26 July,2011 09:29 AM IST | | Sundari Iyer
Former hockey players and coaches are optimistic the sport will blossom afteru00a0HI andu00a0IHF agreed to join hands temporarily
Indian players celebrate after beating England in the semi-final of the
2010 Commonwealth Games at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in
Delhi. PIC/Getty Images
After Hockey India (HI) and Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) yesterday agreed to jointly work together under a temporary arrangement till December 2012 for the betterment of the game without forming a unified body, the entire fraternity got a shot in the arm.
MiD DAY spoke to few who's who of the game in the country as to what they feel about the stopgap arrangement.