Jammu, July 30 -- The 18-member squad of Hockey Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) including four players from neighbouring Punjab are participating in the 16th Hockey India Junior Men National Championship underway at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu from July 28 to August 8.
The Jammu and Kashmir team, however, played out a 2-2 draw against Maharashtra in its opening match.
As per the sources, four players from Punjab are also representing the Jammu and Kashmir team in the Championship.
The Hockey J&K General Secretary, Dr Taran Singh when contacted, confirmed to UNI, "Yes, four players from Punjab are included in the team following the guidelines and rules of the Hockey India (HI) and there are no violations."He further revealed and claimed that the "No O...