Bhopal Badshahs (BB) was hockey team from

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that competes in the

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championship. The captain of the team is

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, part of the Indian National Hockey Team. Bhopal Badshahs was coached by Vasudevan Bhaskaran, who led the Indian hockey team to victory in the 1980 Summer Olympics in

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. Badshahs defeated

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in the inaugural match of

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4-3.

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is the home ground of Bhopal Badshahs.

Sponsors and partners

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was the global partner for Bhopal Badshahs.

Team composition

The team was captained by

with Vasudevan Bhaskaran as coach. Initially the team was to be led by

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but he opted not to play in the tournament as a result of his selection in the national team to play in London Olympics.

Sponsors and partners

Team composition

Performance

Fixtures and Results

2012

References

See also