Ranchi Rays
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Full nameRanchi Rays
LeagueHockey India League
Founded2014
Home groundAstroturf Hockey Stadium
Ranchi, Jharkhand
(Capacity 5,000)
Ranchi, Jharkhand
(Capacity 5,000)
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| Full name | Ranchi Rays |
|---|---|
| League | Hockey India League |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Home ground | Astroturf Hockey Stadium Ranchi, Jharkhand (Capacity 5,000) |
| Personnel | |
| Owner | Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Ranchi Rays was an Indian professional field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that competed in the Hockey India League. It was announced as the team to replace the defunct Ranchi Rhinos in October 2014.[1] It was owned by Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
In September 2014 it was announced that the inaugural champions of the Hockey India League Ranchi Rhinos had withdrawn, after the owners Patel-Uniexcel Group had come to a disagreement with Hockey India.[2] A month later a new ownership group made of Indian conglomerate Individuals Rahul Srivastava and India cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni had bought the franchise rights, which they named Ranchi Rays.[3]
Squad (2017)
| Player | Nationality |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |
| Akash Chikte |  India |
| Tyler Lovell |  Australia |
| Defenders | |
| Timothy Deavin | Australia |
| Fergus Kavanagh | Australia |
| Birendra Lakra | India |
| Vikramjit Singh | India |
| Midfielders | |
| Ashley Jackson |  England |
| Barry Middleton | England |
| Trent Mitton | Australia |
| Flynn Ogilvie | Australia |
| Gurbaj Singh | India |
| Kothajit Singh | India |
| Manpreet Singh | India |
| Simranjeet Singh | India |
| Sumit | India |
| Forwards | |
| Imran Khan | India |
| Mohammad Amir Khan | India |
| Sumit Kumar | India |
| Christopher Rühr |  Germany |
| Sarvanjit Singh | India |