Indian Railways played exceptionally well through the tournament and dominated defending champion IOC in the final. Indian Railways broke the unwritten rule with an impressive performance, barring the defeat to Punjab & Sind Bank in its group (Pool-B). At the final of the 90th All-India MCC-Murugappa Gold Cup hockey tournament here on Sunday, Railways defeated defending champion Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) 2-1 to lift the Trophy. The result (final): Indian Railways 2 (Malak Singh 42, J.P. Kush 60) bt IOC 1 (V.R. Special prizes: Best forward: Affan Yousuf (Indian Railways); best midfielder: Amit Rohidas (Indian Railways); best goalkeeper: Jagraj Singh (Indian Railways); most promising player: Joshua (Hockey Unit of Tamil Nadu).

Source: The Hindu September 11, 2016 20:03 UTC