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Hero Hockey India League (HHIL), the franchise based tournament is indubitably the best thing that happened to Indian hockey in recent times. A perfect mélange of sports and entertainment, HHIL offers everything which a three hour movie can’t - an edge of the seat action and unpredictable reactions. A tourney which boasts of some of the finest players from all around the world sweating it out against each other. HHIL is much more than a hockey. It’s a complete entertainment package for the fans.With just two days to go for this year’s season opener, we give you an insight as to why should you look forward to HHIL 2015.
#5 Use of state-of-the-art technology
The use of modern technology in sports has enriched the sporting experience of every fan. TV Replays, slow motion cameras orHawk eye, every new technology promises to give the fans a never had before experience.
Keeping in line with the same vision, Star Sports will employ 20 cameras for HHIL so that every shot or dribbleof a player can be captured and brought to the fans. Alongwith it,fans can also catch a glimpse of every action of a player through the hi-tech video cameras and ultra slow motion video replays.
#4 Hockey- Physicality at its best
Every sports fan loves a sport where physical aspects such as agility,pace,and tussle between players comes into play. Fans crave for athletic prowess and that one special moment of magic which the athletes showcase now and then.
Hockey as a sport is fitness driven and produces those sporting magic regularly. A game of hockey involves everything - constant to and fro running,trickery with the sticks and balls, body feinting and dodging skills,balls travelling in a pace faster than a fan’s thought and goals flowing in every second.
#3 Top players in action
HHIL is the only hockey league which provides a unique platform for all top players of the world to rub shoulders with their contemporaries from other nations and compete against each other.
Be it the dribbling skills of Argentinian Lucas Villa, jaw-dropping saves of dutch goalkeeper Jaap Stockmann or venomous drag flicks of Big Dog Ciriello, HHIL offers all the actions on the same platter.
If you are a sports fan and want some adrenaline, then HHIL is your final stop.
#2 Break from cricket
Too much of anything always leads to over-saturation. However this simple logic defies its logicality when it comes to “Cricket” in India. Here cricket’s omnipresence and omnipotence has crossed all borders of limit. It cannot be effaced.
However, it is always a welcome opportunity to watch different kind of bat and ball tussle. For all the sane sports fans and cricket crazy fans, hockey is surely that game which will take your breath away with its unpredictability and high octane sports drama.
#1 Battle of the stars
Glitz and glamour has always been a part and parcel of HHIL right from its initial days. Whether it be the bollywood superstars or sports personalities, everyone have come forward and associated themselves with HHIL. Names like Navjot Singh Sidhu, Akshay Kumar & YO YO Honey Singh, all and sundry have made their presence felt during the tournament.
Movie star John Abraham went one step further and became the co-owner of Delhi Waveriders. Things have gone a notch up this year with the entry of cricket stars M.S. Dhoni and Suresh Raina who are now the co-owners of Ranchi Rays and U.P. Wizards respectively.
It would be a treat for the fans to watch their favorite stars cheering for their teams when they are pitted against each other.
