A bunch of former India hockey players with support from political and administrative quarters, have come together to form two bodies—Hockey Mumbai City (HMC) and Hockey Mumbai Suburbs (HMS)—under the aegis of the Hockey India-affiliated Hockey Maharashtra, to promote the national game in the city. 

Former India goalkeepers Adrian D’Souza and Helen Mary and defender Dhananjay Mahadik along with HMC president Sachin Ahir and HMS president Varun Sardesai are among the key strategists, who will conceive and execute grassroot development activities and youth hockey leagues across the city. “I hope to impart my knowledge to players at the grassroot level—both girls and boys— because they are our future hockey stars. Among our initial plans is a five-a-side hockey tournament for boys and girls in Mumbai’s suburbs,” Olympian Adrian D’Souza, who is also the Joint Secretary of Hockey Maharashtra told mid-day.