All india police sports control

All India Police Sports Control: Defending champions Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) and runners-up Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) began their campaign from where they left off last year, recording easy wins on Day One of the 4th Hockey India Senior Men's Inter-Department National Championship 2024 at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium, Nehrunagar-Pimpri, on Thursday.

However, the upset of the day was recorded late in the day with Steel Plant Sports Board (SPSB), comprising of youngsters, stunning a fairly experienced All India Police Sports Control Board 2-1 (AISCP).

Boosted by the presence of Tokyo Olympian Dilpreet Singh and experienced internationals Akashdeep Singh and Dharamveer, the AISCP (Police) were left 0-2 down after Abdul Qadir (29th) and Alok Kandulna (53rd) gave SPSB (Steel Plant) the lead, Later, Simranjit Singh (58th) helped reduce the margin for the star-studded AIPSCB (Police).