Glen Turner, who was a part of the London Olympics bronze medal-winning Australian hockey team, is glad to be in India. The 28-year-old striker from Goulburn (one-hour drive from Canberra) said, in Australia, hockey is played for fun and cannot be considered as a livelihood for them. <img alt="Glen Turner " src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jan/Glen.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 721px;" /> Magical touch: Glen Turner of Mumbai Magicians practises at Mumbai Hockey Association Stadium at Churchgate yesterday. PIC/Suresh KK &ldquo;There is not much money in hockey in Australia. You can&rsquo;t make a living out of it. The standard there is better, but people play it for fun. That&rsquo;s the reason why Australians look to come to India, where there is a lot of money. &ldquo;I was overjoyed when I got the news that Mumbai Magicians bought me for USD25,000,&rdquo; said Turner, who works as a trainee engineer with the Government of Australia. Turner, who will play in the inaugural franchise-based Hockey India League (January 14 to February 10) that begins next week, hopes to come good in the tournament. &ldquo;We have a bunch of talented players in the side. We won the World Cup here and also won the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medal. So playing in India is always a special feeling. Facing drag-flicker Sandeep Singh and Sardar Singh wasn&rsquo;t easy. Now, with Sandeep and outstanding goalkeeper PR Sreejesh in my team, I hope to reach the semi-finals of the tournament,&rdquo; said Turner, who has scored 64 goals in 87 international matches. u00a0 The presence of legendary Ric Charlesworth as coach for the Mumbai side makes Turner feel at home. u00a0&ldquo;I have had some good sessions with this team. Ric is the best coach in the world and I don&rsquo;t feel like I am out of Australia,&rdquo; he signed off.u00a0

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