Indian Navy, 61 Cavalry maintain supremacy in polo tournament

The Indian Navy and 16 Cavalry dominated the second day of Maharaja Ranjit Singh National Polo Tournament being played at the Chandigarh Polo Club, Khuda Lahora, near here, while the hosts faced their second consecutive defeat of the tournament being played at

The Indian Navy defeated Artillery 9-5 in a thrilling game. Dhruv Pal Godhara stole the show as the Jaipur-based rider scored six goals for the winning team. Godhara excelled by scoring three goals in the first round, while maintaining a healthy 4-1 lead for the Indian Navy. Godhara was instrumental by scoring two more goals in the second round to push the scoreline to 9-2. Grenadier Uday Kumar of Artillery tried his best to make a comeback by smashing three goals, but not good enough to avoid defeat.

Earlier, the Army’s only horse mounted regiment 61 Cavalry proved why they are the favourite of the tournament. In a one-sided affair, the team defeated Remount and Veterinary Corps 15-0.5. Lt Col Vishal Chauhan almost single handily steered the win for his team. Having the honour of four representations in the Polo World Cup, Chauhan scored eight goals in the match. The match was evenly poised with a scoreline of 2-0.5 till the first round. Thereafter, Chauhan’s five targets in the second round read the scoreline at 10-0.5. Chauhan maintained the same spirit with his fellow riders - Major Anant Rajpurohit (4) and Captain Anmol Waraich to seal the game by 15-0.5.

Panchkula beat Chandigarh 5-1 at the Young Riders Cup played in the morning. Vijay Shakya scored four goals for the winning team while Amaan Warring smashed a single goal for Chandigarh.