Indian Army wins 'Sudan Polo Cup' held after 21-yr Lapse

New Delhi, December 7, 2019:

The Indian Army on Friday won Sudan Polo Cup, one the most prestigious polo tournaments played against the British Army, that took place at the Jaipur Polo Grounds in Delhi. The match took place after a lapse of 21 years.

The Indian team won the match by a margin of 5-3. Vice Chief of Indian Army, Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane felicitated the teams.

After Independence, this cup could not be played until it was revived in 1971, when an Indian Army polo team visited England. It had since been regularly contested till 1998.

From the Indian Army's side, Capt Raghav Raj Singh, Lt. Col. Vishal Chauhan, Col. Ravi Rathore and Sep. Ravinder Mang and from Hackett British Army Lt. Henry William Harvell Amor, Capt Patrick Guy Aylwon Selfie, Capt John Douglas Sleeman and Gaston Devrient played the match.

The match started off with both the Army teams trying to outwit the other, but there were no goals till half chukker, a playing period of a polo game. After the teams returned after changing the ponies, Col. Ravi Rathore scored the first goal, and then Capt. John Douglas Sleeman made the score equivalent of one each.

In the second chukker, Colonel Ravi Rathore bracketed the second goal. There was a 40 yard penalty in favour of British team and Gaston Devrient captured the opportunity and the team scored the second goal. Lt. Col. Vishal Chauhan thereafter made another move ahead in the game.

Captain Raghav Raj Singh scored the fourth and fifth goals for the team. However, at the very end, the British army scored a goal.

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