 February2 – 0Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 14
66 February4 – 0Kalinga LancersRanchi Match 17
78 February1 – 0Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchi Match 19
810 February3 – 2Punjab WarriorsRanchi Match 21
914 February0 – 2Delhi WaveridersDelhi Match 25
1017 February3 – 2Punjab WarriorsMohali Match 28
1121 February1 – 2 (9 – 8 SO)Uttar Pradesh WizardsDelhi Semi-final 1
1221 February2 – 2 (3 – 2 SO)Punjab WarriorsDelhi Final
Position in League Phase: Champions

2016

No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
119 January4– 2Punjab WarriorsChandigarh Match 2
222 January4 – 2Uttar Pradesh WizardsLucknow Match 5
326 January2 – 1Delhi WaveridersRanchi Match 9
428 January3 – 2Kalinga LancersRanchi Match 10
530 January5 – 4Punjab WarriorsLucknow Match 12
63 February5 – 1Dabang MumbaiMumbai Match 16
78 February3 – 2Kalinga LancersBhubaneswar Match 21
811 February4 – 7Delhi WaveridersDelhi Match 24
913 February6 – 0Uttar Pradesh WizardsRanchi Match 26
1014 February1 – 0Dabang MumbaiRanchi Match 27
1120 February2 – 2 (2 – 4 SO)Kalinga LancersRanchi Semi-final 2
1221 February0 – 2 Delhi WaveridersRanchi 4th Place
Position in League Phase: 3rd Place

2017

No. Date Result Opponent Venue Report
121 January3 – 3Dabang MumbaiMumbai Match 1
223 January2 – 4Kalinga LancersBhubaneswar Match 3
326 January7 – 2Kalinga LancersRanchi Match 5
428 January0 – 0Delhi WaveridersRanchi Match 7
51 February0 – 7Punjab WarriorsRanchi Match 11
62 February7 – 3Dabang MumbaiRanchi Match 12

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dhoni buys Ranchi franchise of Hockey India League". Times of India. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "After Mumbai Magicians, Ranchi Rhinos snap ties with Hockey India League". Indian Express. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "MS Dhoni becomes co-owner of Ranchi hockey franchisee". The Indian Express. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
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