Rs 2.5 crore winners’ purse in HIL

New Delhi, Jan 21:
The Hockey India League today announced a whopping Rs 2.5 crore as the winners’ prize cheque for the second edition of the franchise-based event starting on Saturday.
“While the winning team gets to take home Rs 2.5 crore, the runners-up team stands a chance to win Rs 1.25 crore and the team placed at the third position will take away Rs 75 lakh,” the organisers said in a statement.
The League is set to be played across Delhi, Mumbai, Mohali, Bhubaneswar, Ranchi and Lucknow over a period of almost four weeks. (PTI)