Upender chauhan

Hockey India Sub Junior Men: Uttar Pradesh Hockey skipper Ketan Kushwaha, who led from the front to set the tone for the victory by scoring the opening goal just four minutes into the final to clinch the title at the Sub Junior Men's National Championship, said "open communication and mutual belief" were the key in their title win.

Uttar Pradesh Hockey's clinical 5-2 victory in the final against Hockey Madhya Pradesh capped off a tournament where they remained unbeaten.

Reflecting on the triumph, Kushwaha said, "Scoring that early goal gave me a strong feeling that we could keep the momentum going and add more to our score. We worked seamlessly as a unit to maintain that pressure and eventually secure the championship."