M.P. All India Hockey Tournament, Balaghat, M.P. Bhagat Singh All India Hockey Tournament, Gwalior, M.P. Kodava Hockey Festival Dr. B.R.Ambedkar All India Hockey Tournament (under-16 Boys), Nagpur Mahanth Raja Sarweshwer Das memorial All India Hockey Tournament, Rajnandgaon, C.G. Premier Hockey League The Indian Hockey Federation also conducts the Premier Hockey League (PHL), a domestic field hockey tournament in India since 2005, with active support from sports news channel ESPN India. The tournament was initiated to revive interest in the sport which was losing spectator interest to cricket in recent times. This is now replaced by World Series Hockey. World Series Hockey World Series Hockey is a proposed domestic hockey league in India. Though the name is given as World Series this competition does not deal with national teams of any nation. This tournament has clubs from eight Indian cities which will participate in the first season in 2011–12. This tournament will have 200 players from all around the world along with Indian players. Hence the name is given as World Series Hockey. This tournament replaces the old tournament of Premier Hockey League. Hockey India League After the success of World Series Hockey by Indian Hockey Federation, Hockey India have decided to start their own league for field hockey in India. Three out of six franchises have signed this league. They are, the Lucknow franchise by Sahara India Pariwar, the Punjab franchise from Mohali signed by Jaypee Group and Ranchi franchise by Patel-Uniexel Group. The broadcast rights are given to ESPN Star Sports (ESS). The first tournament is expected to be played in January 2013. See also List of Indian hockey captains in Olympics References Further reading (Published online: "Routledge Contemporary South Asia"; 1 July 2010). External links Hockey India Official Website Everything About Indian Hockey Indian Field Hockey Website Indian Hockey Website FIH's warning forced IOA to act: Ashok Kumar Bhartiya Hockey Website India's road to London Olympics: Six matches, six wins and a billion smiles Sport in India