Full name Ranchi Rays Assistant Coach Clarence Lobo Best Performance 2015 – Winner Captain Ashley Jackson Date founded 2014 | Head Coach Harendra Singh Manager Shakya Mitra Top Scorer Ashley Jackson (31) Location Ranchi | |
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Home ground Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium | ||
Ranchi Rays is an Indian field hockey team based in Ranchi, Jharkhand that competes in the Hockey India League (HIL). It was announced as the newest team to replace the defunct Ranchi Rhinos on 25 October 2014. It is co-owned by Sahara India Pariwar and Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
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History
In September 2014 it was announced that the inaugural champions of the Hockey India League, Ranchi Rhinos, had withdrew from the league after the owners, Patel-Uniexcel Group, had come to a disagreement with Hockey India over some differences. A month later it was announced that a new ownership group made of Indian conglomerate Individuals, Rahul Srivastava, and current India cricketer, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, had bought the franchise rights to a new Ranchi franchise which they named the Ranchi Rays.
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