Delhi Wizards (DW) was an Indian professional
field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
team based in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
that played in
World Series Hockey
World Series Hockey (WSH) was a professional league for field hockey competition in India. It was organised by Indian Hockey Federation with the objective to reinvigorate hockey in India. It was contested among eight franchise-based teams cons ...
. Its captain was the Pakistani stryker
Shakeel Abbasi
Shakeel Abbasi (born 5 January 1984, Quetta, Pakistan) is a former international field hockey player from Pakistan. He played as a forward mainly as an inside right or center forward. A skillful forward, Abbasi was regarded as ...
. The team was owned by Wizcraft International and coached by
Roelant Oltmans and
Darryl Dsouza.
Dhyan Chand National Stadium
The Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, commonly known by its former name National Stadium, is a field hockey stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium is named after former Indian field hockey player, Dhyan Chand. It served as the venue for th ...
was the home ground of Delhi Wizards.
Ownership
Wizcraft International acquired the Delhi
franchise of World Series Hockey. Wizcraft has been instrumental in shaping the event management and brand activation industry in India.
Team composition
Fixtures and results
2012
Statistics
References
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World Series Hockey teams
Sports clubs and teams in Delhi
2011 establishments in Delhi
Field hockey clubs established in 2011
Field hockey in Delhi