Hockey players are not alone in their fight against the establishment. They have in their corner Shah Rukh Khan, who played the role of hockey coach Kabir Khan in the 2007 Bollywood blockbuster ‘Chak De! India’.
Khan, who also played hockey in his college days, expressed solidarity with the players and anguish at the current state of the game in the country on his Twitter page on Saturday.
“(I) feel awful for the Indian hockey team. To play for the country… (the) national sport and have to ask for salary. And we complain we don’t win gold,” the superstar, who co-owns IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders, wrote.
Another actor, Gul Panag, also rued the sad plight of hockey players. “Sad that our hockey team has to constantly fight for its dues — and not just financial. Whereas cricket…” – she didn’t have to spell it out. Read more….
